Comparison

WeCroak vs VARIS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WeCroak

This app prompts you to contemplate mortality five times daily through randomized notifications. Each prompt offers a quote from notable thinkers to encourage reflection, mindfulness, and acceptance. A subscription unlocks advanced features like daily reviews and personalized memento mori images.

Highlights
  • Daily randomized death contemplation prompts
  • Quotes from poets, philosophers, and thinkers
  • Encourages mindfulness and conscious breathing
  • Customizable notification hours (7 AM - 10 PM)
  • Weekly engagement required for continued prompts
  • Subscription for advanced features
Features
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As seen in 10% Happier, Atlantic Magazine and The New York Times. Find happiness by contemplating your mortality with the WeCroak app. Each day, we’ll send you five invitations at randomized times to stop and think about death. It’s based on a Bhutanese folk saying that to be a happy person one must contemplate death five times daily. The WeCroak invitations come at random times and at any moment just like death. When they come, you can open the app for a quote about death from a poet, philosopher, or notable thinker. You are encouraged to take one moment for contemplation, conscious breathing or meditation when WeCroak notifications arrive. We find that a regular practice of contemplating mortality helps spur needed change, accept what we must, let go of things that don’t matter and honor things that do. We’ve also added features to make WeCroak work with your modern life. • WeCroak only sends notification between 7 AM and 10 PM • Open the app once per week to keep receiving your five daily WeCroak invitations at randomized times Join the WeCroak Leap Monthly Subscription to go even deeper with death based mindfulness • Access WeCroak's Daily Review tool and track what matters most to you each day • Enjoy more and harder-hitting WeCroak quotes that are only for subscribers • Receive weekly death mindfulness challenges • Make your own Memento Mori images with your photos Subscription Information: WeCroak contains an optional, monthly, subscription, called "Leap". Payment of $1.99 per month will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. For More Information, please visit our (A). Terms of Use and (B). Privacy Policy. (A). http://www.kkitcreations.com/wecroak-terms-and-conditions/ (B). http://www.kkitcreations.com/wecroak-privacy-policy/

About

VARIS

Log your weightlifting sets with details like weight, reps, and RPE. This app offers RPE-aware autoregulation to guide weight increases and allows you to build custom workouts and track personal records. Share your progress visually with unique cards.

Highlights
  • Log sets with weight, reps, and RPE
  • RPE-aware autoregulation for weight progression
  • Build custom workouts and programs
  • Track personal records and lifetime volume
  • Share progress with visual cards
  • Curated program library
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VARIS is a strength training log built for lifters who already know what they're doing. No AI-generated programs. No gamified streaks. No manufactured urgency — just your weight, reps, and RPE, recorded honestly, session after session. WHAT VARIS DOES - Log every set — weight, reps, RPE, rest — for every workout - RPE-aware autoregulation tells you exactly when to add weight and when to hold (Varis Meno) - Build your own workouts and multi-week training programs - Track personal records, lifetime volume, and real milestones — not manufactured streaks - Share your progress as editorial, desert-toned cards - Start training on day one with a curated program library VARIS MENO Removes free-tier limits on workouts, programs, and custom exercises, and unlocks RPE-aware autoregulation — the honest version of progressive overload, built from what you actually logged instead of a chart written weeks in advance. Built solo — design and code — by one person who lifts. Not a studio. Not a template. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internal/terms/site/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WeCroak4 screens
VARIS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VARIS at 5.0 against WeCroak's 4.0. VARIS also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%). WeCroak's advantage is ratings volume (377 vs 2) and device support (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WeCroak sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and VARIS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VARIS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WeCroak has 377 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of WeCroak's written reviews are positive against 100% of VARIS's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WeCroak versus VARIS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeCroakVARIS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (377 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings377 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKKIT CreationsMATHEW ALEMAN

Customer experience

WeCroak

All ratings377 ratings
Positive71.1%
Neutral10.6%
Negative18.3%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral17.5%
Negative24.7%

VARIS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

WeCroak

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notifications not working consistently
  • Quotes getting stuck on repeat
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save/review past quotes
  • Option to customize notification frequency
  • More diverse and thoughtful quote selection
  • Integration with Apple Watch
  • Ability to submit user-generated quotes

VARIS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WeCroak

Subscriptions2
  • WeCroak Leap1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • WeCroak Leap Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year
3 purchases

VARIS

Subscriptions2
  • monthly$6.991 Month
  • yearly14 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is WeCroak free?
WeCroak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VARIS free?
VARIS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WeCroak or VARIS?
VARIS is rated higher. WeCroak averages 4.0 out of 5 from 377 ratings, while VARIS averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do WeCroak or VARIS have ads?
Neither WeCroak nor VARIS shows ads.

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