Kiplin vs Zero Excuse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kiplin
This app encourages healthy habits by tracking daily physical activity and allowing users to play as a team to earn points. It helps users reach their goals and improve their long-term health through engaging sessions and self-assessments.
- Track daily physical activity
- Play as a team and collect points
- Self-assess physical condition
- Participate in themed sessions
- Integrates with Apple Health
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Physical activity has many benefits for your physical and mental health: Kiplin helps you reach your daily goals and change your habits in the long term as part of your health prevention programme. The application allows you to : • Track your daily physical activity • Play as a team and collect points • Do a self-assessment of your physical condition • Participate in sessions with different themes and intensities The application retrieves the physical activity data "Steps" and "Exercise Minutes" recorded by Apple Health or a compatible connected object (no geolocation or permanent internet connection required). Join the Kiplin community with the code you have been given! Have a problem? A remark? A bug? Write to us at support@kiplin.com For more information: https://www.kiplin.com/le-blog-activite-physique-et-sante
Zero Excuse
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You know what you need to do. Put your phone down and do it. Zero Excuse turns your phone into a coach: a focus timer that doesn’t forgive, a grid that tracks every day, and lines that get you back to work. FOCUS: YOUR SQUARE BURNS IF YOU QUIT • 15, 25, 45, 60, 90 minutes or an open timer. • Locking your phone is allowed. Leave the app for over 10 seconds: today’s square burns. • A call? The session pauses. • The timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Ambient sounds: rain, café, brown noise (Premium). YOUR GRID, ONE SQUARE A DAY • It turns green with your minutes and burns when you give up. • Your streak, your stats, your record. • As a Home Screen widget, and ready to share to your story. THE COMMUNITY (OPTIONAL) • An account in one tap with Sign in with Apple, no email. • Your public profile, your grid, your posts, polls. • The weekly leaderboard: only sessions timed by the server count. • Tips from the official account. Zero tolerance for insults: report, block, moderation within 24 h. LINES THAT HIT • Soft, Direct or Brutal: the same idea at three intensities. • Your line on the Lock Screen, reminders at the right time. • The excuse buster: say your excuse, we take it apart, then 2 minutes to get started. ZERO EXCUSE PREMIUM Unlock the joker (save one burned square a week), detailed stats, timer styles and sounds, Brutal mode, all 7 goals, every widget and theme, and up to 20 reminders a day. • Yearly subscription with a free trial, or weekly. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or at the end of the free trial. • Your subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of use: https://zeroexcuse.fr/en/terms/ Privacy: https://zeroexcuse.fr/en/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zero Excuse at 100% against Kiplin's 39%. Kiplin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Zero Excuse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Kiplin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kiplin ships an update every 9 days, Zero Excuse weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kiplin | Zero Excuse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kiplin | ELYSIO MANUEL MARTINS |
Customer experience
Kiplin
Zero Excuse
In-app purchases
Kiplin
No in-app purchases
Zero Excuse
- Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
- Premium Yearly, special offer7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year









