Comparison

Kiplin vs Zero Excuse

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Zero Excuse

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Kiplin4 screens
Zero Excuse4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kiplin ships an update every 9 days, Zero Excuse weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kiplin versus Zero Excuse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKiplinZero Excuse
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKiplinELYSIO MANUEL MARTINS

Customer experience

Kiplin

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive38.6%
Neutral12.3%
Negative49.1%

Zero Excuse

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kiplin

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Zero Excuse

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly, special offer7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Kiplin free?
Kiplin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zero Excuse free?
Zero Excuse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kiplin or Zero Excuse have ads?
Neither Kiplin nor Zero Excuse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kiplin or Zero Excuse?
Kiplin ships an update every 9 days, and Zero Excuse weekly. Most recently, Kiplin was updated on October 26, 2026 and Zero Excuse on October 27, 2026.

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