Comparison

Follow vs Aru

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

Head to head
About

Follow

Track price drops and limited-time free offers for apps and games. Monitor in-app purchase prices and stay updated on new versions and features. Discover new tools and games with community recommendations.

Highlights
  • Personal watchlist for apps and games
  • Price drop and free offer notifications
  • In-app purchase price tracking
  • Price history for apps and IAPs
  • App update and release note tracking
  • App recommendations and deals
  • Community feedback and sharing
Features
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Follow is a dedicated app deal tracker for people who love discovering great software. Keep an eye on the apps and games you want, track price drops and limited-time free offers, and explore recorded in-app purchase prices—all in one place. Waiting for a better price? Curious about what’s new in an app you already love? Follow helps you stay in the loop. TRACK THE APPS YOU CARE ABOUT Build a personal watchlist of apps and games. Follow your everyday favorites, save something for later, or keep tabs on a new discovery. GET PRICE DROP ALERTS Turn on price tracking and notifications to hear about discounts and limited-time free offers. Spend less time checking prices and more time enjoying your next great find. LOOK BEYOND THE DOWNLOAD PRICE A free download doesn’t always tell the whole story. Browse recorded in-app purchases, including subscriptions and one-time unlocks, and see how their prices have changed. CHECK PRICE HISTORY Explore recorded price changes for apps and supported in-app purchases. Put today’s offer in context before deciding whether to buy. KEEP UP WITH UPDATES There’s more to an app than its price. Catch up on new versions, release notes, and features from the products you follow. DISCOVER SOMETHING WORTH DOWNLOADING Explore app recommendations and selected deals from Mergeek. Find useful tools, creative software, and games you might otherwise have missed. SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE Read community feedback, share your discoveries, and contribute suggestions for the apps you care about. YOUR NEXT GREAT FIND STARTS HERE Love productivity apps like Things 3, Goodnotes, Notability, Forest, Due, 2Do, Scrivener, Goblin Tools, or Whisper Notes? Create with Procreate, Procreate Pocket, ToonSquid, Nomad Sculpt, or RoughAnimator? Or spend your downtime with games like Stardew Valley, Balatro, Slay the Spire, Terraria, Minecraft, Bloons TD 6, Geometry Dash, Plague Inc., or Monument Valley? Bring your favorites together in Follow. Watch for price changes, keep up with updates, and discover something new along the way. Follow also connects you with Mergeek’s community of app enthusiasts, where you can explore new products, developer news, and community events. Great apps are worth following. ------ ABOUT TRACKING SLOTS Follow includes basic price-tracking capacity. Each app you monitor uses one tracking slot. You can follow an app without enabling price tracking or using a slot. Additional permanent tracking slots are available through in-app purchase. These are one-time purchases and do not renew automatically. Available packages, prices, and benefits are shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Prices, in-app purchases, and offers may vary by country or region and can change at any time. Price history and in-app purchase information reflect the data recorded by Follow. Always confirm the final price and offer details in the App Store or the relevant app before purchasing. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mergeek.com/privacy Have feedback, an app to recommend, or a developer you’d love to see featured? Share your suggestions through the app. We’d love to hear from you.

About

Aru

Organize your thoughts and projects with a personal AI assistant. Create separate spaces for different topics, bring together documents and files, and optionally integrate with your calendar and health data for comprehensive planning and summaries. Your conversations and creations remain on your device.

Highlights
  • AI model service selection
  • Collaborator creation
  • Idea capture and organization
  • Project planning
  • Contextual memories and materials
  • Workspace integration (documents, images, files)
  • Optional calendar and health integration
Features
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Aru gives your everyday ideas and long-term projects a place to grow. Choose your own AI model service, create collaborators, and use conversations to capture ideas, organize information, and plan your day. Separate rooms can hold different topics and projects, while memories and materials provide context for future conversations. Bring documents, images, files, and small apps together in your workspace. Arrange desktop widgets and return to the apps you create whenever you need them. You can optionally connect Calendar, Reminders, and Apple Health. With your permission, Aru can read health and fitness information for everyday summaries and planning. Writing or deleting health records requires confirmation. These features support general wellness and do not provide medical diagnosis or treatment. No Aru account is required. You choose and configure your model provider; API keys are stored in the system keychain. Conversations and creations stay on your device, with export and backup options. When you use a model or external service, the content needed for the request is sent to that service. See our privacy policy for details. Questions or feedback: https://feedback.aelion.cn/

Screenshots

Follow4 screens
Aru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aru at none against Follow's 6. Aru also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (97% vs 87%). Follow's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Follow sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Aru asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Follow against 4.6 for Aru. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Follow's written reviews are positive against 97% of Aru's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Follow ships an update every 6 months, Aru every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Follow versus Aru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFollowAru
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (46 ratings)4.6 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews96.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB104 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer志远 张欣悦 王

Customer experience

Follow

All ratings34 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative0.0%

Aru

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Follow

Subscriptions4
  • 产品玩家PRO - 月度$0.991 Month
  • Follow Seat Count Supply$3.991 Year
  • Follow annually tracking slots$9.991 Year
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  • 产品玩家PRO - 年度$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Follow lifetime tracking slots - 30$9.99
  • Follow lifetime tracking slots$19.99
None

Aru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Follow free?
Follow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aru free?
Aru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Follow or Aru?
Aru is rated higher. Follow averages 4.5 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Aru averages 4.6 from 24 ratings.
Do Follow or Aru have ads?
Neither Follow nor Aru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Follow or Aru?
Follow ships an update every 6 months, and Aru every 8 days. Most recently, Follow was updated on November 3, 2026 and Aru on November 5, 2026.

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