Into the Now vs ChompDuo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Into the Now
Experience the ocean's wonder and mystery through the eyes of an acclaimed photographer. Immerse yourself in breathtaking dive locations and witness incredible marine life, including sharks, whales, and orcas, up close.
- Breathtaking ocean photography
- Rarely seen dive locations
- Interactions with marine life
- Whales, rays, orcas, sharks
- Confronting fears in dives
- Immersive underwater experience
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The wonder, beauty and mystery of the ocean, closer than you’ve ever experienced it before. Acclaimed photographer Michael Muller hacks the brain and immerses us in breathtaking, some of the most rarely seen dive locations around the World. Confronting his fears and interacting with incredible sea life, whales, rays, orcas, salt water Crocs and sharks, lots of sharks including what is feels like to interact with Great Whites outside of the cage.
ChompDuo
Interact with a digital monster that lives on your phone's screen. Open and close your device to make its mouth chomp, and customize its appearance with different monster styles. Enjoy a unique, ad-free entertainment experience.
- Monster interaction via screen folding
- Customizable monster appearances
- Unique sound effects
- Screen tap controls
- Works on compatible iPhones
- Ad-free experience
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There’s a monster in your phone. Close it, and a pair of silly eyes stares back at you from the cover screen. Tap them and they jump. Open it, and the inside display becomes a mouth. The jaws follow the hinge: fold the Duo a little and the teeth come together, snap it shut and it CHOMPS, with a crunch and a thump you can feel. Tap the mouth to bite, or drag to squeeze it shut. Pick your monster: • Cartoon: big purple grin and googly eyes • Softie: buck teeth and rosy cheeks • Organic: slimy fangs and a swamp-green hide • Mimic: a treasure chest with teeth, gold coins and a tentacle inside • Classic: a very human smile • Pumpkin: a carved jack-o'-lantern grin, lit from inside, seeds and all Every monster has its own eyes, its own teeth, its own sounds and its own inside. Tilt the phone and the face moves with you. No iPhone Duo? It works on any iPhone with iOS 27: tap the eyes twice and the mouth opens. Cartoon is free. A one-time purchase unlocks the other five monsters. No ads, no subscription, no account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChompDuo at 100% against Into the Now's 50%. ChompDuo also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Into the Now's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and device support (3 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
Both are free to download. Into the Now sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and ChompDuo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ChompDuo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Into the Now has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Into the Now's written reviews are positive against 100% of ChompDuo's.
Into the Now ships an update every 5 weeks, ChompDuo daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Into the Now | ChompDuo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vanishing Ocean LLC | Brian Corrieri |
Customer experience
Into the Now
ChompDuo
In-app purchases
Into the Now
- Wrecks and Caves$0.99
- THE WORLD OF SHARKS$0.99
- THE ISLAND OF LANAI$0.99
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- THE GREAT WHITE$0.99
- THE GALAPAGOS$0.99
- THE COLORS OF CUBA$0.99
- THE ARCTIC$0.99
- THE WILD COAST OF AFRICA$0.99
- FACING FEAR$0.99
- ALL EPISODES$2.99
ChompDuo
- All Monsters$0.99
