Comparison

Shape vs Ruff Night

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

Head to head
About

Shape

Learn the art of lucid dreaming with expert guidance and tools. Track sleep cycles, set reminders, and journal your dreams to awaken within your dreamworld and explore its possibilities.

Highlights
  • Lucid dreaming guides
  • Am-I-Dreaming reminders
  • Sleep cycle tracking
  • Dream journal
  • Peak dreamtime insights
  • Articles and learning
Features
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Learn to lucid dream in 30 days with the ultimate lucid dreaming coach. As you explore the life-changing technique of lucid dreaming you'll be guided by experts. With tools like Am-I-Dreaming reminders, sleep cycle tracking, peak dreamtime, audio guides, and a dream journal designed for nighttime, it has never been more possible to awaken within the dreamworld.  You are about to make a major upgrade to your mind with the Shape app for lucid dreaming. –– ACTIVATE DREAMTIME / UPGRADE YOUR MIND Humans sleep for more than 30% of their lives. Activate dreamtime and upgrade your mind. LEARN THE LIFE-CHANGING TECHNIQUE OF LUCID DREAMING Open an audio guide, press play, and learn the technique of lucidity. AM I DREAMING? Create the habit of questioning reality with Am-I-Dreaming reminders. DREAM JOURNAL / DESIGNED FOR NIGHTTIME Familiarize yourself with the dream state and remember your dreams. DREAMSIGNS Identify the dreamworld and become lucid. SLEEP PATTERNS Understand your night's sleep: REM, Deep, Core, and Awake sleep phases. PEAK DREAMTIME Know when you're dreaming and use these insights to set a wake-back-to-bed (WBTB) alarm. ARTICLES + LEARNING Prime the mind for lucidity by reading about lucid dreaming and sleep before bedtime. –– TESTIMONIALS + CUSTOMER REVIEWS "I had a lucid dream the night I downloaded this app" (5-Star App Review) "I feel more creative and grounded just by using the app" (5-Star App Review) "I am blown away... I had the first lucid dream I've had in months, and one of the very few I’ve ever had in my life." (5-Star App Review) "The quality of dreams is becoming less agitated and more peaceful. This app has changed my life." (5-Star App Review) "I have remembered more of my dreams than ever before" (5-Star App Review) "I had a dream breakthrough within the first few days of using the app" (5-Star App Review) "This is a great way to track progress. There are no limits to your dreams... to be what you want to be, go where you want to go, and talk to who you want to talk to." (5-Star App Review) "The narration is incredibly relaxing and easy to follow" (5-Star App Review) "Shape is the best lucid dreaming app I’ve ever encountered" (5-Star App Review) –– What is lucid dreaming? It's the art of awakening within the dream world. Once lucid, dreamers can fly, face fears, perform deep personal work, practice a skill, meditate, visit a wise person, anything. Lucid dreaming clarifies the nature of reality and the role perception plays in defining how we exist in the world, freeing the dreamer from self-imposed limitations. –– Shape is made with love and designed to help people improve self-awareness and achieve their highest aspirations. We love architecture, design, meditation, nature, and lucid dreaming. To learn about our terms + approach to privacy, visit https://shapedream.co/terms. To access all of Shape's best offerings, become a premium member. You'll have access to unlimited dream journal entires and every audio guide. After a 7-day trial, Shape costs $39.99 per year or $9.99 per month. These prices are in USD and may vary by region. Cancel in your iTunes account settings at least 24 hours before renewal. Shape integrates with Apple's Health app, reading/writing Sleep data for the purposes of understanding sleep cycles and identifying dreamtime. –– Fall asleep / remain conscious. A lucid dreaming coach for activating dreamtime. Is this a dream?

About

Ruff Night

Features
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Ruff Night shows you how your family and friends slept last night, in one glance. Everyone in your pack is a dog. When someone sleeps badly, their dog looks rough. When they sleep well, it perks up. That is the whole idea. Your score comes from Apple Health, so if you wear an Apple Watch or an Oura ring it arrives on its own each morning while you sleep. No tracker is fine too: answer three questions about your night and you get a real score from those. Tap any dog to see the shape of their night, how long they slept, when they went to bed, and when they stirred. Send a Bork to say good morning. Earn treats just by showing up, and spend them on beds and new pets. Ruff Night is for the people you would text anyway. Your parents. Your partner. The friend who never sleeps.

Screenshots

Shape4 screens
Ruff Night4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ruff Night at daily against Shape's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Shape sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Ruff Night sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shape ships an update every 3 weeks, Ruff Night daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Shape versus Ruff Night: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShapeRuff Night
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB34 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTimelessJOHN RUSSELL MCINTYRE

Bugs and requests

Shape

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Dream journal entries sometimes get lost or overwritten
  • App crashes when connecting to Apple Health

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to upload images/drawings to dream journal
  • Implement a lifetime purchase option
  • Allow users to edit dream signs and tags
  • Improve integration with Apple Watch for sleep tracking

Ruff Night

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Shape

Subscriptions14
  • Shape Monthly7 Days trial3 variants$9.991 Month
  • Shape Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Shape7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Shape7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Shape Gift1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Shape7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Shape1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Shape7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Shape7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Shape7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Shape7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Shape1 Year trial$79.991 Year
  • Shape7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Shape7 Days trial$119.991 Year
4 purchases

Ruff Night

One-time4
  • Pup Pack$0.99
  • Treat Pack$4.99
  • Treat Pile$9.99
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  • Treat Hoard$19.99

Questions

Is Shape free?
Shape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ruff Night free?
Ruff Night is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shape or Ruff Night have ads?
Neither Shape nor Ruff Night shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shape or Ruff Night?
Shape ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ruff Night daily. Most recently, Shape was updated on October 27, 2026 and Ruff Night on October 20, 2026.

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