Eden vs Self
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eden
This app helps you build and maintain daily habits and goals through a unique visual system. Completing tasks grows a digital garden, while missed tasks cause flowers to fade. It offers a minimalist interface with reminders and customization options to encourage consistent progress.
- Habit and goal creation
- Visual garden growth system
- Daily task refresh
- Minimalist design
- Reminders and timer
- Home screen widget
- Customizable sounds and music
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Take care of yourself, one small step at a time. Eden is a gentle habit tracker designed to help you build daily routines without pressure, guilt or overwhelm. As you complete your habits each day, your virtual garden slowly blooms with flowers, little by little. A quiet reminder that growth does not need to be rushed. Unlike many productivity apps, Eden is designed to feel calm, simple and peaceful. No overwhelming dashboards. No pressure to perform. Just small steps, day by day. ◆ Create habits and routines you want to practice daily. ◆ Complete your habits to grow flowers step by step. ◆ Watch your garden evolve as you keep showing up for yourself. ◆ Refresh your tasks automatically every day. ◆ Minimalist and relaxing design. ◆ Gentle habit tracking experience. ◆ Focus timer and reminders. ◆ Home screen widgets. ◆ Ambient sounds and relaxing music. ◆ Garden and app customization. ◆ iCloud sync support. ◆ Designed to encourage consistency, not perfection. Eden is built around a simple idea: taking care of yourself does not have to feel stressful. Growth can be quiet. Progress can be gentle. And sometimes, simply showing up today is enough. Little by little, your garden grows with you. If Eden helped you along the way, feel free to say hello anytime at hello@millefeuille.agency. *** Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://millefeuille.agency/privacy-policy/
Self
Access your self-care courses and community sanctuary on the go. This app brings your learning and practices directly to your mobile device, making self-care accessible anywhere.
- Access self-care courses
- Connect to The Self-Care Sanctuary
- Mobile learning
- On-the-go practices
- Personalized self-care tools
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Introducing Self-Caring, a new app from The Self-Care Institute. Now you can access your courses and The Self-Care Sanctuary right from your phone. Keep self-care in the palm of your hands and take your learning and practices with you wherever you go. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Self at none against Eden's 5. Self also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Eden's advantage is ratings volume (4K vs 7). 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. Eden sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Self asks for nothing beyond the download.
Self holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eden has 4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Eden's written reviews are positive against 100% of Self's.
Eden ships an update every 10 days, Self every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eden | Self |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 262 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Millefeuille Agency | The Self-Care Institute |
Customer experience
Eden
Self
Bugs and requests
Eden
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress tracker not updating correctly
- Music playback issues when app is closed
- Inconsistent behavior when missing tasks
Requested features
5 requests- Add more plant/garden varieties to grow
- Allow more flexibility in task scheduling
- Implement a journal or notes feature
- Provide more customization options
- Improve the notification system
Self
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Eden
- Eden Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Eden Premium Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Eden Premium$5.99
- Eden Premium$7.99
- Eden Premium$39.99
Self
No in-app purchases
