Comparison

EKG Updater vs Accountability Jar

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

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About

EKG Updater

This application connects your smart kettle to your home Wi-Fi for automatic firmware and feature updates. Ensure your device always has the latest brewing capabilities and performance enhancements.

Highlights
  • Connects to home Wi-Fi
  • Automatic firmware updates
  • Installs latest brewing features
  • Compatible with Stagg EKG Pro models
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Use EKG Updater to get the most out of your Stagg EKG Pro kettle. This app keeps your kettle up-to-date by connecting it to your home wifi. Just connect once and enjoy automatic updates with all our latest firmware and brewing features. Compatible with: * Stagg EKG Pro * Stagg EKG Pro Studio Edition For help, contact hello@fellowproducts.com

About

Accountability Jar

This app helps you create custom financial agreements with others to enforce habits or chores. Set rules, assign costs, and track who owes whom, all without the app handling any money. It's designed for accountability among friends, family, or colleagues.

Highlights
  • Create custom jars with specific rules
  • Assign monetary values to habits/chores
  • Track IOUs between users
  • Invite friends, family, or coworkers
  • Self-reporting and dispute resolution
  • No money exchange within the app
Features
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The Jar is a swear jar you can point at anything. Pick a habit, put a price on it, and put someone you know on the other side. A dollar for saying "circle back." A dollar for dishes in the sink. Twenty-five cents for a wet towel on the bed — and yes, they will report you. HOW IT WORKS • Start a jar with your partner, roommates, friends, coworkers — or just yourself. • Write your own rules: what it costs, who it applies to, who gets paid. • Catch someone slipping and report it in a couple of taps. Self-reporting is allowed and, frankly, respected. • The accused confirms or disputes. The record keeps everyone honest. • The Jar nets everything out, so it always knows exactly who owes whom. • On settle-up day, pay each other however you normally do. The Jar just keeps score. THINGS PEOPLE PUT IN THE JAR • Couples — phone at dinner, picking cuticles, the weaponized "fine" • Roommates — dishes in the sink, thermostat crimes, mystery leftovers • Coworkers — late to standup, corporate jargon, reply-all • Solo — ordering delivery again, texting your ex ($10, minimum) ABOUT THE MONEY The Jar never touches it. No wallets, no cards, no fees, no cut — it tracks small IOUs between people who trust each other, and stays out of the way when you settle. Stakes are small on purpose: rules are capped per occurrence and per day, so a terrible week stays funny instead of becoming a problem. THE FINE PRINT, THE GOOD KIND • Free. No ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases. • Private by design. Jars are invite-only. No public profiles, no feeds, no strangers. • The history is permanent. Disputes stay on the record. Grudges optional. • For grown-ups (18+). It's real money, even a quarter at a time. Set the rule. Break the rule. Pay the price.

Screenshots

EKG Updater3 screens
Accountability Jar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Accountability Jar at 5.0 against EKG Updater's 1.7. EKG Updater's advantage is ratings volume (223 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Accountability Jar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EKG Updater has 223 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EKG Updater versus Accountability Jar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEKG UpdaterAccountability Jar
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (223 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings223 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFellowKaren Situ

Bugs and requests

EKG Updater

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Firmware update process gets stuck
  • App fails to detect or connect to kettle
  • App crashes or provides no feedback during updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Remote kettle control (turn on/off, set temperature)
  • Scheduling and timer functionality
  • Improved app design and user experience

Accountability Jar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EKG Updater

No in-app purchases

None

Accountability Jar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EKG Updater free?
EKG Updater is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Accountability Jar free?
Accountability Jar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EKG Updater or Accountability Jar?
Accountability Jar is rated higher. EKG Updater averages 1.7 out of 5 from 223 ratings, while Accountability Jar averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do EKG Updater or Accountability Jar have ads?
Neither EKG Updater nor Accountability Jar shows ads.

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