Comparison

Wiser vs DadKick

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

Head to head
About

Wiser

Access key insights from top books on various topics in 15-minute summaries. Listen to audiobooks or read ebooks, customize your reading experience, and build self-improvement habits. Features include spaced repetition for better retention and offline access.

Highlights
  • 15-minute book summaries
  • Audiobook listening
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Offline reading and listening
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Daily learning goals
Features
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Explore key ideas from books with Wiser. Read and listen to book summaries covering productivity, business, negotiation, money, investing, health, relationships, and personal development. Discover different perspectives through short summaries that fit into your daily routine. Wiser offers written and audio summaries to help you explore topics and revisit ideas that interest you. READ AND LISTEN TO BOOK SUMMARIES Browse summaries by title or author and explore topics related to your interests. Choose a written summary or listen to an audio version when it suits your routine. Wiser focuses on key ideas from books through summaries rather than full-length ebooks or audiobooks. PERSONALIZE YOUR READING EXPERIENCE Adjust font sizes and color themes to suit your reading preferences. Highlight passages, bookmark titles, and return to ideas you want to review. Explore recommendations based on your goals and set reading or listening goals to help organize your learning routine. REVISIT KEY IDEAS Use the Spaced Repetition feature to review insights over time. Return to selected ideas from summaries and make review part of your reading routine. EXPLORE DAILY READ Discover a featured book summary through Daily Read. Explore a topic that interests you or consider a perspective you might not have encountered before. ACCESS SUMMARIES ONLINE AND OFFLINE Read or listen online, or download available summaries for offline access. Keep selected summaries on your device to revisit later. MAKE ROOM FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Explore summaries about habits, mindfulness, motivation, business, and other areas of personal development. Whether you want to discover a new topic or revisit a familiar idea, Wiser helps you bring reading and listening into your day. Subscriptions are offered as auto-renewable plans on a weekly, monthly, or yearly basis (pricing may vary by country). Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your Apple Account Settings after purchase. If a free trial is offered, any unused portion of the trial period will be forfeited upon purchasing a subscription. Terms of Use: https://wiserapp.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://wiserapp.co/privacy

About

DadKick

Features
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Pregnancy, explained for the guy who wants to actually be useful. DadKick walks you through all 40 weeks — what's happening with the baby, what's happening with her, and what you can do about it this week. WEEK BY WEEK, IN PLAIN LANGUAGE Each week is a short read: how the baby is developing, what she's likely feeling, and what's coming next. No jargon, no fluff, no "your baby is the size of a kumquat" and nothing else. A WEEKLY CHECKLIST THAT ISN'T BUSYWORK Five specific things each week, sorted by what they're for — learning, your relationship, the home, and your own health. Research a major baby purchase. Talk through the anatomy scan together. Get a workout in. Small, concrete, done in an evening. THE DEEP-READ LIBRARY The stuff nobody hands you. Paternity leave and provider pressure. How friendships shift. Managing grandparents. The Four Horsemen and repair attempts. Intimacy during pregnancy. Paternal depression and the symptoms men miss. THE LAST FEW WEEKS Labor and delivery, covered before you're standing in it — what actually happens, and what your job is in the room. NOTIFICATIONS THAT RESPECT YOU One a day, at noon. Each one is about where you actually are that week — her body, her head, yours, the two of you. All of it off with one switch. TRACK YOUR STREAK See what you've actually done, week over week. — Start with a 7-day free trial. Then choose: • Full Pregnancy — $19.99 one time. Everything through birth and the first week. • Monthly — $4.99 per month, cancel anytime. Monthly is an auto-renewing subscription. It renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and you can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Full Pregnancy is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. DadKick is not medical advice. It tells you what's normal and where the red flags are — anything medical goes through your healthcare provider. Terms of Use: https://dadkick.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://dadkick.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Wiser4 screens
DadKick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DadKick at none against Wiser's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Wiser sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and DadKick sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Wiser versus DadKick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWiserDadKick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (56K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings56K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB53 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperHUBXBRIAN ANDREW YARDLEY

Bugs and requests

Wiser

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Blank screens and crashes
  • Inability to resume books from where left off
  • Inaccurate progress tracking

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline book downloads
  • Progress tracking and bookmarking
  • More personalized recommendations
  • Ability to cancel subscription within the app

DadKick

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Wiser

Subscriptions11
  • Unlock All Titles for 1 Month$12.991 Month
  • 1 month book summary subs.$24.991 Month
  • Unlock All Titles for 1 Month$24.991 Month
Show 8 more
  • Book summary subs. 1 year$26.491 Year
  • Unlock All Titles for 1 Year$29.991 Year
  • Unlock All Titles for 3 Months$29.993 Months
  • Unlock All Titles for 1 Year2 variants$49.991 Year
  • 1 Year Book Summaries Subs.$52.991 Year
  • 1 Year Book Summaries Subs.7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • 1 Year Book Summaries Subs.3 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • 1 Year Book Summaries Subs.7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited Infographics Access$19.99
2 purchases

DadKick

Subscriptions1
  • DadKick Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • DadKick Full Pregnancy$19.99

Questions

Is Wiser free?
Wiser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DadKick free?
DadKick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wiser or DadKick have ads?
Wiser shows ads; DadKick does not.

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