Comparison

Cryo vs Cold Plunge

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

Head to head
About

Cryo

This app helps you build a habit of taking cold showers to improve your health and well-being. It offers guided routines, timers, and progress tracking to support both beginners and experienced users in their cold exposure journey.

Highlights
  • Track cold shower sessions
  • Voice assisted timers
  • Voice commands for control
  • Progress-based duration guidance
  • Cold shower streak building
  • Wellness quotes
Features
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Discover the amazing health benefits of cold showers. Science shows that regular cold exposure improves mental clarity, builds grit, and helps you get healthier. To get the most benefits, make cold showers an integral part of your daily routine. Cryo helps beginners and veterans alike by making cold showers a habit with a progress-based routine. ***Features*** - Keep track of your cold shower sessions - Voice assisted warm up timer - Voice assisted cold shower timer - Voice commands for control buttons through speech recognition - We guide your cold shower duration based on your progress - Wellness quotes after every session - Build your cold shower streak Known benefits of cold showers • Reduced stress levels. Cold showers put a manageable amount of stress on your body and trains your nervous system to become resilient safely. • Improved sexual health. Prolonged exposure to cold water is shown to naturally boost testosterone production in men, boosting libido and enhancing overall strength and energy in the bedroom. • Increased willpower. Cold showers condition your mind in becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable. • Weight loss. Cold showers naturally increase your metabolic rate and are an effective method in helping you get lean and lose body fat. • Stronger immune system. Cold showers increase the number of white blood cells in your body. White blood cells are critical in protecting your body against diseases. • Faster muscle recovery. Research found that cold immersion can help enhance recovery and reduce feelings of fatigue for athletes. Cold showers help you train harder and reach your fitness goals faster. If you have any feedback, please contact us via email (getcryoapp@gmail.com) or twitter @getcryo - we will get back to you immediately!

About

Cold Plunge

Features
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Cold plunges only work when you actually keep doing them. Cold Plunge Tracker turns a scattered habit into a streak you can see, time, and build on — one dip at a time. Fully offline and no account needed, whether you plunge in a tub, an ice bath, a chest freezer, a cold shower, or at the lake with no signal. Motivation fades. A visible streak doesn't. This is a practice tracker for the cold-exposure routine you already do — or want to start — built on one idea: consistency beats intensity. You get a timer for the moment you're in the water, a fast log for the second you climb out, and a streak that quietly pulls you back tomorrow. It logs what you did. It does not diagnose, treat, or promise any health outcome, and it is not medical advice. TIME YOUR PLUNGE • Count-up and count-down timer with audio and haptic cues, so you never have to watch the screen • Big, glanceable display you can read through shivers and steam • On-screen safety reminders while the timer runs LOG EVERY SESSION IN SECONDS • Record water temperature (°C or °F), duration, and how it felt on a simple 1–5 scale • Pick your method: cold shower, ice bath or tub, open water and lake, or cryo • Tag sauna and breathwork done in the same session • Add optional notes on conditions, setup, and how you recovered • Unlimited entries, stored on your device — yours, private, and offline BUILD THE STREAK • Current and longest streak, up front • Milestone badges — first plunge, 3-day, 7-day, 14-day and 30-day streaks, plus volume goals like 10, 50, and 100 dips and 60 cold-minutes • Running totals for dips and cold-minutes • A gentle, no-pressure nudge if a streak lapses — every plunge counts, and the next one restarts the momentum FOLLOW A STRUCTURED PROTOCOL • Free starter ladders: a beginner contrast-shower ramp and a standard 2-minute plunge • Every protocol is planned week by week and leads warm and short, never with aggressive targets • Track which week you're on and log directly against it COLD PLUNGE PRO Upgrade when you want deeper structure, history, and insight: • AI protocol generator — answer a few questions for a personalized, conservative temperature-and-duration plan that adapts and re-progresses from your own logs • Full protocol library — contrast-shower onboarding, morning alertness, post-workout timing, progressive tolerance blocks, breath-then-dip, sauna-and-ice rounds, and an advanced ice block • Progression insights — temperature trend, duration trend, weekly cold-minutes chart, and a consistency heatmap that shows your habit at a glance • Sauna and breathwork companion logging surfaced in your history • Export your full log • No ads Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled; manage or cancel anytime in your store account settings. The free timer, unlimited log, streak, and starter protocols stay fully usable without Pro. A NOTE ON SAFETY — PLEASE READ Cold exposure carries real risks, including the cold-shock response, cardiac stress, and hypothermia. Cold Plunge Tracker is a practice-tracking tool, not medical advice. Consult a physician before starting cold exposure — especially if you have a heart condition, high or low blood pressure, are pregnant, or have any circulatory or respiratory condition. Start warm, progress slowly, and get out if you feel dizzy, numb, or short of breath. Never plunge alone in open water. Your sessions, protocols, and settings live on your device. The optional AI generator sends only your short intake to build a plan — never your session log. Time the dip. Build the streak. Progress the ladder. — Privacy Policy: https://coddykit.com/terms/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cryo4 screens
Cold Plunge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cryo at none against Cold Plunge's 2. Cryo also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Cold Plunge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Cryo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cryo versus Cold Plunge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCryoCold Plunge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (72 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChan ParkMEHMET CANKER (TR)

In-app purchases

None

Cryo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cold Plunge

Subscriptions2
  • Cold Plunge Pro monthly$4.991 Month
  • Cold Plunge Pro annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Cryo free?
Cryo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cold Plunge free?
Cold Plunge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cryo or Cold Plunge have ads?
Cold Plunge shows ads; Cryo does not.

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