Comparison

susGain vs HammyNest

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

Head to head
About

susGain

This app helps users adopt sustainable habits by earning points for eco-friendly actions. Points can be redeemed to support charitable causes. It also allows for organizing community challenges to track collective impact.

Highlights
  • Adopt sustainable habits
  • Earn points for good actions
  • Redeem points for causes
  • Organize community challenges
  • Measure collective impact
  • Track steps via HealthKit (optional)
Features
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Doing good has never been easier! susGain helps you follow through with your good intentions, simply by incorporating little sustainable habits into your daily life. Earn points and bonus rewards for your good actions and redeem them to support causes you care about. Organize a customized community challenge for your company, school or club and measure the collective impact created. MORE INFO: - Website: https://www.susgain.com/ - Instagram: susgain_official - Facebook: @susGain - LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/susgain/ - FAQs: https://www.susgain.com/faqs/ - General Terms and Conditions: https://www.susgain.com/legal/ - Contact Us: contact@susGain.com Note: - The app is available in English and can be used worldwide. - Please note that this app is not designed for iPad usage. - For the steps tracking activity (optional) the HealthKit API is used.

About

HammyNest

This comprehensive companion app helps hamster owners provide optimal care for their pets. It offers daily tracking, health monitoring, extensive guides, and sharing features. Premium features unlock unlimited profiles, advanced tracking, and real-time weather alerts.

Highlights
  • Daily care tracking
  • Health and wellness journal
  • Extensive hamster guides
  • Photo gallery and sharing
  • Customizable reminders
  • Food safety database
  • AI photo tagging (premium)
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HammyNest — The Complete Hamster Care Companion Everything you need to give your hamster the best life possible. Built by a hamster owner, for hamster owners. DAILY CARE - Track feeding with 191-food safety database - Log cage cleaning with next-due reminders - Daily care checklist with auto-logging - Playtime timer for free-roam sessions - Morning check-in for overnight activity - Water monitoring and shopping list - Heat warnings and a summer safety briefing when it's dangerously hot — free for everyone - Cold-weather & torpor warnings when a cold night is dangerous — free for everyone - Add your own custom food types to the feeding log - Customisable care reminders — feeding, water, cleaning & seasonal tips, at your chosen times HEALTH & WELLNESS - Health journal with weight & vet visit logs - Mood & behaviour logging with patterns - Sleep tracking with wake/sleep shifts - Heat cycle & scent tracker with 4-day predictions - Activity tracker - Care score — your weekly care report card - Custom Trackers — track your own things (nail length, wheel distance, mood…) and chart them over time - Medication and allergy tracking GUIDES & REFERENCE - Emergency guide for health crises - "Hamster on the Loose!" — escape recovery, real stories, an illustrated comic & a calm space - Summer heat-safety guide — cooling, heatstroke signs & what never to do - Going Away guide — travel prep, time limits & sitter instructions - Behaviour guide — 20 behaviours decoded - Cage setup guide (wire vs tank vs bin) - Breed encyclopedia (all 5 breeds) - Safety guides — free-roam hazards, bedding & floor cleaning - Owner Wellbeing guide — stress, health & calming techniques - Allergies & Asthma guide — spotting an allergy from bedding & dander PHOTOS & SHARING - Photo gallery — timeline, tags & growth strip - Tag & Share — share a mood card in one tap - Share Hub — 10 shareable cards - QR pet sitter cards with emergency contacts - Food barcode scanner — check if a food is safe - AI photo tags (premium) — one-tap suggested tags TOOLS & MORE - Taming tracker with trick training guide - Vet appointments with Calendar sync & Maps location - Export data as CSV or vet visit summary - Backup & Restore — save everything to a file and restore it any time (free) - Achievements & care streaks - Age, cage size & bedding calculators PREMIUM - 7-day free trial - Unlimited hamster profiles - Full care history and food database - Health journal, mood, sleep, and activity tracking - Photo gallery, journal, and care calendar - Live weather + automatic heat alerts the night before a hot day, even when the app's closed - Cold-snap & torpor warnings, medication reminders, heat-cycle predictions & senior check-ins - Pet sitter cards, export data, custom themes, and more - Unlimited custom food types (everyone gets a couple free) FAMILY & SHARING - Care Circle — share care in real time - See who fed, who cleaned, and who's next at a glance - Push notifications when your partner logs care - "Already fed?" guard prevents duplicate logging - FairShare (premium) — see who did what percentage of the care - Routines (premium) — assign standing responsibilities MORE FROM THE DEVELOPER - Symply — asthma & allergy tracker - Moshed — a concert & gig journal - NEATEd — a playful "see how AI learns" sandbox - Loafe — cozy lo-fi you make yourself - Dear Diary — a gentle journal for your days OUR PROMISE Heat and cold-weather warnings, the emergency guide, and life-saving care advice are free for everyone. A hamster's safety is never a premium feature. PRIVACY Your data stays on your device and in your personal iCloud. We never collect, see, or share your information. Built with love in Scotland, inspired by Miho — a five-time escape artist who once stole an entire carrot and vanished for three days. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/venetsia/hammynest-support/blob/main/PRIVACY.md Terms of Use: https://github.com/venetsia/hammynest-support/blob/main/TERMS.md

Screenshots

susGain4 screens
HammyNest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: susGain at 5.0 against HammyNest's 3.0. susGain also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). HammyNest's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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. HammyNest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. susGain asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

susGain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: susGain has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

susGain ships an update every 2 months, HammyNest every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
susGain versus HammyNest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersusGainHammyNest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSUSGAIN PTE. LTD.Venetsia Krasteva

In-app purchases

None

susGain

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

HammyNest

Subscriptions2
  • HammyNest Premium – Monthly$2.991 Month
  • HammyNest Premium – Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is susGain free?
susGain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HammyNest free?
HammyNest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, susGain or HammyNest?
susGain is rated higher. susGain averages 5.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while HammyNest averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do susGain or HammyNest have ads?
Neither susGain nor HammyNest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, susGain or HammyNest?
susGain ships an update every 2 months, and HammyNest every 8 days. Most recently, susGain was updated on November 3, 2026 and HammyNest on October 31, 2026.

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