WoodenFish vs Beta Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WoodenFish
This app offers a digital meditation experience, allowing users to tap a virtual wooden fish to accumulate merit. Customize its appearance and explore various Buddhist chants to find inner peace and reduce stress anytime, anywhere.
- Digital wooden fish tapping
- Merit accumulation
- Customizable display text
- Variety of wooden fish skins
- Buddhist chants and music
- Stress reduction and meditation aid
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WoodenFish is a wellness app that combines Zen practice, stress relief, and mindfulness. Centered around the traditional wooden fish, it offers rich interactive experiences to help you find calm in a busy life. Tap the Wooden Fish: Tap the screen to strike the wooden fish and see "Merit +1" with each hit. Customize floating text and trajectories for a personalized practice experience. 26 Wooden Fish Skins: From classic wood to delicate porcelain and radiant metal, 26 realistic skins to choose from — each with its own unique tone. 12 are free; the rest can be unlocked via ads or purchase. 26 Wooden Fish Tones: Copper, wood, electronic, and more — each skin comes with a distinct strike sound. Mix and match to create your perfect meditation atmosphere. 14 Stress-Relief Mini Games: Balloon Pop, Bubble Pop, Squeeze Ball, Fidget Spinner, Zen Beads, Ripple Pond, Sand Draw, Match Pairs, Smash Blocks, Leaf Catch, Bounce Orbs, Breathing, Orbit Flow, Sparkle Burst — release stress anytime, anywhere. Zen Rituals: Wish Pool — toss a coin, make a wish with ripples, koi, and floating lanterns; Grow a Tree — water daily and watch it grow; Incense — virtual incense with curling smoke; Prayer Wheel — spin with your fingertip; Fortune — draw a daily fortune for guidance. Mindful Ring: A focus-training mini game — a ring slowly expands, tap at the perfect moment to score combos and sharpen your awareness. Clarity Check-In: A habit-tracking tool to break bad habits. Log your daily state (calm / focused / steady), visualize streaks and state distribution with charts, and build better routines. Meditation & Zen: Built-in meditation player with custom duration, loop playback, and auto-stop. Accompanied by Buddha chants, scripture recitation, and Zen sounds for deep practice. WoodenFish — your portable Zen companion. Peace of mind, anytime, anywhere.
Beta Builder
Log and analyze your climbing sessions with custom grades and workouts. Track your progress with dynamic charts to see your improvements over time. This tool is for climbers focused on data-driven results.
- Custom climb logging
- Personalized workout plans
- Dynamic progress charts
- Indoor and outdoor tracking
- Data-driven performance analysis
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Beta Builder: For climbers who measure the climb. You don’t just climb — you track, refine, and push. Custom grades let you log the climbs that matter. The data? It’s not fluff — it’s proof. Dynamic charts show the grind paying off, one session at a time. Whether you’re training indoors or testing yourself outside, Beta Builder is the tool for climbers who want more than stories — they want numbers, progress, and results. Climb. Record. Improve. Repeat. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beta Builder at 100% against WoodenFish's 70%. Beta Builder also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). WoodenFish's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. WoodenFish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Beta Builder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WoodenFish ships an update every 5 days, Beta Builder every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WoodenFish | Beta Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 亚杰 刘 | Peter Lorimer |
Customer experience
WoodenFish
Beta Builder
In-app purchases
WoodenFish
- 一次性解锁$0.99
Beta Builder
- Beta Builder Pro (Monthly)1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Beta Builder Pro (Yearly)1 Month trial$22.001 Year
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