Comparison

Habit tracker vs Ripples

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

Head to head
About

Habit tracker

This app helps you build and maintain positive habits with an easy-to-use logging system. Visualize your progress on a detailed habit screen and track any goal you set for yourself.

Highlights
  • Easy habit logging
  • Detailed habit view
  • Customizable habit tracking
  • Progress visualization
  • Track any daily goal
Features
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Patterns is a habit tracker app that makes logging new days easy and satisfying. On the home screen, you have a few recent days to log in, but to see the full view of all the days, you can go to the habit details screen. Most popular habits to track: – Exercise – Balanced diet – Hydration – Meditation – No alcohol – Quit smoking – Yoga – Take a walk – Learn something new – Social media detox – Connect with friends The best thing about this is you can come up with anything you want to stick to daily. Terms of Use: https://degisner.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-4b80e7d93fa149a4959fea10cf6374f0?pvs=4 Privacy Policy: https://degisner.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-0ad2b0995cbe4320a9094de46612fd7d?pvs=4

About

Ripples

This app helps you build and maintain new habits and achieve your goals. It offers a visual calendar grid to track your progress, detailed metrics, and the ability to log specific amounts for each action. You can also add notes, use Siri shortcuts, and view your progress with widgets.

Highlights
  • Visual calendar grid progress tracking
  • Vital metrics and analytics
  • Track specific amounts and custom units
  • Notes and journal entries
  • Siri shortcuts and automation
  • Interactive widgets
Features
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Build habits with a visual tracker that makes daily progress easy to see—and easier to continue. Ripples turns every check-in into a clear, color-coded picture of your routines, goals, and consistency. SEE THE PATTERN Use flexible calendar grids to spot streaks, gaps, and trends at a glance. Organize habits into dashboards and create a view that fits your routine. TRACK MORE THAN CHECKMARKS Record simple check-ins or quantities such as pages, minutes, water, distance, money, and custom units. Add a note to any entry and review your history in the Journal. STAY CONSISTENT WITH LESS FRICTION Set multiple reminders, check in from interactive widgets, and build Shortcuts or Siri automations for the routines you repeat every day. UNDERSTAND YOUR PROGRESS See current and best streaks, consistency metrics, totals, averages, and daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly charts. Compare years to understand what changed and where you are improving. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your habits and goals remain visible only to you and sync through end-to-end encrypted iCloud. Start with one habit. Watch the pattern grow. Privacy Policy: https://www.ripples.day/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Habit tracker4 screens
Ripples4 screens

Verdict

The call

Habit tracker and Ripples both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Ripples's written reviews are positive against 71% of Habit tracker's. Ripples also leads on ratings volume (220 vs 37). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Habit tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Ripples sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Habit tracker against 4.7 for Ripples. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ripples has 220 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Habit tracker's written reviews are positive against 93% of Ripples's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habit tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Ripples fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Habit tracker versus Ripples: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabit trackerRipples
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (37 ratings)4.7 (220 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews92.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37220 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew TanchukMykola Harmash

Customer experience

Habit tracker

All ratings37 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Ripples

All ratings220 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral0.9%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.1%

User reviews

Habit tracker

From 37 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and minimalistic design
  • ✨ Beautifully designed interface
  • 🚀 Extremely simple to use
  • 💡 Interactive widget functionality
  • ✅ Free version is usable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Lack of timezone support
  • 🔒 Data stuck in app
  • 🐛 All habits gone after update
  • 💸 Paid for reminders
  • 💸 Expensive for a habit app

Ripples

From 220 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Minimalist and clean UI design
  • 🎨 Beautiful animations and fluid interactions
  • 📱 Excellent widget implementation
  • 🚀 Simple and intuitive to use
  • 💰 One-time purchase (no subscription)

Room to improve

  • 🔔 Unreliable notification system
  • 🐛 UI bugs affecting usability
  • 💳 Purchase restoration issues
  • 🔐 Lifetime purchase unlock problems
  • ⚠️ No developer response to support issues

Bugs and requests

Habit tracker

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Lack of proper time-zone support
  • Data stuck inside the app (no export)
  • All habits gone after updating to 2.0
  • Widget broken for colored Homescreens
  • Widget glitches and doesn't synchronize perfectly
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  • Widget function doesn't work
  • Cannot add widget to homescreen
  • Lost all progress after last update
  • App shuts down immediately on iPhone
  • Interactive widget is buggy and inconsistent
  • Calendar acts strangely when backfilling days
  • Widget doesn't indicate what column represents the current day
  • Widget doesn't update the app
  • Responsiveness of the widget could be better
  • App crashes when deleting the last habit
  • Small widget controls fewer habits

Requested features

13 requests
  • Export function
  • See longest streak
  • Change calendar start day
  • Desktop Mac version
  • iCloud sync
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  • Integrate with Journal API
  • See a whole week (7 days)
  • Small analytics for tasks
  • Apple Watch app
  • One-time purchase option
  • Interval selection for days of week
  • Month over month history view
  • Suggestions for habits on main screen

Ripples

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Notifications not working reliably
  • UI bugs causing app to become unusable
  • Restore purchases not functioning
  • Pro features not unlocking after purchase
  • Lifetime purchase redemption not working

Requested features

12 requests
  • Check-in reminders/notifications
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Weekly and monthly habit tracking
  • Filtering by categories or tags
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  • Smaller board sizes for better screen visibility
  • Easier bulk check-in for past dates
  • Notes field for individual check-ins
  • Habit reordering functionality
  • Compact main menu view
  • Track amounts with custom units (e.g., pages read)
  • Square widgets

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Habit tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly Individual$1.491 Month
  • Premium Monthly Family$3.991 Month
  • Premium Annual Individual7 Days trial$11.991 Year
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  • Premium Annual Family7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Lifetime Family$19.99
  • Premium Lifetime Individual$29.99
5 purchases

Ripples

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Powerpack$9.99
  • Powerpack Family$17.99
  • Ripples Plus Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Habit tracker free?
Habit tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ripples free?
Ripples is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Habit tracker or Ripples?
Habit tracker and Ripples are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 37 and 220 ratings respectively.
Do Habit tracker or Ripples have ads?
Neither Habit tracker nor Ripples shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Habit tracker or Ripples?
Habit tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ripples fortnightly. Most recently, Habit tracker was updated on September 19, 2026 and Ripples on September 22, 2026.

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