# Habit tracker vs Ripples

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.

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.

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.

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

## The numbers

| Metric | Habit tracker | Ripples |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (37 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/habit-tracker-patterns/id6469007119/reviews) | [4.7 (220 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ripples-habit-tracker/id6502667826/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 37 | **220** |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | **92.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 22 MB | 34 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.0** | 18.6 |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Andrew Tanchuk](https://appshunter.io/developer/1599077339) | [Mykola Harmash](https://appshunter.io/developer/1746395857) |

## What reviewers say

### Habit tracker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/habit-tracker-patterns/id6469007119)

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:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Monthly Individual | $1.49 | per month |
| Premium Monthly Family | $3.99 | per month |
| Premium Annual Individual | $11.99 | per year |
| Premium Annual Family | $14.99 | per year |
| Premium Lifetime Family | $19.99 | one-time |
| Premium Lifetime Individual | $29.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- Export function
- See longest streak
- Change calendar start day
- Desktop Mac version
- iCloud sync


### Ripples

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ripples-habit-tracker/id6502667826)

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:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plus Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Plus Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Powerpack | $9.99 | one-time |
| Powerpack Family | $17.99 | one-time |
| Ripples Plus Lifetime | $24.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- Check-in reminders/notifications
- Apple Watch app and complications
- iCloud sync across devices
- Weekly and monthly habit tracking
- Filtering by categories or tags


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*