Comparison

Calorie Creature vs Sprout Breaks

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

Head to head
About

Calorie Creature

This app rewards your physical activity by converting burned calories into points. Use these points to hatch and collect virtual creatures, motivating you to reach fitness goals and expand your collection through consistent movement.

Highlights
  • Burn calories for points
  • Hatch and collect virtual pets
  • Track fitness goals
  • Gamified activity motivation
  • Expand creature collection
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Turn your movements into rewards! Calorie Creatures transforms the calories you burn into points, which you can use to hatch and collect adorable virtual pets. Stay active, reach your fitness goals, and grow your collection—one movement at a time

About

Sprout Breaks

This app offers short, personalized breaks designed to alleviate work-related stress. Choose activities based on your current mood, such as anxious, bored, or drained, and grow a virtual garden with each completed break. It's designed for quick use between tasks and prioritizes user privacy.

Highlights
  • Mood-based break selection
  • Variety of relaxation exercises
  • Virtual garden growth
  • Progress tracking
  • Private by design
  • Workday integration
  • Support resource links
Features
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Work feeling like a lot? Sprout Breaks gives you short, satisfying breaks matched to how you feel right now. Most take a minute or two. PICK HOW YOU FEEL • Anxious: slow things down with Breathing Bubble, Box Breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding, Thought Clouds, Worry Sorter, or Muscle Release. • Bored: wake your brain up with Color Echo, Odd One Out, Word Scramble, Number Hunt, Quick Draw, Trivia Bite, or Fidget Field. • Drained: recharge with Desk Stretch, Quick Recharge, Body Scan, Slow Rain, Kind Words, or Small Wins. Not sure what you need? Tap Surprise me and we'll pick one. GROW A GARDEN Every break plants something new. Fill all 24 plots to complete a seasonal garden, then start the next season. Keep a streak going, with no guilt for missing a day. GOALS AND JOURNAL Keep "This week" and "Bigger picture" goals and check them off as you go. Write in your journal with a daily prompt (there are 500) or write freely. SEE WHAT HELPS YOU After each break, say whether you feel a bit better. Sprout Breaks highlights the activities that work best for you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking • Everything stays on your iPhone • Your goals and journal stay on your iPhone; what you type in an activity isn't saved • Erase your data anytime in Settings MADE FOR THE WORKDAY Quick, quiet, and easy to use between meetings. Gentle haptics, Light and Dark appearance, Reduce motion, and support for larger text sizes. Sprout Breaks is for relaxation and isn't a substitute for professional care. If you're struggling, the app includes links to support resources.

Screenshots

Calorie Creature4 screens
Sprout Breaks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calorie Creature at none against Sprout Breaks's 3. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Sprout Breaks sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Calorie Creature asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Calorie Creature against 5.0 for Sprout Breaks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Calorie Creature versus Sprout Breaks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalorie CreatureSprout Breaks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNicholas GordonMatt Lee

Customer experience

Calorie Creature

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sprout Breaks

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calorie Creature

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sprout Breaks

One-time3
  • Seedling Tip$0.99
  • Bloom Tip$2.99
  • Tree Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Calorie Creature free?
Calorie Creature is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sprout Breaks free?
Sprout Breaks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calorie Creature or Sprout Breaks?
Calorie Creature and Sprout Breaks are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Calorie Creature or Sprout Breaks have ads?
Neither Calorie Creature nor Sprout Breaks shows ads.

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