# Ripples vs Lost Time

The clearest difference is rating: Lost Time at 5.0 against Ripples's 4.7. Ripples's advantage is ratings volume (237 vs 10) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Ripples sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Lost Time sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Lost Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ripples has 237 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Ripples's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lost Time's.

Ripples ships an update fortnightly, Lost Time every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Ripples | Lost Time |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (237 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ripples-habit-tracker/id6502667826/reviews) | **[5.0 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lost-time-day-journal/id6736591132/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **237** | 10 |
| Positive reviews | 92.8% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Every 5 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 43 MB | 8 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | **17.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Mykola Harmash](https://appshunter.io/developer/1746395857) | [APSalin Company](https://appshunter.io/developer/377634803) |

## What reviewers say

### 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


### Lost Time

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lost-time-day-journal/id6736591132)

This app helps you visualize your life's progress by tracking your efforts, habits, and projects on a single timeline. It offers flexible tracking formats and prioritizes user privacy with no ads or data tracking.

**Highlights:** Visual timeline of efforts, Flexible tracking formats, Habit and project logging, Privacy-focused, no ads, Pattern and streak identification, Customizable activity tracking

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic | $12.99 | per year |
| Plus | $19.99 | per year |
| Pro | $29.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Ripples free?

Ripples is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Lost Time free?

Lost Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Ripples or Lost Time?

Lost Time is rated higher. Ripples averages 4.7 out of 5 from 237 ratings, while Lost Time averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.

### Do Ripples or Lost Time have ads?

Neither Ripples nor Lost Time shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Ripples or Lost Time?

Ripples ships an update fortnightly, and Lost Time every 5 weeks. Most recently, Ripples was updated on November 8, 2026 and Lost Time on October 30, 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.*