Comparison

Ripples vs Progressio

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

Head to head
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/

About

Progressio

Build better habits and track your progress with this powerful tool. It offers smart reminders, timers, and beautiful widgets, integrating seamlessly with Apple Health and Apple Watch for comprehensive tracking.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking with custom goals
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Apple Health integration for health metrics
  • Smart reminders and timers
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • Detailed statistics and charts
  • CSV export and import
Features
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Progressio – Habit Tracker & Daily Routine Planner Build better habits, track your health, and stay consistent with Progressio — the powerful habit tracker that works with Apple Health and Apple Watch. Set goals, track progress, and stay motivated with an intuitive guided wizard, smart reminders, timers, and beautiful widgets. Whether you want to improve productivity, fitness, nutrition, or mindfulness — Progressio gives you the tools to succeed. NEW IN 3.4 ▸ Vacation Mode — Pause habits, streaks, and notifications while you are away to protect your progress and keep stats accurate. ▸ Accountability Sharing — Share habits with friends via CloudKit to stay motivated and track progress together. ▸ Smart Evening Nudge — Stay on track with a single consolidated end-of-day notification listing all unfinished habits. ▸ Habit Jar — Visualize your daily completions in a cozy physics-based token jar. ▸ Measurable Habits — Use custom unit labels for manual quantity tracking (e.g. glasses, pages, miles). ▸ Flexible Target Periods — Set habit goals over 1, 2, or 4-week spans to match your natural schedule. ▸ Redesigned watchOS App — Fully synced vacation system, telephone-style Home redesign, and expanded Settings on Apple Watch. KEY FEATURES ◆ Habit Tracking Set daily, weekly, or custom goals. Track multi-completion habits (e.g. 8 glasses of water). Supports both 'Build a Habit' and 'Quit a Bad Habit' directions. ◆ Apple Watch Standalone watch app with Today, Week, and Month views. Complete habits, view streaks, and add complications directly to your watch face. ◆ Apple Health (Pro) Link habits to 25+ health metrics — steps, active energy, sleep, water, calories, protein, caffeine, and more. Auto-complete habits when daily goals are met. Background sync keeps everything updated. ◆ Smart Reminders Personalized notifications with preset and custom schedules (daily, weekdays, or custom days) to stay consistent. ◆ Timers & Live Activities Built-in countdown timers with Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration. Multiple concurrent timers supported. ◆ Interactive Widgets Track and complete habits right from your Home Screen or Control Center with modern interactive widgets (iOS 18+). ◆ Detailed Statistics & Charts Monthly stats, year heatmaps, cumulative progress, 14-day rolling consistency, and weekday vs. weekend charts. ◆ Streaks & Calendar Visual calendar with completion heatmap. Track current and best streaks to see your consistency at a glance. ◆ Habit Sets (Groups) Organize habits into groups like 'Morning Routine' or 'Fitness' and quickly switch between them. ◆ iCloud Sync Seamless, real-time background sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. ◆ Customization 12 accent colors, SF Symbols, and emojis to personalize every habit. ◆ CSV Export & Import Export your habit data to CSV for backup or custom analysis. Import history from other trackers. PROGRESSIO PRO Unlock the full experience: • Unlimited habits (free users: 3 habits) • Apple Health integration • Habit Sets (Groups) • Year Statistics & Heatmap • CSV Import • Advanced Charts & Insights ================================= Payment Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account and will auto-renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription in your App Store Account Settings. ================================= Terms of Service: https://progressiostudio.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://progressiostudio.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Ripples4 screens
Progressio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Ripples at 220 against Progressio's 2. Progressio's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ripples sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Progressio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Progressio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ripples has 220 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ripples ships an update fortnightly, Progressio monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ripples versus Progressio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipplesProgressio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (220 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings220 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMykola HarmashPROGRESSIO STUDIO COMPANY LTD

Customer experience

Ripples

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

Progressio

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

Bugs and requests

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
Show 7 more
  • 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

Progressio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

Progressio

One-time1
  • Progressio Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Ripples free?
Ripples is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progressio free?
Progressio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ripples or Progressio?
Progressio is rated higher. Ripples averages 4.7 out of 5 from 220 ratings, while Progressio averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ripples or Progressio have ads?
Neither Ripples nor Progressio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ripples or Progressio?
Ripples ships an update fortnightly, and Progressio monthly. Most recently, Ripples was updated on September 22, 2026 and Progressio on August 31, 2026.

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