Ripples vs Setuply
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Setuply
Transform focus time into a rewarding experience by building a virtual desk. Earn in-game currency for staying on task, which can be used to purchase and customize desk items. Track your progress, maintain streaks, and compete on leaderboards.
- Gamified focus sessions
- Virtual desk customization
- Earn XP and coins
- Pomodoro timer
- To-do list integration
- Weekly leaderboards
- App blocking (Pro)
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Setuply turns your focus time into a desk you build. Start a session, stay on task, and earn XP and coins as you go. Spend them on lamps, keyboards, plants and tables, and place every piece on your own 3D desk. Pick 15 to 120 minutes or run a Pomodoro with blocks and breaks. Keep your to-dos on a notebook page, keep your streak alive, climb the weekly leaderboard and see who is focusing right now. Pro adds unlimited app blocking during sessions, detailed focus analytics and exclusive items. Privacy Policy: https://elifcodes.wixstudio.com/setuply/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ripples at 4.7 against Setuply's 3.5. Ripples also leads on ratings volume (235 vs 2). Setuply's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Ripples sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Setuply sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ripples holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ripples has 235 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Ripples's written reviews are positive against 100% of Setuply's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ripples ships an update fortnightly, Setuply every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ripples | Setuply |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (235 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 235 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mykola Harmash | Elif Bilge Parlak |
Customer experience
Ripples
Setuply
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
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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
Setuply
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ripples
- Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- Plus Yearly$9.991 Year
- Powerpack$9.99
- Powerpack Family$17.99
- Ripples Plus Lifetime$24.99
Setuply
- All Access7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- All Access7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Boost$1.99
- Get 200 Coin$2.99
- Get 500 Coin$5.99
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- Get 1000 Coin$9.99
- Lifetime Pro$49.99
