Ripples vs Share Schedule
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/
Share Schedule
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Share when you're free without sharing your calendar. NotSoBusy connects to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook, then turns any day or week into a clean image that shows only your busy blocks — no event names, no titles, no details. Just the shape of your day. Share it in a message, drop it in an email, or post it anywhere you'd normally explain your schedule. HOW IT WORKS Pick a day or a week. NotSoBusy reads your calendars and renders a timeline where every event is a solid block of time. Your 9am standup, your afternoon calls, your personal appointments — all there as shapes, nothing labeled. The person on the other end sees when you're busy. That's it. WHAT YOU CAN SHARE • Today or tomorrow — for same-day replies • This week or next week — for planning ahead • Any specific day or week — for scheduling further out FEATURES • Connects with Apple Calendar, Google, and Outlook • Events shown as time blocks only — names and details always hidden • Add your name and a personal tagline to every image • Show or hide the date and timezone • All-day event support • Choose which calendars appear in the image • Quick Actions from your iPhone home screen — one tap to any view • Works offline once your calendars are synced • No account required, no data collected NOTSOBASIC — PAY WHAT YOU WANT Unlock the full experience with a one-time payment. You choose the price. One purchase unlocks everything across all your devices. • Custom color themes for blocks and backgrounds • Remove the NotSoBusy watermark • Add a personal message included in every schedule • Adjust the visible hour range to focus on your actual day • Block patterns, overlapping event layout, and colored calendars • Rounded or classic font style NotSoBusy doesn't collect, store, or share any of your data. Your calendar stays on your device. No sign-in, no tracking, no server.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ripples at fortnightly against Share Schedule's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 Share Schedule sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ripples ships an update fortnightly, Share Schedule monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ripples | Share Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (220 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mykola Harmash | Cntxt Limited |
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
Share Schedule
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
Share Schedule
- NotSoBasic$0.99
- Almost Pro$1.99
- Legend Vibes$4.99
Questions
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Do Ripples or Share Schedule have ads?
Which is updated more often, Ripples or Share Schedule?
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