Comparison

Ripples vs CTRL

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

CTRL

This app acts as a command center for personal growth, focusing on alignment rather than just doing more. It assesses your current state and aspirations to engineer a custom plan for deliberate growth through focused 'Seasons' of development.

Highlights
  • Personalized assessment and custom plan engineering
  • Seasonal growth cycles with clear operating loops
  • Identity-driven vision design
  • Daily mission logs instead of to-do lists
  • Win logging for progress tracking
  • Focus Reset for distraction management
  • Performance tracking across five pillars
Features
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Most productivity apps are digital clutter. They push non-personalized, random habits. They ignore who you actually want to become. CTRL is different. It is a command center for your life, built on one principle: high performance is not about doing more. It is about alignment. HOW IT WORKS: THE ASSESSMENT It begins with a diagnostic. We do not guess. We ask. CTRL assesses exactly where you are and where you want to be. This creates a clear picture of your current reality and desired direction. THE PLAN, BUILT FOR YOU Using your unique profile and current performance, CTRL engineers a custom plan. This is not a cookie-cutter routine. It is a structured, evidence-based system designed to bridge the gap between your current self and your future identity. THE EXECUTION SYSTEM CTRL operates in Seasons. These are focused periods of time dedicated to deliberate growth and measurable progress. Each Season follows a clear operating loop. 1. DESIGN YOUR VISION Do not just set goals. Define your identity. You establish who you are becoming and what this Season is about. This identity becomes the foundation everything else is built on. 2. EXECUTE DAILY MISSIONS Turn vision into execution. Your daily dashboard is not a to-do list. It is a mission log. It translates long-term intent into focused daily action. Everything is fully editable by design. The system adapts as your Season evolves and real life happens. You remain in command. 3. CAPTURE YOUR WINS Motivation fades. Proof lasts. Log your wins to create a permanent record of progress. When things get difficult, your Win Log becomes concrete evidence of what you are capable of. This reinforces confidence and momentum. 4. STAY ON COURSE Drifting off track? Use Focus Reset to cut through distraction and return to alignment when external noise pulls you away from what matters. 5. TRACK YOUR EVOLUTION Quantify your growth. Track performance across all five pillars. See real-time feedback. Level up your character. Always know whether you are ahead or behind your seasonal targets. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Control filters out those who are not committed to self improvement. Plans: 1. $12.99/month 2. $3.75/month Terms of Use: https://www.tryctrl.app/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.tryctrl.app/privacy

Screenshots

Ripples4 screens
CTRL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ripples at 93% against CTRL's 0%. Ripples also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). 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 CTRL sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ripples holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ripples has 230 ratings behind it against 12, 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 0% of CTRL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ripples ships an update fortnightly, CTRL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ripples versus CTRL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipplesCTRL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (230 ratings) — better3.7 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings230 — better12
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMykola HarmashCharalampos Papadopoulos

Customer experience

Ripples

All ratings230 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.1%

CTRL

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

CTRL

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
3 purchases

CTRL

Subscriptions3
  • CTRL Weekly$12.997 Days
  • CTRL - Monthly$12.991 Month
  • CTRL - Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Ripples free?
Ripples is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CTRL free?
CTRL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ripples or CTRL?
Ripples is rated higher. Ripples averages 4.7 out of 5 from 230 ratings, while CTRL averages 3.7 from 12 ratings.
Do Ripples or CTRL have ads?
Neither Ripples nor CTRL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ripples or CTRL?
Ripples ships an update fortnightly, and CTRL every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ripples was updated on October 18, 2026 and CTRL on October 11, 2026.

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