Comparison

Ripples vs Park Safe

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

Park Safe

Features
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Park Safe is your parking timer that helps you avoid tickets and find your car quickly. Track meters and time limits with a simple countdown timer. Set how long you’ve paid for, and Park Safe will remind you before your time expires. On iPhone 14 Pro and later, the timer appears in the Dynamic Island so you can see how much time is left at a glance. The app records where you parked and stores each session in history. You can add photos of your spot, see how much you’ve spent on parking over time, and export your data whenever you need it. Features: Parking timer with customizable duration presets Dynamic Island support on supported iPhones Alerts before your parking expires Location capture for where you parked Photo notes for your spot and license plate Parking history and spending overview Export sessions to CSV for records

Screenshots

Ripples4 screens
Park Safe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ripples at Free against Park Safe's $4.99. Ripples also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). Park Safe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ripples is free to download; Park Safe costs $4.99 up front. Ripples sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Park Safe asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ripples ships an update fortnightly, Park Safe every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ripples versus Park Safe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipplesPark Safe
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (235 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings235 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMykola HarmashSandeep Acharya

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

Park Safe

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
None

Park Safe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ripples free?
Ripples is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Park Safe free?
Park Safe costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ripples or Park Safe have ads?
Neither Ripples nor Park Safe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ripples or Park Safe?
Ripples ships an update fortnightly, and Park Safe every 9 days. Most recently, Ripples was updated on October 25, 2026 and Park Safe on October 24, 2026.

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