Ripples vs Day 1.
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/
Day 1.
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A year is 365 days. That sounds like a lot until you realize how quickly they slip by. Day 1 was built for people who want to pay attention to their time, not just spend it. See Your Entire Year At the heart of Day 1 is a simple idea: what if you could look at your whole year at once? The 365-dot grid makes this possible. Each dot represents a single day. As you move through the year, you watch your grid fill in. It sounds simple because it is. And that simplicity is the point. Mark What Matters Track the moments that mean something to you. Maybe it's every day you went for a run. Every day you wrote. Every day you called your mom. Add custom events with your own emoji and names, and suddenly your year tells a story only you can read. Notice How Each Day Felt Some days deserve a note. Give any day a mood with a single tap, then look back and see the rhythm of your weeks and months. No journaling required. A gentle daily reminder can nudge you to check in, only if you want it. Three Ways to Look at Time Switch between yearly, monthly, and weekly views depending on what you need. The yearly view gives you perspective. The monthly view helps you plan. The weekly view keeps you present. A progress ring shows exactly where you stand in your year, no mental math required. Your Year, Your Style Choose from thoughtfully designed themes that make checking in feel like a small gift. Pick a dot shape that feels right. Day 1 was designed to be beautiful because beautiful things get used. Widgets That Work Bring your year to your home screen with widgets in three sizes. A lock screen widget keeps your progress visible every time you pick up your phone. Glance at your year without opening anything. Sync and Privacy iCloud keeps everything in sync across your devices. And because your days are personal, Day 1 collects no analytics and does no tracking. Your data stays yours. Day 1 Premium Unlock additional themes, dot shapes, and home screen widgets. Premium members also receive a digital membership card and family sharing support. Some people journal. Some people use habit trackers. Day 1 is different. It doesn't ask you to write paragraphs or check boxes. It just asks you to notice your days and mark the ones that count. Your year is already happening. Day 1 helps you see it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy : https://get-dayone.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ripples at fortnightly against Day 1.'s every 3 months. 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 Day 1. sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ripples ships an update fortnightly, Day 1. every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ripples | Day 1. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (235 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 235 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mykola Harmash | Anoop Chandrashekar |
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
Day 1.
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
Day 1.
- Monthly Premium1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly Premium1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Family Premium1 Month trial$29.991 Year









