Comparison

Ripples vs Year Progress

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

Year Progress

Visualize your year's progress with aesthetic widgets and lock screen backgrounds. Track remaining days and stay motivated with customizable themes and symbols. Share your progress visually to inspire others.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen background wallpaper generator
  • Elegant Lock Screen widgets
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app & complications
  • Deep customization options
  • Visual day grid calendar
  • Shareable progress cards
Features
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Time is your most valuable asset. See it. Feel it. Stay motivated. Year Progress turns the passage of time into a beautiful visual experience. Track how much of the year has passed, how many days remain, and keep your goals in focus every single day. Whether you care about productivity, mindfulness, or simply a clean aesthetic setup, Year Progress makes your iPhone feel intentional — not cluttered. Lock Screen Background & Widgets The feature users love most: you can now set your Year Progress as a Lock Screen background wallpaper. Place the year progress directly behind your lock screen clock and watch time move forward every day. It’s not just a widget anymore — your lock screen itself becomes a living calendar. • Lock Screen background wallpaper generator • Elegant Lock Screen widgets • Multiple styles that match iOS themes • Works perfectly with tinted and clear wallpapers Home Screen Widgets Transform your Home Screen with elegant progress widgets showing exactly how much of the year has passed. Choose different sizes and layouts to fit your setup perfectly — minimalist, aesthetic, or productivity-focused. Apple Watch App & Complications Track the year right from your wrist. Check the percentage completed and remaining days instantly without unlocking your phone. Custom complications keep your progress visible all day. Deep Customization Make it truly yours. • Theme presets with curated color palettes • Fully custom colors (Light & Dark mode) • Unique symbols: stars, diamonds, yin-yang, roses, bees, donuts and more • Different day indicators and grid styles. Detailed Progress Tracking Understand time in a clear, motivating way: • Exact percentage of the year completed • Remaining days countdown • Visual day grid calendar Share Your Progress Create beautiful shareable cards for social media and inspire friends to use their time better. Why People Love Year Progress A year progress bar is a simple but powerful psychological motivator. Seeing time visually helps you stay consistent, avoid procrastination, and focus on what truly matters. Students, professionals, creators, and goal-setters all use Year Progress as a daily reminder: time is moving — use it intentionally. Download Year Progress and make every day count!

Screenshots

Ripples4 screens
Year Progress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Ripples at 230 against Year Progress's 1. Year Progress's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Year Progress sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Year Progress holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ripples has 230 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ripples ships an update fortnightly, Year Progress weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ripples versus Year Progress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipplesYear Progress
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (230 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings230 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMykola HarmashSamet Pilav

Customer experience

Ripples

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

Year Progress

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Year Progress

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
2 purchases

Year Progress

Subscriptions1
  • Year Progress Yearly Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Year Progress Unlimited$0.99

Questions

Is Ripples free?
Ripples is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Year Progress free?
Year Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ripples or Year Progress?
Year Progress is rated higher. Ripples averages 4.7 out of 5 from 230 ratings, while Year Progress averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ripples or Year Progress have ads?
Neither Ripples nor Year Progress shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ripples or Year Progress?
Ripples ships an update fortnightly, and Year Progress weekly. Most recently, Ripples was updated on October 14, 2026 and Year Progress on October 9, 2026.

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