Ripples vs Before You Scroll
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/
Before You Scroll
This app introduces a mindful pause before you open other applications, offering a reflective quote based on your mood. After a brief moment of reflection, your chosen apps become accessible, promoting intentional use of your time and digital habits.
- Mood-based quotes
- Quote of the Day
- App locking via Screen Time
- Streaks and achievements
- Emergency unlock
- Privacy-focused design
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Pause with intention - then unlock your apps Before You Scroll adds a mindful pause between impulse and action. Instead of instantly opening distracting apps, you're invited to reflect for a moment with a short quote tailored to your current mood. Once you've taken that pause, your apps unlock - helping you stay intentional with your time, attention, and habits. How it works: 1. Choose how you're feeling - struggling, down, okay, good, or great 2. Receive a short, thoughtful quote aligned with your mood 3. Reflect briefly, then unlock your selected apps It's a simple moment of awareness before you scroll. Features: - Mood based quotes that adapt to how you're feeling - Quote of the Day featuring timeless sayings and wisdom - App locking & unlocking using Apple's Screen Time tools - Streaks & achievements to encourage consistency - Emergency unlock when you need instant access - Privacy first design with no data being sold and no social feeds Free vs Premium Free: - One mood based quote every 12 hours - Daily quote access - Core app locking experience Premium: - Unlimited mood based quotes - Advanced insights - Premium customization and features (Subscriptions available monthly or yearly) Designed for balance Before You Scroll isn't about restriction or guilt. It's about creating a small, intentional pause - so your time is spent more consciously. Quotes are for reflection only and are not medical, financial, or professional advice. Privacy Your data stays yours. No ads. No social pressure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Ripples at 230 against Before You Scroll's 3. Ripples also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.2). Before You Scroll's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 Before You Scroll sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Before You Scroll 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 3, 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 100% of Before You Scroll's.
Ripples ships an update fortnightly, Before You Scroll every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ripples | Before You Scroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (230 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 230 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mykola Harmash | EJ Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Ripples
Before You Scroll
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
Before You Scroll
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
Before You Scroll
- Before You Scroll Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Before You Scroll (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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