# Ripples vs brrrrr

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ripples at 93% against brrrrr's 0%. Ripples also leads on price (Free vs $7.99) and ratings volume (230 vs 1). brrrrr's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On ads there is nothing between them.

Ripples is free to download; brrrrr costs $7.99 up front. Ripples sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. brrrrr asks for nothing beyond the download.

brrrrr 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. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Ripples's written reviews are positive against 0% of brrrrr's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

## The numbers

| Metric | Ripples | brrrrr |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $7.99 |
| Rating | [4.7 (230 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ripples-habit-tracker/id6502667826/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brrrrr/id6764693385/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **230** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **92.8% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 35 MB | 8 MB |
| Requires iOS | **18.6** | 26.4 |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Mykola Harmash](https://appshunter.io/developer/1746395857) | [Dan Eden](https://appshunter.io/developer/508167369) |

## What reviewers say

### Ripples

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ripples-habit-tracker/id6502667826)

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:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plus Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Plus Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Powerpack | $9.99 | one-time |
| Powerpack Family | $17.99 | one-time |
| Ripples Plus Lifetime | $24.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- ✨ Minimalist and clean UI design
- 🎨 Beautiful animations and fluid interactions
- 📱 Excellent widget implementation
- 🚀 Simple and intuitive to use
- 💰 One-time purchase (no subscription)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔔 Unreliable notification system
- 🐛 UI bugs affecting usability
- 💳 Purchase restoration issues
- 🔐 Lifetime purchase unlock problems
- ⚠️ No developer response to support issues

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- Check-in reminders/notifications
- Apple Watch app and complications
- iCloud sync across devices
- Weekly and monthly habit tracking
- Filtering by categories or tags


### brrrrr

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brrrrr/id6764693385)

This app helps you track various aspects of your life, from daily habits and streaks to game dice rolls and chore rotations. It offers customizable trackers with features like automatic advancement and iCloud sync for seamless use across devices.

**Highlights:** Customizable tallies for one-tap counting, Dice roller from d2 to d100, List shuffling and selection, Date-since streak tracking, Automatic schedule advancement, iCloud sync across Apple devices, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Ripples free?

Ripples is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is brrrrr free?

brrrrr costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Ripples or brrrrr?

brrrrr is rated higher. Ripples averages 4.7 out of 5 from 230 ratings, while brrrrr averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Ripples or brrrrr have ads?

Neither Ripples nor brrrrr shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*