Comparison

Ripples vs FocusReceipt

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

FocusReceipt

Features
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FocusReceipt turns your focused time into a calm daily receipt. Start a focus session, log what you worked on, and see your day as a clean paper-receipt inspired summary. It is a simple way to understand where your focused hours went without building a complicated productivity system. No accounts. No noisy dashboards. No bloated setup. Just start small, stay consistent, and watch your focus rhythm become visible. What you can do • Start live focus sessions in seconds • Use quick-start focus presets • Plan 1-3 small intentions for today • View your day as a daily focus receipt • Review weekly receipts • Explore 7-day and 30-day insights • See totals, categories, streaks, and focus score • Create custom categories • Unlock streak badges and milestone reminders • Add widgets for today, weekly focus, and streaks • Share your receipts as beautiful social images • Personalize your receipt style FocusReceipt is designed for people who want a quieter way to track focused work. Perfect for • Students tracking study sessions • Freelancers logging focused work • Writers, designers, developers, and makers • Anyone tired of bloated productivity apps • People who enjoy minimal, useful, beautiful tools Privacy-first by design Your focus data stays on your device. FocusReceipt does not require an account and does not collect analytics. With optional FocusReceipt Pro, iCloud sync keeps your data updated across your devices through your private iCloud account, not our servers. FocusReceipt Pro Upgrade to FocusReceipt Pro when you want deeper history and more control: • Monthly receipts • Unlimited archive • 90-day deep insights • CSV and PDF export • Share Studio with extra layouts, caption presets, and watermark removal • iCloud sync • Premium and seasonal receipt themes FocusReceipt Pro is available as a yearly subscription or one-time lifetime purchase. Start small. Log your first session. See your first receipt. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ripples4 screens
FocusReceipt4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ripples and FocusReceipt are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 FocusReceipt sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ripples ships an update fortnightly, FocusReceipt every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Ripples versus FocusReceipt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipplesFocusReceipt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (235 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings235 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMykola HarmashMERT GAYGUSUZ

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

FocusReceipt

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
1 purchases

FocusReceipt

Subscriptions1
  • FocusReceipt Pro — Yearly$2.991 Year

Questions

Is Ripples free?
Ripples is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusReceipt free?
FocusReceipt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ripples or FocusReceipt have ads?
Neither Ripples nor FocusReceipt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ripples or FocusReceipt?
Ripples ships an update fortnightly, and FocusReceipt every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ripples was updated on October 25, 2026 and FocusReceipt on October 16, 2026.

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