Comparison

Ripples vs Lockdln

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

Lockdln

Features
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Your whole day. One place to follow through. lockdln is a quiet daily system for habits, schedules, workouts, meals, and the health readings you choose. Plan the day, do the work, and see how it went without opening another feed. PLAN THE DAY Arrange schedule blocks with reminders. Track simple habits or step-by-step checklists. Build challenges that last 30, 90, 365, or a custom number of days. See what is due today, then review streaks and consistency. TRAIN WITH LESS FRICTION Create a weekly workout split with exercises, sets, and reps. Start a session with an elapsed timer and rest controls. On supported iPhones, Live Activities keep workout progress visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. EAT WITH CONTEXT Log meals, calories, and macros against daily targets. Use the optional target calculator for a starting point. You can also request an AI estimate from a meal photo, a typed description, or voice dictation, then review every result before saving. DRAFT A WEEK FASTER Describe or paste a workout split or schedule and ask AI to draft it. Voice dictation is optional. You choose whether to replace your week, and you can edit every result. APPLE HEALTH (HEALTHKIT) Optionally connect Apple Health through HealthKit. lockdln can read only the categories you select: sleep, active energy, steps, and exercise minutes. Health access is optional and lockdln never writes data to HealthKit. ACCOUNTABILITY, YOUR WAY Compare selected scores and metrics with friends using an optional share code. You choose what is shared for each connection. No contacts permission is required. Most of your data stays on your device. LOCKDLN PRO Access requires a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Current pricing and trial eligibility appear before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account and renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Terms of Use: https://lockdln.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lockdln.com/privacy

Screenshots

Ripples4 screens
Lockdln4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ripples at fortnightly against Lockdln's every 3 months. Lockdln's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ripples sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Lockdln sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ripples ships an update fortnightly, Lockdln every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ripples versus Lockdln: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipplesLockdln
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (230 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings230 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB71 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMykola HarmashChristophe Marcellus

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

Lockdln

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

Lockdln

Subscriptions2
  • lockdln Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • lockdln Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Ripples free?
Ripples is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lockdln free?
Lockdln is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ripples or Lockdln have ads?
Neither Ripples nor Lockdln shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ripples or Lockdln?
Ripples ships an update fortnightly, and Lockdln every 3 months. Most recently, Ripples was updated on October 18, 2026 and Lockdln on September 20, 2026.

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