Comparison

Ripples vs Quest Loom

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

Quest Loom

Features
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Quest Loom is an offline-first productivity RPG that turns your real-life tasks, habits, routines, and goals into character progress. Create your hero, choose a class, and complete daily work to earn experience, gold, equipment, pets, mounts, and campaign progress. Build routines, track habits, finish quests, and grow stronger one real action at a time. Features: - Track tasks, dailies, habits, routines, and long-term goals - Earn RPG rewards for real productivity - Choose a class and develop your character - Equip gear, collect companions, and improve stats - Progress through campaign quests and boss encounters - Review yesterday’s activity and recover from missed days - Play fully offline without creating an account - Optionally link an account for cloud sync Quest Loom is designed for people who want productivity to feel more motivating, playful, and personal without giving up control of their data. Your progress starts locally on your device, and cloud sync is optional.

Screenshots

Ripples4 screens
Quest Loom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quest Loom at none against Ripples's 5. Quest Loom also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ripples sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Quest Loom asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ripples ships an update fortnightly, Quest Loom every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ripples versus Quest Loom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipplesQuest Loom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (235 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings235 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB106 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMykola HarmashFuturama Soft

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

Quest Loom

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
None

Quest Loom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ripples free?
Ripples is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quest Loom free?
Quest Loom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ripples or Quest Loom have ads?
Neither Ripples nor Quest Loom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ripples or Quest Loom?
Ripples ships an update fortnightly, and Quest Loom every 4 days. Most recently, Ripples was updated on October 25, 2026 and Quest Loom on October 9, 2026.

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