Comparison

Ripples vs Pingo

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

Pingo

Features
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Stop texting "when works for everyone?" back and forth. Pingo makes group scheduling instant. Create a room, share a 4-digit PIN, and everyone marks their availability on a simple grid — no sign-up, no account, no app-switching required from the people you're inviting. HOW IT WORKS - Create a room and get a PIN - Share the PIN with your group — anyone with it can join in seconds - Everyone marks the times that work for them - Pingo overlays everyone's availability into a heatmap, so the best time is obvious at a glance - Confirm a time, and it's locked in for the whole group BUILT FOR HOW GROUPS ACTUALLY SCHEDULE - No accounts — join with just a PIN, get started immediately - Time zone aware — everyone sees times in their own local time, automatically - Live overlap heatmap — see exactly when the most people are free - Home screen widget — your next confirmed event and countdown, right on your home screen - Reopen for discussion — plans change, and Pingo makes it easy to renegotiate without starting over WHO IT'S FOR Pingo is built for the group chat that's tired of counting "who's free Thursday?" Roommates picking a house meeting time. Friend groups planning a trip. Small teams finding a slot without a scheduling tool.

Screenshots

Ripples4 screens
Pingo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pingo at none against Ripples's 5. Pingo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). Ripples's advantage is ratings volume (235 vs 2). On price, ads 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. Pingo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pingo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ripples has 235 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ripples versus Pingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipplesPingo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (235 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings235 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMykola HarmashPei Ning Hsu

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

Pingo

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

Pingo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ripples free?
Ripples is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pingo free?
Pingo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ripples or Pingo?
Pingo is rated higher. Ripples averages 4.7 out of 5 from 235 ratings, while Pingo averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ripples or Pingo have ads?
Neither Ripples nor Pingo shows ads.

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