Comparison

Ripples vs Bluub

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

Bluub

Features
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Some thoughts only arrive out loud — on a walk, in the car, at two in the morning — and die if they have to be typed. Tap once and talk. You say: "okay so um I was thinking about the the garden thing again like we should probably move the the tomatoes to the other side because they're not getting enough sun" A moment after you stop, the note reads: "I was thinking about the garden thing again. We should probably move the tomatoes to the other side — they're not getting enough sun." Hold the note and the first one is back, word for word. Nothing you said is thrown away, and you choose which of the two you see first. Whether you're catching an idea before it goes, keeping a diary you'd never sit down and write, getting a meeting down word for word, or just done with apps that want setting up first — it's one screen and one button. ONE SCREEN, ONE BUTTON • Writes as you talk, and tidies when you stop • Hold any note to read it exactly as spoken • Choose what a note opens on: as written, or as spoken • Slide a note away, with three seconds to change your mind • Search the way you'd ask a friend: "what did Tom say about grief", "ideas last week", "dentst" • Start a note from the Action Button or Siri: "Take a note in Bluub" • Your notes survive deleting the app IT NEVER LEAVES THE PHONE No account, no sign-in, no server, and no audio kept. Apple's speech model turns your voice into words as you speak, and Apple's language model tidies them. Both run on the phone itself. There is nothing to trust us with. BLUUB PRO, BOUGHT ONCE Free is the whole app: every note, kept and searchable, and exported as a text file whenever you like. Pro is for the people who stay: Medium cleanup that tightens as well as tidies, notes longer than three minutes, names spelled your way, automatic backup to your own iCloud, and five berry themes. One purchase, kept for good. No subscription. Bluub needs iOS 26. The tidying needs an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence; transcription works on any iPhone running iOS 26.

Screenshots

Ripples4 screens
Bluub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bluub at every 4 days against Ripples's fortnightly. Ripples's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). 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 Bluub sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ripples ships an update fortnightly, Bluub every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ripples versus Bluub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipplesBluub
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (235 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings235 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMykola HarmashLovish Saini

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

Bluub

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

Bluub

One-time1
  • Bluub Forever$24.99

Questions

Is Ripples free?
Ripples is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bluub free?
Bluub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ripples or Bluub have ads?
Neither Ripples nor Bluub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ripples or Bluub?
Ripples ships an update fortnightly, and Bluub every 4 days. Most recently, Ripples was updated on October 25, 2026 and Bluub on October 16, 2026.

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