Winter Arc by Coldstart vs Monk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Winter Arc by Coldstart
This app helps you achieve personal growth goals with a unique contract system. Create daily, weekly, or monthly tasks, sign and share your commitments, and track your progress with reminders and social sharing. Unlock unlimited tasks and notifications with a pro upgrade.
- Create custom or premade task contracts
- Set daily, weekly, or monthly tasks
- Sign and share goal contracts
- Track progress with checklists
- Receive reminders and inspirational quotes
- Share progress on social media
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Coldstart is the best app to help you accomplish all your goals for growth during the winter period. The beautifully designed and animated user experience is centered on helping you focus, and accomplish all of your goals. Here's how it works. 1. Create your task Choose from one of our premade contract or create your own from scratch. Set up daily, weekly or monthly tasks that you want to accomplish. Select how long your want your winter arc contract to go on for. 2. Sign and share your contract Once you're happy with your winter contract, sign it and then share it with friends and the rest of the world. 3. Start and finish your contract Open up the app and cross off tasks from your check list. Get reminders and inspiration from quotes and notifications that are there to remind you of your goal. Share your progress to social media and with friends to inspire them to continue. See how close you are to your goal and to completing your Winter Arc. Want to set up more tasks? Upgrade to our pro plan and get unlimited tasks and daily notifications so you can unlock your best version. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Service URL: https://www.winterarc.io/terms
Monk
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100% free. 100% on your phone. Monk is a complete workout tracker with no subscription, no paywall, no ads and no account. Every feature is free, including the ones other gym apps charge for. Your training data never leaves your iPhone: there's no sign-up, no server and no tracking. WHY MONK • Free forever: unlimited routines, full stats, PRs, charts and calculators • Local-only: your workouts are stored on your device, not in someone's cloud • Works offline: in a basement gym with no signal, everything still works • No account: open the app and start lifting LOG A SET IN ONE TAP • Last session's weights and reps are filled in, so most sets take one tap • Progressive overload built in: each workout is pre-filled with your next target, one more rep or the next weight step, with an automatic deload when you stall • Warm-up, drop and failure sets, plus optional RPE • Supersets, exercise notes and sticky notes that show up every session • Add a belt or vest to dips, pull-ups and any bodyweight exercise • Rest timer that starts automatically, with a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Choose your rest-timer sound; it plays over your music without pausing it • Kilograms or pounds, kilometres or miles, switchable at any time UNLIMITED ROUTINES • As many routines and folders as you want • Ready-made programs: 5×5, Push/Pull/Legs, Upper/Lower, Full Body • After a workout, save what you actually did back to the routine PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE • Body map showing which muscles you've trained • Estimated 1RM, heaviest weight, best set volume and rep records for every exercise • PR alerts mid-workout, and a feed of every record you've set • Weekly volume, sets per muscle group, muscle distribution and streaks • Monthly reports and a training calendar • Body weight, body fat and measurement tracking with charts APPLE HEALTH • Optional: save finished workouts to Apple Health, with estimated calories • Sync body weight both ways with the Health app 660+ EXERCISES • Illustrated exercise library with instructions • Filter by body part or equipment, or add your own BUILT-IN TOOLS • Plate calculator for any bar and plate set • Warm-up set generator • 1RM and rep-max calculator YOUR DATA, YOUR FILES • Import your history from a CSV export of your old workout app • Export to CSV, or back up everything to a single file you keep in Files or iCloud Drive • Delete the app and your data goes with it, so take a backup first No subscription. No in-app purchases. No ads. No account. Just lifting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monk at none against Winter Arc by Coldstart's 7. Monk also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Winter Arc by Coldstart sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Monk asks for nothing beyond the download.
Winter Arc by Coldstart ships an update every 6 weeks, Monk every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Winter Arc by Coldstart | Monk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (106 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TheRoaming, Inc | Jashith Vanam |
In-app purchases
Winter Arc by Coldstart
- Winter Arc Pro$2.991 Month
- Winter Arc Pro (Monthly)3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Winter Arc Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
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- Winter Arc Pro (6 months)$14.996 Months
- Winter Arc Pro (Annual)$24.991 Year
- Winter Arc Pro (Six Months)$24.996 Months
- Winter Arc Pro Annual$49.991 Year
Monk
No in-app purchases
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