Comparison

Co vs Instinct

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Co

Discover cafés that genuinely welcome remote workers, with verified amenities like Wi-Fi and power. Connect with friends nearby or signal openness to new connections, fostering spontaneous meetups. Organize groups and contribute to a community-driven directory of great work-friendly spots.

Highlights
  • Verified work-friendly cafés
  • See friends nearby
  • Signal openness to connect
  • Create or join groups
  • Community-driven café additions
  • Opt-in visibility controls
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Co•fé - Find your place. Find your people. Working from cafés should be the best part of remote work. Most days, it's not quite there. You're not sure if your laptop is welcome. You bought one coffee two hours ago and you're thinking about it. You're working. People are around. But you're still on your own. A friend lives ten minutes away - you haven't seen each other in weeks. No big problems. Just small things that make the day feel harder than it needs to. Co•fé gives you one simple thing: a way to show you're here - and choose how open you are to others, right now. No planning. No messaging strangers. No performance. FIND YOUR SPOT Cafés where your laptop is genuinely welcome - with Wi-Fi, power, and coworking details verified by people who actually work there. Not Google reviews. Real information. KNOW WHO'S AROUND See when friends check in nearby. Know when someone you know is at the café down the street. No coordination needed. Just awareness - and the option to join. SAY HI Not a message. Not a match. Just a signal. One tap that says: I'm here, you're here, come say hello if you want. The rest happens face to face - or it doesn't. Either way, no one's left on read. OPEN TO A HELLO Choose to be visible to other people working nearby. It's not a friend request - it's a signal that you're around. You decide each time you check in. GROUPS Join or create a group for your coworking crew, study group, or neighbourhood regulars. Simple containers that help the right people find each other - no feeds, no chat. ADD ANY CAFÉ Co•fé is community-driven. Every place added by people who work there. Add your favourite café, rate it, share photos, and help others find their next spot. Everything is opt-in. You choose when you're visible and to whom. Built by people who love cafés. For everyone who does too. Available in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish.

About

Instinct

This app guides you to eat until 80% full using Japanese mindfulness techniques, focusing on your body's natural signals rather than calorie counting. It helps identify emotional eating triggers and manage cravings through AI-powered insights and mindful practices.

Highlights
  • Hara Hachi Bu guidance
  • Real-time meal companion
  • Emotional eating trigger identification
  • AI-powered insights
  • Craving management
  • Intuitive eating support
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Do you eat past fullness even when you're not hungry? Instinct teaches you Hara Hachi Bu (腹八分)—the Japanese practice of eating until 80% full—using your body's natural signals instead of calorie counting. Practiced in Okinawa (a Blue Zone with the world's longest-living people), this principle helps you stop before you're stuffed. Instinct doesn't track calories—you learn to feel fullness in real-time during meals. REAL-TIME MEAL GUIDANCE Meal Companion sends gentle haptic reminders during eating to help you notice 80% fullness. No alarms, no interruptions—just subtle awareness cues rooted in Japanese mindfulness. UNDERSTAND EMOTIONAL EATING Identify triggers (stress, boredom, anxiety), track habitual patterns, and get AI-powered insights after 3+ meals. "You tend to eat past fullness when sleep-deprived." MANAGE CRAVINGS Craving Surf helps you ride urges for 90 seconds instead of fighting them. Track your success rate and build awareness over time. YOUR JOURNEY Week 1-2: Notice the difference between hunger and fullness Month 2+: Achieve Hara Hachi Bu naturally—no restriction needed Rooted in Japanese wisdom, Instinct works with intuitive eating and HAES. No calorie counting. No meal plans. No judgment. Discover the ancient wisdom of Hara Hachi Bu (腹八分)—without counting a single calorie. DESIGNED FOR: Food addiction pattern recognition • Compulsive eating awareness • Mindful eating practitioners • Binge eating disorder recovery (with therapist support) • Emotional eaters seeking root cause awareness **Download now and reconnect with your body's natural fullness signals.** **PRIVACY FIRST**: All data stored locally. Optional iCloud sync. No ads. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER:  Instinct is a wellness tool, not medical advice. If you have an eating disorder, consult a healthcare provider. Subscription Instinct offers weekly ($2.99), monthly ($8.99), or annual ($59.99) plans with unlimited session history, 20 AI insights per day, emotional trigger analysis, HealthKit sleep correlation, and data export. Payment charged to iTunes Account at purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in Settings > [Your Name] > Subscriptions. Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/my-instinct-app/terms Privacy: https://sites.google.com/view/my-instinct-app/privacy

Screenshots

Co4 screens
Instinct4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Instinct at 4.0 against Co's 1.0. Co's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Co sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Instinct sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Instinct holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Co ships an update weekly, Instinct fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Co versus Instinct: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoInstinct
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCo-fé GmbHredoine ait ouhssain

Customer experience

Co

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Instinct

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Co

Subscriptions1
  • XS$3.991 Month
3 purchases

Instinct

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Co free?
Co is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Instinct free?
Instinct is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Co or Instinct?
Instinct is rated higher. Co averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Instinct averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Co or Instinct have ads?
Neither Co nor Instinct shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Co or Instinct?
Co ships an update weekly, and Instinct fortnightly. Most recently, Co was updated on October 5, 2026 and Instinct on October 7, 2026.

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