Comparison

Chi. vs Tadpole

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

Head to head
About

Chi.

This app helps you cultivate mindfulness and productivity through features like locked alarms, screen time limits, and guided journaling. It also includes affirmation practices, visualization exercises, and breathing techniques to promote a clear mind. Track your daily progress and establish healthy routines.

Highlights
  • Locked alarms
  • Screen time limitations
  • Routine scheduling
  • Smart journaling
  • Affirmation practices
  • Breathing exercises
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Chi offers the following features: - Locked alarms - Screen time limitations - Scheduling routines and activities - Journaling with smart elements - Affirmation practices - Visualization practices - Breathing exercises - Special frequency sounds for a clear mind - Tracking the day This app is licensed under the standard Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tadpole

Features
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Tadpole is a consistency challenge tracker for people who want to stop quitting on themselves and start building proof that they can show up. Instead of endless habits or crowded planners, Tadpole helps you turn personal goals into short, trackable challenges. Choose a start date, set your schedule, log each day, and finish what you started. Create challenges for anything you want to stay consistent with: โ€ข fitness โ€ข studying โ€ข reading โ€ข creative routines โ€ข work focus โ€ข health habits โ€ข personal discipline Each day, log your challenge as Done, Partial or Missed. A missed day does not erase your progress. Partial effort still counts. Tadpole is built around the idea that consistency does not have to be perfect โ€” it just has to keep coming back. Over time, Tadpole makes your effort visible with progress trails, daily progress, consistency scores, calendar views, and completed challenge results. When you finish a challenge, you can look back at what you built and see real evidence of your follow-through. Tadpole is not a task manager. It is not a packed productivity suite. It is a focused loop: Create a challenge. Show up daily. Track your progress. Complete the challenge. Build proof. Whether you want to study twice a week, walk more, practice guitar, read every morning, build a creative routine, or stay consistent with a personal goal, Tadpole gives you a clean and simple place to keep going. First, you do the challenge. Then, you become someone who shows up. Eventually, the behavior becomes part of who you are. Tadpole helps you stay consistent, finish personal challenges, and build proof of who you are becoming.

Screenshots

Chi.4 screens
Tadpole4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chi. at 16.0 against Tadpole's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Chi. versus Tadpole: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChi.Tadpole
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size48 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmincan AkyildizRoelof Jan Dijkman

In-app purchases

None

Chi.

No in-app purchases

None

Tadpole

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chi. free?
Chi. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tadpole free?
Tadpole is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chi. or Tadpole have ads?
Neither Chi. nor Tadpole shows ads.

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