Comparison

Mist vs Island

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

Head to head
About

Mist

Easily log your food and exercise with a simple interface. Automatically calculates calories and macros, allowing you to view their impact on your health. Focuses on fast, uncomplicated tracking.

Highlights
  • Quick food and exercise logging
  • Automatic calorie calculation
  • Macro tracking
  • View health impacts (sleep, weight, mental health)
  • Optional calorie count hiding
  • Simple, no-fuss interface
Features
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Track food and exercise as quickly as a notes app. - No complicated menus, calories are automatically calculated - Log meals, workouts, and daily activity in seconds - Search for foods and see their macros - View how diet affects different aspects of health, including sleep, weight, and mental health - Hide calorie counts whenever you want - No complicated features. Just fast, easy food tracking Privacy policy: https://www.getmistapp.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.getmistapp.com/terms

About

Island

This app helps you build self-discipline by managing your screen time without direct blocking. Earn credits by sticking to limits to grow your virtual island and unlock new content. Friends can join to keep each other accountable, but exceeding limits can cause in-game storms.

Highlights
  • Set daily app limits
  • Receive usage warnings
  • Friend accountability system
  • Gamified island growth
  • Unlock new crops and content
  • Weather system based on usage
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Island is a different kind of screen time app. Most screen time apps are a variation on the same theme: a wall that shows up when you open an app that either makes you wait or locks you out. Island aims to help you build self-discipline within yourself. It’ll never block your apps or nanny you. Instead, you are given charge of your own island that you take care of by sticking to your limits and staying off the apps you don’t enjoy spending time on. Add friends, visit each other’s islands and keep each other accountable. As you stay on track, you build a credit score which increases the production level of your farm and makes unlocking new crops, animals and content faster. But beware, going over your limit causes storms that can wreak havoc on your island. Screen Time Features: - Set a daily limit for the apps you want to block - Get warnings before you cross the line - See your friends’ usage and keep each other in check Island: - How on track you are determines the weather on your island, beware of storms - Grow cucumbers, strawberries, bananas and more! - Build and decorate your island EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mist4 screens
Island4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Island at free against Mist's free with in-app purchases. Island also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Mist's advantage is ratings volume (563 vs 17) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). On price, rating, 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. Mist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Island sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Mist against 4.8 for Island. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mist has 563 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Mist's written reviews are positive against 100% of Island's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mist ships an update every 2 days, Island every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mist versus Island: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMistIsland
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (563 ratings) — better4.8 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews82.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings563 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB68 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHolographSideKit

Customer experience

Mist

All ratings560 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral10.7%
Negative6.8%

Island

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mist

Subscriptions2
  • Mist Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Mist Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Island

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly (Launch Sale)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Mist free?
Mist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Island free?
Island is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mist or Island?
Mist is rated higher. Mist averages 4.9 out of 5 from 563 ratings, while Island averages 4.8 from 17 ratings.
Do Mist or Island have ads?
Neither Mist nor Island shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mist or Island?
Mist ships an update every 2 days, and Island every 4 days. Most recently, Mist was updated on October 25, 2026 and Island on October 25, 2026.

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