Comparison

Exemplar vs Opening Bell

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

Head to head
About

Exemplar

Features
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On a Streak is a minimal, focused habit tracker that helps you take control of your day and create the life you want—one streak at a time. With daily check-ins and a beautifully simple widget, staying consistent has never felt this rewarding. Whether you’re forming new habits or breaking old ones, On a Streak gives you the tools to stay accountable, track progress visually, and build unstoppable momentum. Why users love On a Streak: • Minimal & Distraction-Free: Designed to help you focus on what matters. • Daily Check-ins: Build accountability with one tap a day. • Home Screen Widget: See your streaks at a glance—stay motivated every time you unlock your phone. • Visual Progress: Watch your streaks grow, and don’t break the chain. • Goal-Focused: Create habits that align with your bigger life goals. Start small. Stay consistent. Get On a Streak. In-App Purchases: - Auto-renewing subscription plan: "On a Streak Premium" - Length of subscription: Monthly, Yearly, Lifetime - Price of subscription: $4.99/month, $24.99/year, $44.99/lifetime Privacy Policy: https://swapnilsingh.me/privacy Terms of Service: https://swapnilsingh.me/terms Standard Apple Terms of Use EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Opening Bell

This app gamifies habit tracking by treating habits like stocks. Log your activities to increase their 'price,' and review your weekly performance with market-style earnings reports. It offers unique comeback bonuses and trading halts for missed habits.

Highlights
  • Habits as stock tickers
  • Price increases with logging
  • Weekly earnings reports
  • Comeback bonuses
  • Trading halts for misses
  • Customizable guidance
  • Social exchanges
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Your habits trade like stocks. Log one and the price rises, miss it and it falls, and every Sunday the market posts earnings on your week. Most habit trackers give you a streak and take it away. This one gives you a price, and it pays most for coming back. HOW IT WORKS 1. List your habits as tickers. $GYM, $ZZZ, $BOOK, or your own. Each one opens at $10. 2. Log them as you go. A logged day lifts the price, a missed day takes 0.5% at the close. 3. Sunday, the market posts earnings. Your week is scored against the guidance you set, ticker by ticker. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Comebacks pay double. After two misses, your next session moves the price twice as far. • Three misses in a row halts the ticker until Monday. Not a guilt trip, a trading halt, with a screen that asks what got in the way. • Arm a circuit breaker and a third miss holds the price instead of halting it, so the week keeps trading. • Guidance is a promise you make to yourself, not a target the app picks. Beat it, meet it, or miss it. THE EARNINGS CALL Every week closes with a call. Put your own call on the record before the numbers print, read the print ticker by ticker, take the desk's questions, and set guidance for next week. It plays as a pixel-art trading floor, or as plain type if you prefer. Your answers stay on your device. THE TAPE • One index for your whole fund, weighted the way you set. • A page for every habit: the tape as a line or as candles, a rating from this week's numbers, and your streaks. • An archive of past calls. • A home screen widget with your price, today's move and the tape. • Light and dark, following your system or held either way. SHAREHOLDERS AND EXCHANGES • Send a link and a friend becomes a shareholder. They see your fund and the listings you leave open. Mark a listing private and it never leaves your book. • Open an exchange: a group of funds quoted as one index. The group chat, with a price on it. Joining is free for everyone. • The Street shows how everyone holding a habit is doing, in aggregate only, and only once ten or more people hold it. Opt out in Settings. • Block or report anyone. Blocking is silent. YOUR ACCOUNT • No sign-up to start. Sign in with Apple or Google to keep your fund and carry it to a new phone. • Export your data any time. Delete your account and history from Settings. • No ads, ever. OPENING BELL PLUS The free plan tracks 5 habits, opens the last 12 weeks of calls, gets 1 circuit breaker a month, and creates 1 exchange. Plus is optional and adds: • Up to 30 habits • Every week in the archive • Circuit breakers without a monthly cap • Up to 10 exchanges you create • The Lock Screen ticker: a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and the medium home screen widget • Your statement as a CSV export • Trading floor palettes: Terminal, Paper and Blue chip, light or dark • An analyst note written by AI each week, only if you allow it Plus is $2.99 a month, or $19.99 a year with a 7-day free trial. Prices are in US dollars and vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in Settings, Opening Bell Plus, Manage subscription, or in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fredfermin02.github.io/openingbell-legal/privacy/ Prices in Opening Bell are a score computed from your own check-ins. There is no real money, no real trading, and no brokerage. Opening Bell does not give investment advice.

Screenshots

Exemplar3 screens
Opening Bell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Opening Bell at every 4 days against Exemplar's every 5 months. 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. Exemplar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Opening Bell sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exemplar ships an update every 5 months, Opening Bell every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Exemplar versus Opening Bell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExemplarOpening Bell
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB64 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSwapnil SinghFrederick Fermin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Exemplar

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$4.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime purchase$44.99
2 purchases

Opening Bell

Subscriptions2
  • Opening Bell Plus, Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Opening Bell Plus, Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Exemplar free?
Exemplar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Opening Bell free?
Opening Bell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Exemplar or Opening Bell have ads?
Neither Exemplar nor Opening Bell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Exemplar or Opening Bell?
Exemplar ships an update every 5 months, and Opening Bell every 4 days. Most recently, Exemplar was updated on October 30, 2026 and Opening Bell on October 31, 2026.

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