Comparison

Chillio vs Takeback

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

Head to head
About

Chillio

This app gamifies life planning and habit building by turning tasks into a virtual pet's needs. Complete your self-care and cleaning routines to earn rewards and level up your pet, fostering consistency and motivation through engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Personalized habit creation
  • Task gamification with virtual pet
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • XP, coins, and level-up system
  • Detailed statistics and dashboard
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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Chillio is your personal planning app that grows with you. Follow a routine that fits your life, level up your habits — and watch Chi's world transform as you do. Start with the routine that fits you best, and let Chi cheer you on every step of the way. The Cutest Life Planning And Cleaning App Create Your Own Tasks: Set up habits that match your lifestyle - daily, weekly, or fully custom. Track your habits with simple check-ins or use units like minutes, steps, or repetitions. Stay in control with a clean, distraction-free interface focused on your goals. Track Your Progress: Visual progress bars show how consistent you are with each habit. Build streaks and strengthen your momentum day by day. View detailed stats to stay motivated and see how far you’ve come. Gamify Your Routine: Earn XP every time you complete a task. Level up as you stick to your habits and unlock new milestones. Collect coins for every completed habit - rewarding you for consistency. Monitor your total XP, coins earned, and level in your personal dashboard. Subscription Information: Chi offers auto-renewing subscriptions for unlimited access to Premium features: • $19.99/month • $39.99 every 3 months • $89.99/year Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, based on the selected plan. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. Canceling your subscription will stop future charges, but you’ll retain access until the end of the current billing period. Terms of Service: https://tou.my-chi.app/ Privacy Policy: https://pp.my-chi.app/ Support Email: support@my-chi.app

About

Takeback

This app uses a drill sergeant persona to help you break free from excessive phone use. It negotiates your access to distracting apps and implements a progressive 60-day bootcamp to retrain your habits.

Highlights
  • Drill sergeant accountability
  • Negotiated app access
  • Progressive 60-day bootcamp
  • Customizable difficulty (Chill/Savage)
  • Habit retraining
  • Time and attention recovery
Features
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Takeback is Sarge, an AI coach who lets you into your social apps when you have a real reason and cuts off the doomscrolling. Not another app blocker. Other blockers lock everything, so you delete them by Friday. Or they're easy to skip. Sarge is tougher, but fair. A REAL REASON GETS YOU IN DMing a friend? Work? You get in. Doomscrolling? He cuts you off. He knows how long you've already scrolled today. 5 MODES. FIND YOURS. Some days your apps stay open, and the second you start doomscrolling, they lock. Some days every open costs a short wait while he tries to talk you out of it. On Blackout days, only a strong reason or a real emergency gets you in. Sarge picks your first modes, then you choose the one that works. HARDCORE WHEN YOU NEED IT On Hardcore days you say it out loud. Hold to talk, tell him why you need your apps, and he talks back. HE LEARNS YOU How you scroll. When you slip up. Then he adjusts your plan, and your daily limit steps down to your goal. YOUR ANTI-ALGORITHM Thousands of engineers. Billions of dollars. One job: keep you scrolling. Willpower can't beat that. It was never your fault. Sarge is an AI on your side against a billion-dollar feed. WANT MORE TIME? EARN IT. Go for a walk, work out, touch real grass, or hold a focus block. He checks the proof: your steps, a fresh photo, or 45 minutes with no unlocks. Pictures of pictures don't work on him. WHAT CHANGES Evenings that end in sleep, not a 2am feed. An attention span you can feel coming back. Hours that used to vanish with nothing to show for them. A phone you finally trust yourself with. WHO'S BEHIND IT Takeback is run by Stan Tatarnykov. He built games played by 80M+ people, so he knows how apps keep you hooked. Now he's on your side. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trytakeback.com/privacy

Screenshots

Chillio4 screens
Takeback4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Takeback at free with in-app purchases against Chillio's subscription. Takeback also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (75% vs 52%). Chillio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. Chillio sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Takeback sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Takeback holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chillio has 3.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Chillio's written reviews are positive against 75% of Takeback's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chillio ships an update every 6 days, Takeback every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Chillio versus Takeback: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChillioTakeback
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.7K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#79 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCOREMOVE LIMITEDGatarn Games Ltd.

Customer experience

Chillio

All ratings3,452 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews334 reviews
Positive51.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative43.4%

Takeback

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Chillio

Subscriptions11
  • Premium - Full Access$3.997 Days
  • Premium - Full Access$5.997 Days
  • Premium - Full Access$7.997 Days
Show 8 more
  • Premium – Full Access$19.991 Month
  • Premium - Full Access$24.991 Year
  • Premium - Full Access$29.991 Year
  • Premium - Full Access$34.991 Year
  • Premium - Full Access$39.991 Year
  • Premium – Full Access$39.993 Months
  • Premium – Full Access$89.991 Year
  • Premium - Full Access7 Days trial$89.991 Year
9 purchases

Takeback

Subscriptions9
  • Takeback Monthly Plan$8.991 Month
  • Takeback Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Takeback Yearly Plan$19.991 Year
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  • Takeback Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Takeback Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Takeback Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Takeback Annual$44.991 Year
  • Takeback Annual3 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Takeback Pro Annual$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Chillio free?
Chillio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Takeback free?
Takeback is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chillio or Takeback?
Takeback is rated higher. Chillio averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Takeback averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Chillio or Takeback have ads?
Takeback shows ads; Chillio does not.
Which is updated more often, Chillio or Takeback?
Chillio ships an update every 6 days, and Takeback every 10 days. Most recently, Chillio was updated on October 25, 2026 and Takeback on October 25, 2026.

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