# Cold Turkey vs ByteBowl

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ByteBowl at 100% against Cold Turkey's 25%. ByteBowl also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). Cold Turkey's advantage is ratings volume (375 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Cold Turkey sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ByteBowl sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ByteBowl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cold Turkey has 375 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Cold Turkey's written reviews are positive against 100% of ByteBowl's.

Cold Turkey ships an update every 4 days, ByteBowl every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Cold Turkey | ByteBowl |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (375 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cold-turkey-quit-for-good/id6749936666/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bytebowl/id6779521331/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **375** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Every 10 days |
| Monetization | Subscription | **Freemium** |
| Size | 132 MB | 53 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Wherk](https://appshunter.io/developer/1576225387) | [Tehmina Kousar](https://appshunter.io/developer/6779521333) |

## What reviewers say

### Cold Turkey

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cold-turkey-quit-for-good/id6749936666)

This app helps users break free from various addictions, including porn, gambling, and alcohol. It offers a structured recovery framework, daily exercises, and progress tracking to rewire habits and build discipline. Features include a website blocker, abstinence counter, and community support.

**Highlights:** Habit rewiring framework, Daily exercises and challenges, Progress and streak tracking, Integrated website blocker, Abstinence counter, Community support

**Features:** Safari Extension, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (8)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $9.99 | per month |
| Premium | $19.99 | per year |
| Premium | $19.99 | per 3 months |
| Premium | $29.99 | per 3 months |
| Premium | $34.99 | per year |
| Premium | $39.99 | per year |
| Premium | $39.99 | per year |
| Premium | $49.99 | per year |


### ByteBowl

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bytebowl/id6779521331)

This app helps you track calories, plan meals, and build healthier habits. It offers features for weight loss, muscle gain, and detailed nutrition monitoring. Create personalized meal plans and grocery lists to simplify healthy eating.

**Highlights:** Calorie tracking with photo recognition, Voice and manual food logging, Personalized weekly meal plans, Macro and nutrition monitoring, Weight loss and hydration tracking, Automatic grocery list generation

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ByteBowl Premium Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| ByteBowl Premium Quarterly | $13.99 | per 3 months |
| ByteBowl Premium Yearly | $29.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Cold Turkey free?

Cold Turkey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is ByteBowl free?

ByteBowl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Cold Turkey or ByteBowl?

ByteBowl is rated higher. Cold Turkey averages 4.7 out of 5 from 375 ratings, while ByteBowl averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Cold Turkey or ByteBowl have ads?

Cold Turkey shows ads; ByteBowl does not.

### Which is updated more often, Cold Turkey or ByteBowl?

Cold Turkey ships an update every 4 days, and ByteBowl every 10 days. Most recently, Cold Turkey was updated on November 8, 2026 and ByteBowl on October 31, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*