grug vs CrownSide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
grug
Receive a daily dose of simple, profound wisdom to help you navigate life's challenges. This app offers straightforward truths and accompanying artwork to inspire personal growth and contentment. It focuses on mindfulness and taking small steps each day.
- Daily wisdom sharing
- Accompanying artwork
- Home screen widget
- Customizable themes
- Light and dark modes
- No login or tracking
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grug know: big scary just many small rock wearing fur coat. every sunrise grug share one wisdom. help you break today rock into small piece. no fancy word. no complicated. just simple truth that work. **what grug do:** - share daily wisdom when sun rise - draw grug dream on wisdom - share with other grug - widget show wisdom on cave - grug work in light and dark cave or give grug shiny color grug not guru. grug just know: small step every day make mountain move. perfect never come. better start with broken stick today than wait for perfect stick tomorrow. wisdom come from real life. fear work love pain growth. grug speak simple but truth hit deep. like "fear just smoke. real but not solid.” and "wanting make poor. grateful make rich." each day different wisdom. truth waiting. grug help see: you already enough. just need pick up one small rock today. app simple like grug brain. open. read wisdom. maybe draw feeling. that all. no login. no cloud. no follow. just you and today truth. remember. tomorrow not here. only today real. grug help make today count. Terms of Service: https://ocho.so/terms Privacy Policy: https://ocho.so/privacy
CrownSide
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CrownSide is the watch journal built for enthusiasts who care about the details. Whether you own one cherished piece or a growing collection, CrownSide helps you track every wear, every service, and every tick — all in one place. Your Collection, Organized - Add each watch with a photo, brand, model, serial number, purchase date, and personal notes. Everything you need to know about a watch is always a tap away. Daily Wear Log - Record which watch you wore each day — swipe right on a watch to log it in one motion. Browse your wear history on an interactive calendar and see yearly summaries with per-watch streaks — a personal diary of time on the wrist. Accuracy Tracking - Measure your watch's timekeeping performance over time. Log offset readings, filter by winding position, visualize drift on a scrollable chart, and see seconds-per-day rate for each entry. Know exactly how your movement is performing. Maintenance History - Keep a complete service record for every watch. Log overhauls and repairs with dates and notes, so you always know when a watch last saw a watchmaker. Private by Default - No account. No subscription. Your data lives on your device. Export & Import - Back up your watches or move them between devices with a single JSON export. Your data is always yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: grug at none against CrownSide's 4. grug also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. CrownSide sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. grug asks for nothing beyond the download.
grug ships an update weekly, CrownSide every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | grug | CrownSide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ocho | Zhang Linghua |
In-app purchases
grug
No in-app purchases
CrownSide
- Espresso$0.99
- Short Latte$1.99
- Tall Cappuccino$4.99
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- Venti Macchiato$9.99









