Arrektos vs Kado
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Arrektos
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Arrektos is the Discipline OS. A gamified self-improvement app where your Future Self gives you missions to conquer procrastination, build habits, and level up your life. Arrektos is free to download. Some features require an active Arrektos Pro subscription or in-app purchase. Features: Daily Missions Bite-sized tasks that grow harder as you grow stronger. XP & Streaks Earn rewards, build streaks, and track your progress like a game. Future Self Chat Talk with your AI mentor who embodies the version of you that has already succeeded. Requires Arrektos Pro subscription. Squads Team up with friends or allies to stay accountable and motivated. May require Forge Pro subscription. Rituals & Slayer Face off against your vices like procrastination and laziness in ritual challenges. May require Forge Pro subscription. Demon Shield & Focus Lock Block digital traps and protect your focus. May require Forge Pro subscription. Why Forge? Most habit apps are boring checklists. Forge is a world you live in where discipline feels like a quest, not a chore. Start forging your best self today. Privacy Policy: https://www.arrektos.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.arrektos.app/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Kado
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Kado is a focused interval timer for simple, repeatable workouts and custom Work and Rest sequences. Create a routine once, then start it with one tap. Keep it simple with an optional Get Ready countdown, one Work duration, one Rest duration, and the number of intervals. Rest appears only between Work intervalsβnever after the final interval. For more flexibility, enable Advanced and give each Work and Rest step its own duration. Scan the compact sequence, tap a step to edit, and add or reorder steps to suit your workout. Switch between simple and advanced modes while keeping both configurations. FEATURES β’ Save and reorder reusable routines β’ Create custom sequences with individually timed Work and Rest steps β’ See when you last used each routine β’ Clear, glanceable countdown in portrait or landscape β’ Pause, resume, skip, restart, and repeat β’ Optional spoken phase announcements while Kado is open β’ Sounds, haptics, and transition notifications β’ Light, dark, and system appearance β’ Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support β’ English, German, French, Polish, and Dutch β’ No accounts, ads, analytics, or cloud services Kado works completely offline. Your routines stay on your iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kado at none against Arrektos's 4. Kado also leads on ads (none vs shown). Arrektos's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Arrektos sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Kado asks for nothing beyond the download.
Arrektos ships an update every 11 days, Kado every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arrektos | Kado |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days β better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ironforge Labs LLC | Jan Lennartz |
In-app purchases
Arrektos
- Forge Premium$9.991 Month
- Forge Premium (Monthly)$14.991 Month
- Forge Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- Forge Premium (Yearly)$89.991 Year
Kado
No in-app purchases









