Comparison

The Core Code vs Touch.Grass

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

Head to head
About

The Core Code

Features
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The Core Code is an at-home Pilates & fitness app designed by Nina Dapper for every woman, at every phase of life, including pregnancy and postpartum. Build strength, confidence, and an elegant, balanced physique from the comfort of your own home. No matter where you are on your fitness journey, The Core Code adapts to you. Whether your goal is to build strength, tone your body, improve posture, or stay active during pregnancy or postpartum, this app meets you where you are. Workouts are created by Nina Dapper — international high-fashion model, lifestyle coach, health scientist, and certified Pilates instructor with 30+ million YouTube views. Inside the app: • Growing library of structured workout programs • Growing library of exclusive, ad-free workouts • Suitable for all levels • Workouts by Nina Dapper • Workouts with or without equipment • Pregnancy & Postpartum-safe workouts and programs • Certified, professional workouts • Growing library of supportive, nourishing recipes Standard Apple's terms of service apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://ninadapper.ymove.app/privacy-policy-app

About

Touch.Grass

This app helps you reduce phone usage by gamifying screen time. A virtual plant thrives when you stay within your daily limits and wilts if you exceed them, offering a visual representation of your digital habits.

Highlights
  • Virtual plant growth tied to screen time
  • Daily screen time tracking
  • Lifetime cost calculation of phone usage
  • 3x3 garden with planting and harvesting
  • App protection tiers
  • Focus mode for deep work
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At 4 hours a day, your phone will quietly cost you 8.3 years over the next 50. TouchGrass is here to help you keep some of them. Meet Sproutly, your green plant buddy whose mood is tied directly to your daily phone usage. Stay under your goal and Sproutly blooms. Blow past it and the garden wilts. No shame, no streaks held over your head. Just an honest cause and effect loop you can feel. WHY TOUCHGRASS IS DIFFERENT Most screen time apps show you a number. "5h 23m." That number is meaningless. You can't feel it. TouchGrass turns your screen time into something you actually care about: a tiny plant that lights up on a good day and droops on a bad one. WHAT YOU GET • A live read of your daily screen time, powered by Apple's Screen Time framework. • A health score that reacts to time lost on social, games, and entertainment, while productive use stays neutral. • A Reality Check that turns today's pace into the lifetime cost: years of your life on the phone. • A 3x3 garden you tend each day. Water, plant, and harvest seeds, unlocking rare species over time. • Three Protect tiers (Lite, Standard, Lockdown) that let you choose which apps Sproutly guards and shield them when you cross your daily limit. • Six themes: Forest Dark, Morning Meadow, Golden Dunes, Deep Tide, Twilight Garden, Sakura. • A Focus mode for deep work. Set a timer, watch Sproutly meditate, finish stronger. PRIVACY YOU CAN ACTUALLY VERIFY TouchGrass has no server, no analytics, and no account. Every number lives on your device. Your Screen Time data never leaves your iPhone. Delete the app and it's gone. There's no copy in the cloud, because the cloud isn't part of the design. REQUIREMENTS • Requires iOS 16 or later. iPhone only. • Uses Apple's Family Controls and Screen Time framework. You'll grant Screen Time access during setup. The app still works without it in calibration mode, but the garden's main loop assumes it's on. NOT FOR PARENTAL CONTROL TouchGrass is built for adults managing their own screen time. It is not a parental control product, doesn't use Family Sharing, and exposes your data to no one but you. Stop scrolling. Watch your garden grow.

Screenshots

The Core Code4 screens
Touch.Grass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Touch.Grass at none against The Core Code's 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Core Code sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Touch.Grass asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Core Code ships an update every 3 weeks, Touch.Grass fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
The Core Code versus Touch.Grass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Core CodeTouch.Grass
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNina Alexandra DapperSafee Karzai

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The Core Code

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership7 Days trial$149.001 Year
None

Touch.Grass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Core Code free?
The Core Code is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Touch.Grass free?
Touch.Grass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Core Code or Touch.Grass have ads?
Neither The Core Code nor Touch.Grass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Core Code or Touch.Grass?
The Core Code ships an update every 3 weeks, and Touch.Grass fortnightly. Most recently, The Core Code was updated on September 26, 2026 and Touch.Grass on September 15, 2026.

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