Bars vs Softie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Bars
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Your mindset influences how you experience the world. Bars helps you stay focused with short, impactful daily affirmations designed to support clarity, motivation, and personal growth. WHAT MAKES BARS UNIQUE Bars is built for people who prefer simple, direct affirmations without unnecessary complexity. Choose from a range of themed collections β such as mindset, calm, or productivity β and receive a personalized stream of content based on your preferences. FEATURES β’ Access multiple affirmation collections across different themes β’ Personalized feed that adapts to your interactions β’ Daily reminders to help you stay consistent β’ Lock screen widget for quick access β’ Save affirmations to revisit later β’ Create and manage your own affirmations β’ Track your usage streak over time FLEXIBLE EXPERIENCE Customize your reminder schedule and choose when you want to engage. Bars is designed to fit naturally into your daily routine, whether you have a few seconds or a few minutes. PREMIUM Upgrade to unlock all collections, enhanced personalization, and additional content. By using the app, you agree to Appleβs standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Softie
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Softie is your elegant beauty routine companion, designed to help you organize your glow with calm, structure, and consistency. Create personalized routines for skincare, haircare, body care, nails, and daily self-care. Track your morning and evening routines, organize your products, follow reminders, log progress, and stay connected to your glow journey every day. Softie helps you: β’ Build morning and evening beauty routines β’ Track skincare, haircare, body care, and nail care habits β’ Organize categories and subcategories for your routine β’ Save your product shelf and track product details β’ Follow UV and SPF guidance based on your location β’ Log sunscreen and set reapply reminders β’ Track your period and receive cycle-aware beauty insights β’ View your progress and glow points β’ Save beauty tips and articles β’ Join the Glow Community to ask, share, and learn β’ Sync your data privately with iCloud where supported β’ Use premium widgets and advanced routine tools with Softie Pro Softie is made to feel beautiful, simple, and supportive. Whether you are starting a skincare routine, managing your hair care, organizing beauty products, tracking SPF, or building a full self-care system, Softie keeps everything in one place. Softie Pro unlocks premium features including premium widgets, product shelf tools, expiry tracking, unlimited categories, unlimited subcategories, extra routine steps, period tracking, smart reminders, and advanced routine insights. Softie is not a medical app and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Beauty, wellness, UV, SPF, and cycle-related information is for general self-care and informational purposes only. Softie Pro is available as an optional auto-renewable subscription. Subscription pricing and duration are shown clearly before purchase, and subscriptions can be managed or cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://softie-app.netlify.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bars at 15.1 against Softie's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bars sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Softie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bars ships an update every 4 days, Softie every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bars | Softie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days β better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | shapekoint-ltd | Karim Alaa |
In-app purchases
Bars
- Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
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- Annual Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Annual Premium$49.991 Year
Softie
- Softie Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Softie Pro Monthly7 Days trial$27.991 Year





