Comparison

Hotshot Caffeine Tracker vs Cuke

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

Head to head
About

Hotshot Caffeine Tracker

Features
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Hotshot is the delightfully fun way to track your caffeine intake and ultimately quit caffeine. With a familiar yet extensive interface, Hotshot makes it easy to track caffeine intake in a single tap. Designed with the latest Apple technologies, entirely built with Swift, and fully embracing Liquid Glass, Hotshot is beautiful, practical, and fun to make tracking your caffeinated beverages a breeze. Many apps offer thousands of options. Many apps aim for perfect accuracy. Hotshot is designed to be easy and fast, because done is better than perfect. Key features of Hotshot: * Track caffeine intake in a single tap. * HealthKit integration so your data is stored safely and securely on device. * Estimate caffeine levels at bedtime. * Monitor estimate caffeine levels throughout the day on a graph. * View day-by-day caffeine intake in a familiar ring-based view. * See a summary each week to motivate you to keep tracking. * Add drinks from an extensive pre-defined library. * Manually adjust caffeine for every submission. * Absolutely no tracking, data collection, or advertising. If you’ve been looking for the perfect way to track and ultimately give up caffeine, then you’ve come to the right place. Hotshot is free with no strings attached.

About

Cuke

This app provides a visual routine planner and timer designed for individuals with ADHD. It features a gentle, non-judgmental approach to habit tracking and time management, with a focus on visual cues and step-by-step guidance.

Highlights
  • Visual routine planner
  • Step-by-step routine player
  • Shrinking ring timer
  • Focus blocks with breaks
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • On-device pattern coach
  • Box breathing exercises
Features
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Cuke is a calm routine planner and visual timer for ADHD brains — with a small cucumber who never scolds. Pay once, keep it forever: no subscription, no streaks, no shame. Most habit apps punish a missed day: a streak breaks, a number turns red, a notification says "we miss you." Cuke doesn't keep score. Miss something and it quietly fades and waits. Come back after a hard week and today simply starts at zero. MEET CUKE A cucumber keeps you company on every screen. It holds on to the routine you're in, tugs the next one into your day, and lies down under the one that moved to later — cheerful every time. It has five faces and not one of them is disappointed. Finish a routine and it celebrates. Every active day adds a little brine to its jar, and the jar only ever fills. TIME YOU CAN FEEL • A shrinking ring for every step, not a number climbing — a time-blind brain can see ten minutes leaving. • A step-by-step routine player with gentle audible cues, so a locked phone still moves you forward. • Running late? A quiet "shifted +12 min" chip. Nothing turns red. • Focus blocks on your own terms: 10, 25 or 45 minutes, with a real break. ROUTINES THAT STICK • Start with one routine — morning, shutdown, meds & basics — or build your own in a minute. • Basics you can check off anytime: meds, water, food, with an optional time-sensitive reminder for the ones that matter. • Unmissable alarms, opt-in only: for medication, for the end of a focus block, or to wake straight into a routine. • Miss a routine and it moves to later. Skip a step and nothing is owed. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN • Live Activity and Dynamic Island show the current step and the time left. • Home and Lock Screen widgets show what's next, quietly. • Siri and Shortcuts: "Start my routine in Cuke", "Log my meds in Cuke", "What's next in Cuke". SKILLS FOR STUCK MOMENTS • Box breathing in a jar: the brine rises as you breathe in, and an optional vibration follows your breath, so it works with your eyes closed. • Get unstuck: name the wall, slice the task into small rounds, start with one. • Ground yourself in 90 seconds. Nothing here is tracked or graded. A REVIEW THAT ONLY GROWS A calm weekly review of what actually happened — patterns in plain language, never grades, never leaderboards. An optional on-device pattern coach notices things like "mornings hold, evenings slip" and says so gently. It runs entirely on your phone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. Cuke has no servers of its own — your data lives on your device and syncs only through your own private iCloud. Analytics are anonymous and content-masked; your routines and notes never leave as text. If you choose to download the optional on-device AI model, only the model comes down; nothing about you is ever sent to us. HONEST PRICING Your first routine is free, forever. Unlock unlimited routines with a single $24.99 purchase — one time, no subscription, nothing that renews. Cuke offers skills, not therapy. If things feel heavy, a professional is the right tool. Works on iPhone and iPad with iOS 26 or later.

Screenshots

Hotshot Caffeine Tracker4 screens
Cuke4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hotshot Caffeine Tracker at none against Cuke's 1. Cuke's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cuke sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hotshot Caffeine Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hotshot Caffeine Tracker ships an update every 3 months, Cuke fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Hotshot Caffeine Tracker versus Cuke: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHotshot Caffeine TrackerCuke
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJimbo Works Ltd.Emre ALICI

In-app purchases

None

Hotshot Caffeine Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cuke

One-time1
  • Anchor Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Hotshot Caffeine Tracker free?
Hotshot Caffeine Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cuke free?
Cuke is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hotshot Caffeine Tracker or Cuke have ads?
Neither Hotshot Caffeine Tracker nor Cuke shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hotshot Caffeine Tracker or Cuke?
Hotshot Caffeine Tracker ships an update every 3 months, and Cuke fortnightly. Most recently, Hotshot Caffeine Tracker was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cuke on October 31, 2026.

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