Virmina vs Manabuild
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Virmina
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Virmina is a beautifully minimal habit tracker designed to help you build better routines ā without the overwhelm. [ KEY FEATURES ] ā Grace Day Life happens. Use a Grace Day to skip a day without losing your streak ā because consistency matters more than perfection. ā Build Good Habits. Break Bad Ones. Track habits you want to build ā and patterns you want to break. Every day you resist adds to your streak, tracked with a bold CLEAN DAYS counter. ā Streaks & Milestones Stay motivated with streak milestones at 3, 7, 14, 30, 66, and 100 days. ā Widgets & Lock Screen Check in with a single tap from your Home Screen or Lock Screen widget. No need to open the app. ā Stats & Heatmap Monthly heatmaps and per-habit completion rates give you a clear picture of your progress. ā Reminders Set a custom reminder time for each habit so you never miss a day. ā AI Habit Coach Your personal habit coach, built right into the app ā no account, no cloud. A teaser appears right in your Today view from day one ā your AI starts learning immediately. After a few check-ins, Virmina surfaces insights like your strongest day of the week, your peak focus hour, and how your mood connects to your consistency. The more you use it, the smarter it gets. ā Apple Health Integration Your steps, workouts, sleep, mindfulness sessions, and heart rate from Apple Health are automatically tracked in the background ā no need to open the app. ā Siri & Shortcuts "Hey Siri, how many habits have I done today?" Check in or track your progress hands-free. ā Dynamic Island & Live Activities See your daily progress in real time ā right on the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen. ā Control Center Widget Complete your top habit instantly from Control Center. No need to open the app. ā Focus Filter Show only the habits that match your Focus mode. Stay in the zone without distractions. ā iCloud Sync Your data stays in sync across iPhone and iPad automatically. ā Retroactive Completion Missed logging yesterday? Mark habits as complete up to 3 days back. ā Data Export & Import Back up your habits and history as JSON. Restore anytime. [ WHY VIRMINA ] Most habit apps are either too simple or too complicated. Virmina sits right in the middle ā clean enough to stay out of your way, powerful enough to actually track your growth. Start small. Stay consistent. Build the life you want.
Manabuild
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Manabuild turns your workbooks and textbooks into daily tasks so you can finish them on schedule. Just enter how much a material covers and when you want to finish it, and Manabuild works out what to study today. - Know what to do today, the moment you open the app ⢠See today's range for each material (for example, Q25āQ33) ⢠Daily amounts are worked out backward from your deadline ⢠Amounts are recalculated as you make progress ⢠Weekday weights, holidays, and pause periods are taken into account ⢠Tap the circle to mark a task done, or log just the amount you finished - Review at the right time, automatically ⢠Ranges you studied come back on Today after set intervals (1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days by default) ⢠Change the intervals and the number of reviews as you like - Keep each material on pace ⢠Scan a barcode to fill in the title and cover automatically ⢠Set amounts per chapter, the number of rounds, and the unit (questions, pages, words, and more) ⢠See progress, deadline, and study time at a glance ⢠Organize materials by subject - See the road to your goal ⢠Add goals such as exams with their dates, and link materials to them ⢠See the days left and the achievement rate for each goal - Pomodoro timer ⢠A Pomodoro timer with focus, break, and set count, plus a count-up timer ⢠Time remaining also appears on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island ⢠A vibration lets you know when focus and break switch ⢠When you finish, log how far you got and it is added to your study time - Watch your progress build up ⢠Days recorded and your current streak ⢠A grid of the days and hours you studied ⢠Monthly study time and progress by goal and subject - And more ⢠Check and fix past records on the calendar ⢠Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets ⢠Morning and evening reminders (each can be turned off) ⢠Automatic backup to iCloud, so you can restore your data on a new iPhone or after reinstalling ⢠No account needed ⢠Available in Japanese and English, with Dark Mode support - About the Supporter Plan All study features are available without a subscription. Subscribing to the Supporter Plan (an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription) removes the ads in the app. ⢠Payment is charged to your Apple Account. ⢠The subscription renews automatically for the same period unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. ⢠You can cancel at any time in the iPhone Settings app: your name > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aidi1206.github.io/manabuild-privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manabuild at none against Virmina's 1. Manabuild also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Virmina's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Virmina sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Manabuild asks for nothing beyond the download.
Virmina ships an update every 2 weeks, Manabuild every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virmina | Manabuild |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days ā better |
| Ads | No ā better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jaehoon Lee | TADAMUNE ITO |
In-app purchases
Virmina
- Virmina Pro$4.99
Manabuild
No in-app purchases
Questions
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