Loam vs Trigger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loam
This app helps you build habits gently by growing a virtual plant instead of tracking streaks. It offers privacy, no ads, and optional integration with Apple Health for automatic completion.
- Plant-based habit growth
- No streak tracking
- Apple Health integration
- Apple Watch support
- On-device privacy
- Local reminders and widgets
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Build habits the calm way — no streaks to lose. Loam is a private habit tracker where every habit you complete tends a small sprout. It grows leaf by leaf, and it only ever grows. Miss a day and nothing wilts, nothing resets. You simply tend it again when you're ready. No accounts. No ads. No data collection. Everything stays on your device. A SPROUT, NOT A STREAK - Each habit you complete grows your sprout a little more. - No streak counter, no flames, no "you broke it." - A gentle status — not yet, almost, tended — instead of grades or scores. CHECKS ITSELF OFF WITH APPLE HEALTH - Link a habit to steps, workouts, mindful minutes, or sleep, and it completes on its own when Health logs a match. - Health data is read-only and never leaves your device. Loam never writes to Apple Health. ON YOUR WRIST - Tend habits from Apple Watch, with a complication that keeps today one glance away. - Syncs directly with your iPhone — no cloud, no account. A GENTLE LOOK AHEAD - An on-device forecast shows what might slip tomorrow and offers one gentle nudge. - "Your rhythm" shows the days you've been steadiest — no heatmaps, no grades. CALM REMINDERS AND WIDGETS - Set a reminder time for each habit. Habits you do more than once a day get nudges spaced through the day. - Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets show today's progress at a glance. - All notifications are local — no internet required. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No sign-up, no email, no analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. - Your habits are stored on your device with Apple's SwiftData. We can't see them — ever. - The only network activity is Apple's StoreKit, for optional tips. FREE TO USE Track up to five habits with every feature above — no paywall, no ads. If Loam helps you, you can leave an optional one-time tip to support development. Made by one developer who believes habit tracking should feel calm, private, and kind.
Trigger
Understand your skin by logging daily habits and symptoms. This app uses AI to identify potential triggers for breakouts and provides insights to improve your skincare routine. It prioritizes user privacy with no ads or third-party tracking.
- Log daily skin status, food, sleep, and stress
- AI skin-score estimate from weekly photos
- Identify potential breakout triggers
- Check product ingredients
- Track environmental factors like weather
- Export data and delete account
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Understand your skin — one day at a time. Trigger is a personal skincare tracker that helps you spot the patterns between your daily habits and how your skin looks. Instead of guessing what's behind a breakout, log what you do and let Trigger surface the possible connections over time. HOW IT WORKS • Log daily in under a minute — skin status, food, shaving, stress, sleep, and more. • Add weekly photos and get an AI skin-score estimate to track visible change over time. • See possible triggers ranked by how often they line up with your breakouts. • Build a barrier-first routine and check product ingredients as you go. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK • Daily skin status and barrier symptoms • Food, supplements, shaving, sleep, stress, and workouts • Weekly photos with per-zone AI estimates • Your skincare routine, with ingredient flagging • Local weather (humidity, UV) as an environmental factor BUILT AROUND YOUR PRIVACY • Your logs and photos are private to your account. • No ads. No third-party analytics or tracking. • Export all of your data or delete your account anytime. A CLEARER PICTURE Trigger uses AI to estimate skin scores and surface correlations from your own logs — giving you a clearer picture to bring to your own routine or your dermatologist. Trigger is a tracking and educational tool. It does not provide medical advice or diagnosis. Always consult a qualified dermatologist for medical concerns. Trigger offers an optional auto-renewing subscription, Trigger Pro: • Monthly — $6.99 (with a 7-day free trial) • Annual — $49.99 Trigger Pro unlocks AI trigger analysis, AI photo scoring, weekly AI briefings, derm-ready PDF reports, and guided elimination tests. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://trigger-legal.netlify.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://trigger-legal.netlify.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Trigger at weekly against Loam's every 2 months. Trigger also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Loam's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Loam sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Trigger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Loam against 5.0 for Trigger. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Loam ships an update every 2 months, Trigger weekly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Loam | Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jeanese Latiolais Raymond | Surya Palsam |
In-app purchases
Loam
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
Trigger
- Trigger Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Trigger Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year







