Comparison

Shrimping vs base.

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

Head to head
About

Shrimping

Features
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Shrimping is a playful posture tracker that uses the motion sensors in your AirPods to detect when you're slouching — and nudges you to sit up straight. HOW IT WORKS Pop in your AirPods and calibrate your "straight back" position. Shrimping continuously monitors your head tilt and measures how much you're curling forward. When you slouch past your threshold for too long, you'll get a friendly (but firm) alert to uncurl. THE SHRIMP MASCOT A cute shrimp on your screen curls in real time to match your posture. Sitting straight? Happy shrimp. Slouching? Full crustacean mode. SMART ALERTS Set your own curl threshold and hold time. Quick coffee reach? Doesn't count. Sustained slouching? Time for an intervention. Get alerts with funny rotating messages like "Your spine just filed a formal complaint." DETAILED STATS Track your posture throughout the day with hourly breakdowns, weekly trends, and yearly summaries. Drill into any time block to see minute-by-minute detail. RUNS IN THE BACKGROUND Start a session and go about your day. Shrimping keeps monitoring your posture even when the app isn't on screen. You'll get push notifications when you need to uncurl. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add small or medium widgets to see your posture stats at a glance — connection status, session progress, and daily percentages. APPLE WATCH HAPTICS (PRO) Get a wrist tap on your Apple Watch when you slouch. No need to look at your phone. COMPATIBLE DEVICES - AirPods Pro (1st gen or later) - AirPods (3rd generation) - AirPods Max - Beats Fit Pro PRIVACY FIRST All posture data stays on your device. We never record audio. No tracking, no analytics, no ads. Optional iCloud sync keeps your data across devices. SHRIMPING PRO Unlock detailed stats, Apple Watch haptics, sound alerts, week & year history, and iCloud sync. Available as monthly, yearly, or lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.purplefox.io/shrimping/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.purplefox.io/shrimping/privacy

About

base.

Features
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Hybrid training is hard. Building muscle while improving your endurance is nearly impossible, unless you can track pretty much everything. Base makes that simple. Track your calories, macro goals, and your micronutrients and how they are affecting your performance. Watch your progressive overload in the gym translate into real physique progress. Push your endurance capabilities further in whatever discipline you train, with a plan that actually trains and pushes you mathematically. WHY BASE • One adaptive plan across strength + endurance + nutrition. • AI coach that gives feedback, adjusts your plan, and provides insight from your actual numbers. • Live health data synced in, so your plan reacts to how you're really recovering • Precise macro goals that adapt in real time as your training progresses • Built by real hybrid athletes training for both strength and endurance goals

Screenshots

Shrimping4 screens
base.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: base. at none against Shrimping's 3. base. also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.1). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Shrimping sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. base. asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Shrimping versus base.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShrimpingbase.
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.116.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB192 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTyler BerndtJudson Dunne

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Shrimping

Subscriptions2
  • Shrimping Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Shrimping Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Shrimping Pro Lifetime$49.99
None

base.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shrimping free?
Shrimping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is base. free?
base. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shrimping or base. have ads?
Neither Shrimping nor base. shows ads.

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