Comparison

Shrimping vs CigTracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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

CigTracker

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CigTracker is the simplest way to see your smoking habit clearly - and shrink it. LOG IN ONE TAP Hit the big Log button when you smoke. That's it. No forms, no friction. SEE YOUR WEEK Every cigarette lands as a mark on your week map, hour by hour. The patterns you never noticed - the morning cluster, the after-lunch spike - become obvious. TALK TO YOUR COACH An AI coach lives in the chat. Tell it a craving hit and it helps you ride it out. Tell it you resisted and it counts the skip. It answers with your real numbers: how today compares to yesterday, your pace, the gaps between cigarettes. It even gives you a heads-up when you enter one of your usual smoking windows. BUILT FOR HONESTY No streak-shaming, no lectures. Just your real data and a coach in your corner. - One-tap logging - Week map of every cigarette by time of day - AI coach chat: craving support, pace math, skip tracking - Sign in with Apple or Google - Your data is yours - delete your account in the app and everything goes with it CigTracker is a tracking and awareness tool, not a medical device or nicotine-cessation therapy.

Screenshots

Shrimping4 screens
CigTracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CigTracker at none against Shrimping's 3. Shrimping's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Shrimping versus CigTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShrimpingCigTracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.117.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTyler BerndtJacob Beauchamp

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

CigTracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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