Comparison

Vesper vs Waddle

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

Head to head
About

Vesper

This app helps users, particularly women, reduce mindless scrolling and regain calm with their phones. It offers gentle pauses before opening distracting apps and allows for scheduled quiet windows to promote focus and intentional usage.

Highlights
  • Screen time protection for distracting apps
  • Morning and Night Quiet Windows
  • Earn 'Glow' for keeping promises
  • Two-minute breathing ritual
  • Intentional app access
  • Calm reward moments
Features
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Vesper helps you turn the urge to scroll into a reason to move. Choose the distracting apps you want to protect with Apple Screen Time. When you reach for them, Vesper creates a calm pause and guides you toward a verified live walk before granting a bounded opening. When the opening ends, your selected apps return to protection automatically. See your verified daily steps and walking goal on Home, start a live walking session, and follow your progress as you move. If walking is not available, Box Breathing offers a limited fallback. Vesper is designed for women who want less automatic scrolling, more movement, and a softer way to protect their attention—without shame, punishment, or productivity pressure. Features: • Screen Time protection for selected distracting apps • Verified live walking for bounded intentional access • Daily iOS Health step progress and walking goals • Clear protection status and next actions on Home • Automatic re-protection after each opening • Limited Box Breathing fallback • Calm celebrations and a warm star companion Your attention belongs to you. Stop scrolling. Step into her. Vesper offers free onboarding. Additional features require a lifetime purchase or subscription. Terms of use: https://xcompass.ai/terms-of-service

About

Waddle

This app encourages physical activity by locking down chosen applications until a daily step goal is met. Users can track their progress on a personal map, compete with friends in leagues, and unlock virtual rewards. It aims to help users reduce excessive screen time by making them earn their digital access through walking.

Highlights
  • Lock chosen apps until step goal is met
  • Earn extra minutes by exceeding step goals
  • Explore a walking map of your city
  • Find and connect with friends
  • Maintain daily step streaks with freezes
  • Compete in weekly leagues
  • Unlock virtual ducks and trophies
Features
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Walk more. Scroll less. Your phone is the reason you're not hitting your steps. Every "just one more video" keeps you on the couch, and the walk you promised yourself never happens. Waddle changes that: before you open Instagram, TikTok or your games, you walk. Then your apps unlock. It's a simple step counter that locks your apps, made for anyone who wants to walk 10,000 steps a day without relying on willpower. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps to lock 2. Set your daily step goal 3. Walk: every step earns screen time 4. Hit your goal, free your duck, and scroll guilt-free WHAT YOU GET • App blocking: your apps stay locked until you walk • A step counter that turns walking into screen time • Walking streaks: see your progress every single day • Weekly insights: your average steps and the screen time you won back • A city map that reveals itself as you walk • Friend streaks to keep each other moving PERFECT FOR • Building a daily walking habit (hello, 10k steps) • Cutting your screen time without deleting your apps • Getting in shape without forcing it • Getting your evenings back Waddle isn't just another pedometer. It's the accountability you've been missing: it turns time on your phone into time on your feet. Download Waddle and start your walking streak today. PRIVACY Waddle uses Apple's Screen Time framework to lock the apps you choose. We never see which apps you use or what you do in them, and nothing leaves your device for advertising. Waddle requires an active subscription to unlock its features. Terms of Service: https://grove-eggplant-3f5.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-3a34f62259b1814bafb3f76c9af86fe2 Privacy Policy: https://grove-eggplant-3f5.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-3a34f62259b181e2848bc59ea6628b85

Screenshots

Vesper4 screens
Waddle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vesper at none against Waddle's shown. Vesper also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Waddle's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Vesper sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Waddle sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vesper against 5.0 for Waddle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vesper ships an update every 2 weeks, Waddle weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vesper versus Waddle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVesperWaddle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperxCompass, LLCCorentin Martins

Customer experience

Vesper

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Waddle

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Vesper

Subscriptions8
  • Vesper Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Vesper Weekly3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Vesper Weekly3 Days trial$10.997 Days
Show 5 more
  • Vesper Weekly$12.997 Days
  • Vesper Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Vesper Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Vesper Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Vesper Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • Vesper Lifetime$49.99
  • Believer$99.99
4 purchases

Waddle

Subscriptions4
  • Waddle Premium — Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly — Final Offer$13.491 Year
  • Premium Yearly — Gift Offer$22.491 Year
Show 1 more
  • Waddle Premium — Yearly3 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Vesper free?
Vesper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waddle free?
Waddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vesper or Waddle?
Vesper and Waddle are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Vesper or Waddle have ads?
Waddle shows ads; Vesper does not.
Which is updated more often, Vesper or Waddle?
Vesper ships an update every 2 weeks, and Waddle weekly. Most recently, Vesper was updated on October 28, 2026 and Waddle on October 15, 2026.

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