Comparison

Tacto vs Ripple

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

Head to head
About

Tacto

Design polished, magazine-style posters using photos, text, and templates. This app prioritizes privacy by storing all your creations locally on your device. Enhance your designs with stickers and private notes.

Highlights
  • Magazine-style templates
  • Local storage for privacy
  • Sticker customization
  • Private notes for projects
  • HD export options
  • Template browsing and filtering
Features
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Tacto is a lightweight poster maker for iPhone. Combine photos, titles, short notes, and magazine-style templates into polished posters—all stored locally on your device. No social feed, no public gallery, no chat. Key Features: - Explore: Browse featured templates, category chips, color moods, and your recent posters. - Template Center: Search and filter eight built-in layouts (portrait and landscape), then open the full-screen editor. - Maker: Live poster preview with Image, Text, Style, and Sticker tools; drag stickers to position, resize, and recolor them. - Private Remarks: Attach text notes, photos, or voice memos to a project—these stay off the exported poster. - Projects: Filter All, Saved, Drafts, or Exported; search by title; open detail to edit, export, or duplicate. - Export Options: Standard daily exports plus optional HD and clean exports using Points. - Points Store: Six consumable Point packs via Apple In-App Purchase for premium templates, HD export, duplication, and more. - Privacy First: Posters, drafts, remarks, Points balance, and login credentials stay on your device. Create simple, beautiful posters with Tacto.

About

Ripple

Log your climbing sessions with details like photos, grades, and how it felt. Discover other climbers' achievements, join or host events, and write training notes. Track your progress and relive your best sends.

Highlights
  • Log climbs with photos and details
  • Discover and save other climbers' sessions
  • Browse and join climbing events
  • Host your own climbing events
  • Write training notes and reviews
  • Track climbing progress
Features
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Ripple is a climbing diary for the moments worth keeping. Log outdoor leads, gym boulders, and top-rope sessions with photos, grade, duration, weather, attempts, and how it felt. Browse a climbing feed, save the climbs you care about, and turn a session into a longer note when you want a full review. Join or host climbing events: weekend camps, gym nights, intro classes, and family sessions. See the schedule, gear list, spots left, and sign up with a nickname and email. Write training notes for plans, reviews, and next goals. Keep photos of the wall, the move, or your gear. Check your logs, outdoor days, notes, and saved sends in one place. Whether you just started or you are chasing the next grade, Ripple helps you remember the route, the partners, and the send. What you can do Log climbs with photos, style, grade, result, and feelings Discover other climbers’ sessions and save your favorites Browse events, join with a simple form, or publish your own Write notes for training, reviews, summaries, and next goals Track progress: logs, outdoor days, notes, and saved sends Ripple is for indoor and outdoor climbing. Event details and notes are for reference only — always climb within your ability and follow local safety rules.

Screenshots

Tacto3 screens
Ripple4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tacto at 5.0 against Ripple's 1.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tacto sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Ripple sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tacto holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tacto ships an update every 9 days, Ripple weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tacto versus Ripple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTactoRipple
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB28 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTharion KelvornTrue Access Capital Corporation

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Tacto

One-time6
  • points$0.99
  • points$2.99
  • points$9.99
Show 3 more
  • points$19.99
  • points$49.99
  • points$99.99
10 purchases

Ripple

One-time10
  • buy diamonds$1.99
  • buy diamonds$2.99
  • buy diamonds$3.99
Show 7 more
  • buy diamonds$4.99
  • buy diamonds$6.99
  • buy diamonds$8.99
  • buy diamonds$19.99
  • buy diamonds$39.99
  • buy diamonds$49.99
  • buy diamonds$84.99

Questions

Is Tacto free?
Tacto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ripple free?
Ripple is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tacto or Ripple?
Tacto is rated higher. Tacto averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Ripple averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tacto or Ripple have ads?
Neither Tacto nor Ripple shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tacto or Ripple?
Tacto ships an update every 9 days, and Ripple weekly. Most recently, Tacto was updated on November 5, 2026 and Ripple on November 10, 2026.

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