Inky Habits vs Afterwise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inky Habits
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Inky is a living drop of ink. Finish a habit and Inky flies over and stamps your day. Inky Habits keeps habit tracking light and personal: no account, no ads, no streak guilt. • Pick a few habits on first launch and start right away, or choose from a library of small, realistic habits • Check-off, count, or timer habits on daily, weekly, or interval schedules • Group habits your way, add a note to any check-in, and take rest days without breaking anything • Footprints shows each habit's last four weeks, plus month and year views, and turns any week, month or year into a stamp-book page to share • Streaks, milestones, and ink marks to collect as you go • A vermilion seal ceremony for big streaks, and a graduation certificate when a habit reaches 66 stamps • Routine packs from documented daily schedules (Benjamin Franklin, Charles Darwin, Immanuel Kant) plus ready-made routines, including Franklin's 13-virtue little book • Inky grows small marks as your lifetime stamps add up, and has its own room to play in • Reminders and a gentle nudge when a habit goes quiet • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Apple Watch, and private iCloud sync • Back up, import, and export your data any time Unlimited habits and all stats are free. Inky Habits Pro is a one-time lifetime purchase that unlocks Inky's extra looks and alternate app icons. Product analytics is sent only if you choose to share it. It uses a random app-scoped identifier and never includes habit names, notes, or completion values. You can turn it off or reset the identifier in Settings.
Afterwise
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Afterwise: Set a "day to look back" for your decisions—we don't choose for you; we help you compare with reality when that day arrives. Log context, options, and expectations. Set a 30- or 90-day review (or more). Get a local reminder when it's due. Optionally write a sealed letter to your future self—private until review day, then open it first and record what really happened. Why Afterwise • Sealed letters + opening ritual—capture how you thought, not a rewritten memory • Review-day lock: no early opening or formal review before the due day • Home Screen countdown widget; calendar widgets for review days (no titles or letter content) • In-app review calendar; optional iPhone Calendar sync; .ics export • Privacy share cards after sealing or review (private by default) • Local-first; optional iCloud; no account • Insights & bias snapshot—not AI advice Core loop: log → set review → sealed letter (optional) → open on due day → review → learn Good for: job moves, relationships, major purchases, startup and investing choices Free • 25 decisions; 30/90-day reviews • Sealed letters (~200 chars, 1 photo); revisit opened letters • Review calendar, optional calendar sync, calendar widgets, .ics export • Batch due reviews; Markdown export; CSV/MD import • Basic insights; one re-review per decision • English / 简体 / 繁体 Pro • Unlimited decisions; 90/365/custom cycles; letter per cycle • Letters ~1,000 chars, up to 9 photos • Stronger reminders; full bias report; annual/quarterly reports & share cards • Templates; unlimited tags & moods; app lock (Face ID / passcode) • CSV/PDF/long image/ZIP export; ritual skins; yearbook pages • Widget ritual layout & Live Activity (never shows letter content) Privacy: On your device; optional iCloud. Not uploaded to Afterwise servers. Subscriptions: Charged to your Apple ID at purchase. Auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://mapleleaf99.github.io/afterwisePrivacyPolicy/#en Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Inky Habits and Afterwise are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Inky Habits sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Afterwise sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Inky Habits ships an update every 2 days, Afterwise every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inky Habits | Afterwise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Freedom Dimension (shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd | 飞锋 郭 |
In-app purchases
Inky Habits
- Pro Lifetime$1.99
Afterwise
- Afterwise Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Afterwise Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Afterwise Pro Lifetime$19.99









