Comparison

Stepdown vs Tipple

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

Head to head
About

Stepdown

This app guides users through a gradual reduction plan to quit nicotine products like vaping, pouches, or cigarettes. It offers a personalized "staircase" plan, an AI coach, and tools to manage cravings and track progress.

Highlights
  • Personalized nicotine reduction plan
  • AI coaching for support
  • Cravings management tools
  • Progress tracking and milestones
  • Savings tracker
  • Danger-window alerts
Features
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Cold turkey works for almost no one. Stepdown gets you off nicotine by stepping down; small, scheduled reductions your body barely notices, until one day the number is zero. Works for vapes, nicotine pouches, cigarettes, nicotine gum, lozenges, heated tobacco and snus. Answer a few questions and see, free: your Nic Score (how tight a grip nicotine actually has on your day), your personal staircase, and your projected quit date. YOUR STAIRCASE - A plan of small steps; each one holds your daily limit slightly lower while your body adjusts - One-tap logging for every pouch, puff, pod or cigarette - An AI coach that knows your exact plan and answers at 2am - A panic button for cravings; most pass in about three minutes - Danger-window alerts that fire before your risky hours, not after - Step briefings, daily debriefs, and body-recovery milestones - A savings jar showing the money you keep instead of burn WHY STEPPING DOWN WORKS Quitting all at once means peak withdrawal, peak irritability, and peak chance of a bad day that convinces you that you can't do it. Stepping down spreads that cost across weeks, so no single day has to be the day you quit quitting. WENT OVER? KEEP GOING Go over your limit and nothing resets. The staircase adjusts and continues. There is no streak to break and no starting over. FREE Your Nic Score, staircase preview, and quit date. A subscription is required for the full plan, coach, and tracking. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Stepdown is a habit app, not a medical service. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have a medical concern, talk to a healthcare provider. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms: https://www.stepdownapp.com/terms Privacy: https://www.stepdownapp.com/privacy

About

Tipple

This app gamifies personal change with daily check-ins, streak building, and virtual rewards. It uses behavioral psychology principles to encourage consistent progress without shame, helping users build momentum towards their goals.

Highlights
  • Gamified goal setting
  • Daily check-ins
  • Streak tracking
  • Virtual rewards and upgrades
  • Behavioral psychology principles
  • Weekly trend visualization
Features
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Tipple: Helping you to change one thing, and making it fun! Pick the one thing you want to change and let Tipple turn it into a game you actually want to play. You set the goal when you start, and every day you check in you feed a streak, earn coins and build the place up. Three minutes a day is the whole job. Why Tipple? Most goal apps sit at the extremes: rigid rules that punish a single slip, or an empty chart that asks nothing of you. Tipple is different. Built on the principles of behavioral psychology and game design, it gives you one short daily check-in, an honest number, and a companion who is visibly happier when you keep your word. We don't do shame; we do momentum. Small Effort, Real Momentum Change sticks when it is easy to start and hard to abandon. By using Tipple for just three minutes a day, you can join a movement of people who are: * Checking In, Not Confessing: One quick, judgment-free log of yesterday. No forms, no diary, no lectures. * Keeping a Streak Alive: A visible run of good days is the simplest reason to make today a good one too. * Earning Coins and Prizes: Every check-in pays out. Spin the wheel, collect coins, unlock the next upgrade. * Building a World Worth Keeping: The game grows with you, so weeks of quiet effort turn into something you can see. * Seeing the Trend: Weekly goals and simple charts show you whether the line is going the way you want it to. Who is Tipple For? * The One-Thing Changer: People with a single goal in mind who want it handled properly instead of half-tracked in a notes app. * Streak Keepers: Anyone who does better with a number to protect and a companion who notices when they protect it. * The Restarters: You have started this before. This time you get a pet who is counting on you. * Consistency Builders: People chasing a weekly target, up or down, and a steadier week than the last one. Start your 7-day free trial today and discover that change doesn't just happen - it's meant to be built, one small day at a time. Pick your one thing, keep your streak, and find your Tipple balance. Terms and Conditions: https://www.moderation.pet/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.moderation.pet/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Stepdown4 screens
Tipple4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Stepdown at freemium against Tipple's subscription. Stepdown also leads on ratings volume (70 vs 1). Tipple's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Stepdown sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days and Tipple sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tipple holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stepdown has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stepdown ships an update every 3 days, Tipple every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stepdown versus Tipple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepdownTipple
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (70 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings70 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB113 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMOMENTUM AKSIYON TEKNOLOJI LIMITED SIRKETIMyrtle

Customer experience

Stepdown

All ratings67 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral1.5%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative36.4%

Tipple

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Stepdown

Subscriptions13
  • Weekly Access3 Days trial$3.497 Days
  • Weekly$3.497 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Monthly$17.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Monthly3 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Monthly3 Days trial$27.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Yearly$59.991 Year
6 purchases

Tipple

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Subscription with a Trial7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$24.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$59.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • Yearly Subscription with a Trial7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription with a Trial7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$49.99

Questions

Is Stepdown free?
Stepdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tipple free?
Tipple is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stepdown or Tipple?
Tipple is rated higher. Stepdown averages 4.5 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Tipple averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Stepdown or Tipple have ads?
Neither Stepdown nor Tipple shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stepdown or Tipple?
Stepdown ships an update every 3 days, and Tipple every 4 days. Most recently, Stepdown was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tipple on November 1, 2026.

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