Comparison

TuckBack vs Aether

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

Head to head
About

TuckBack

Features
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Put it down. Get it back when it matters. TuckBack is a pocket for the things you can't do right now. Tuck in a thought, a voice note or a photo, and it comes back at the moment you can act on it: tomorrow at 7, when you get home, ten minutes before your call with Sam. The reason is still attached, and one small next step is ready. TUCK IT • Type it, say it, snap it or scan it. Messy is fine. • "Call Ravi tomorrow evening" sets the time for you, in English, Hinglish, Hindi, Spanish and German. • One thought hiding three jobs? TuckBack offers to split it. • Forward a message to TuckBack on WhatsApp and it becomes a Tuck. • Your words are saved on your iPhone first, before anything clever happens. GET IT BACK • At a time, at a place ("when I get home"), or around a meeting, even if the meeting moves. • Ask Siri "What's back today?" and hear your day while your hands are busy. • The Dynamic Island holds what you're doing now, with Done and Later one tap away. • Widgets you can tap: close a Tuck or bring it back later from your Home Screen. CLOSE IT • Done, waiting on someone, later, or let it go on purpose. Every ending counts. • Nothing turns red and nothing shouts. Running late gets one calm choice: a new time, or let it go. SMALL MOMENTS OF DELIGHT • Every Tuck lands under its own sky, following the real light where you live: sunrise, dusk, monsoon rain, winter snow, autumn leaves. • Stillpoint gives you a quiet minute, a look back at what moved, and one Tuck to carry forward. LISTS, HABITS AND PEOPLE • Nests: to-do lists, private habits and shared lists, started in one tap. • Keep promises next to the people they're for, and send a short Gentle Note. • Invite friends: share your code, friends get a week of Premium, and you can earn up to a year. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Works without an account or a connection. • No ads. No tracking. • It never sends, pays, books or decides anything for you. It drafts; you tap. • It never reads your notifications, your clipboard or your other apps. • Apple Intelligence suggestions run on your iPhone. Your own OpenAI, Gemini or Claude key is optional, and nothing is sent until you agree. TuckBack is here to help you finish what matters, not to keep you busy. TuckBack Premium is optional. Capture, Returns, closing a Tuck, local search and the archive stay free. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.tuckback.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.tuckback.com/privacy

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Aether

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Your to-do list. Now it fights back. Aether turns your real life into an RPG. Your tasks become quests. The one you have been dodging for a week becomes a boss. Your habits become rites. And a Dungeon Master plans your day, remembers your patterns, and calls you out when you drift. DUMP THE MESS Type everything in your head, one line at a time. Aether sorts it into quests, tags each one with a skill, and gives it XP. Ten seconds, and your chaos is a quest log. SWIPE TO SLAY Swipe a quest to complete it. Earn XP in five real skills: Craft, Vitality, Mindset, Charisma and Logic. Big tasks become Boss Fights, and felling one feels like it should. A DUNGEON MASTER FOR YOUR DAY Chat with an AI Dungeon Master that knows your board. Tell it what is on your plate and it forges the quests for you. Ask what to do first and it gives you an actual answer. Every morning it reads your week and suggests where to start. BUILD HABITS. CONFESS THE BAD ONES. Rites are daily habits with streaks. Light rites are the ones you want to keep: gym, reading, practice. Shadow rites are the ones you want to quit: doomscrolling, junk food. Keep the chain alive, or confess when you slip. LEVEL UP WHO YOU ACTUALLY ARE Every skill has seven class tiers, each with its own painted portrait. Start as a Wanderer. Finish enough real work and you become a Master Craftsman, then a Legendary Artificer. Your character only grows when you do. CAMPAIGNS FOR BIG GOALS Tell the Dungeon Master a goal like "get fit" or "ship the project". It asks a few questions about your situation, then builds a full plan: phases, quests you can actually finish, daily habits and a boss to beat each week. MOMENTS WORTH SHARING First boss felled, a 30-day streak, a new class unlocked. Aether marks the big ones with a share card you can post. ALSO INSIDE - Board, list and calendar views for your quests - Day planner - Daily streaks and reminders - A daily card draw for a little luck - Dark fantasy art throughout, no cartoon mascots Aether is for anyone who has downloaded five productivity apps and stuck with none of them. Try it free for 3 days. Your life was always the main quest. Now it has XP. SUBSCRIPTION Aether Premium: 3 days free, then ₹1,999 a year or ₹299 a month (prices vary by country). Nothing is charged during the free trial, and you can cancel any time before it ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the trial ends, and the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel it in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://aether.kovidbhaduri.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://aether.kovidbhaduri.com/privacy

Screenshots

TuckBack4 screens
Aether4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Aether at 15.0 against TuckBack's 18.0. 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. TuckBack sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Aether sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TuckBack ships an update every 3 days, Aether every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
TuckBack versus Aether: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTuckBackAether
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB21 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPranshu RastogiEmily Dale

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TuckBack

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Six Months7 Days trial$4.996 Months
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

Aether

Subscriptions2
  • Aether Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Aether Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is TuckBack free?
TuckBack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aether free?
Aether is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TuckBack or Aether have ads?
Neither TuckBack nor Aether shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TuckBack or Aether?
TuckBack ships an update every 3 days, and Aether every 4 days. Most recently, TuckBack was updated on November 10, 2026 and Aether on October 31, 2026.

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