Comparison

Arc vs Winter Arc

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

Head to head
About

Arc

Features
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Most challenge apps ask you to pay before you've finished week one. Arc doesn't. The 30 Day Reset isn't a trial version. It's the whole thing, all thirty days, free, and it stays free. Pick a challenge, tick your tasks, watch a row of empty boxes fill in one a day. That's the app. No feed, no friends list, no leaderboard, and nothing in here calls you champ. FIVE WAYS TO START 30 Day Reset. Three habits you choose yourself. Free. 66 Day Habit Builder. Three to five habits, and sixty-six days because that's the number the research keeps landing on. 75 Day Classic. Two workouts, a diet, water, reading, a daily photo. 75 Day Gentle. Same seventy-five days with one workout and a bit of air. Custom. Your rules, 21 to 90 days. APPLE HEALTH DOES THE BORING PART Switch on auto-tracking for a task and Arc reads your steps, exercise minutes, outdoor workouts, water and mindful minutes, then ticks it off without being asked. It only ever reads. Nothing gets written back to Health, and none of it leaves your phone. Don't want to grant that? Those tasks stay manual and the rest of the app doesn't care. SEASONS Shared start dates run through the year: Fall Lock-In, Winter Arc, New Year Arc, Spring Reset, Summer Arc. Begin on one and its stamp goes on your finisher card. Starting tomorrow instead is also a perfectly good plan. STRICT MODE, OFF BY DEFAULT Turn it on and a missed day sends you back to Day 1. You get one grace day for the whole run, and once it's gone it's gone. The card at the end looks the same either way. THE FINISHER CARD Reach the end and Arc prints you a card: day count, completion rate, longest streak, and the sentence you wrote on day one about why you started. Square, story, or wide. Save it to Photos or send it straight out. Widgets put the day count and what's left on your home screen and lock screen. The medium one lets you tick things off without opening the app. WHAT ARC WON'T DO No account, so there is no email and no password to lose. Your data sits on your phone and in your own iCloud, and I can't see any of it. No ads. Progress photos stay in Arc on your phone. Nobody checks them, nobody looks at them. FREE, PERMANENTLY The 30 Day Reset in full. One custom challenge. The small widget. Your finished history. Apple Health auto-tracking. ARC PRO Every template, unlimited custom challenges, several running at once, all the widget sizes including the interactive one, and the finisher card in all three shapes. Pay by the month or the year, or buy it once and it's yours. Arc syncs through your own iCloud, so a new phone picks up where the old one stopped. Turn iCloud off and everything still works on the device. Privacy: https://arc.wuyuxai.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Winter Arc

This app helps you build discipline and lasting habits through structured daily tasks and progress tracking. Choose from pre-set challenges or create your own to improve fitness, focus, health, or overall routines. Stay motivated with groups and shared challenges.

Highlights
  • Structured daily tasks
  • Progress tracking
  • Customizable challenges
  • Focus and healthy routines
  • Group and shared challenges
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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BetterSelf is your personal challenge and habit-building app. Build discipline, stay focused and work on becoming your better self with structured daily tasks, progress tracking and supportive routines in one simple place. Choose a challenge that fits your goals, complete your daily tasks and stay consistent over time. Whether you want to improve your fitness, focus, health or overall routine, BetterSelf helps you turn small actions into lasting habits. Challenges for Every Goal Choose from different challenge levels such as Hard, Medium, Soft, Healthy and Focus. Each challenge includes daily tasks designed to help you stay consistent and make meaningful progress. Custom Challenges Create a challenge that fits your lifestyle. Choose your own duration, tasks and routines, then adjust your challenge whenever your goals change. Daily Tasks and Optional Progress Photos Check off your daily tasks and keep track of your progress. You can also add optional progress photos for personal documentation. Progress photos do not affect challenge completion. Focus and Healthy Routines Build healthier habits with tasks such as avoiding social media, reading, meditating, working out, drinking enough water and eating more consciously. Groups and Shared Challenges Join groups, complete challenges together and stay motivated with other members. Share your progress and keep each other accountable. Insights and Progress Tracking See your completed days, task progress and personal development over time. BetterSelf helps you understand your consistency and stay motivated. Reminders for Your Routine Use notifications to stay on track with your daily tasks and receive helpful reminders when you need them. Widgets for Quick Updates With Home Screen widgets, you can see your current challenge and daily tasks at a glance without opening the app. For Everyday Growth Use BetterSelf to build discipline, improve your routines and make progress every day. Note BetterSelf does not provide medical, psychological or professional advice. The app is intended for general motivation, personal organization and self-documentation. BetterSelf is free to download. Some features require an active subscription. Subscription Information BetterSelf offers auto-renewable subscriptions. Terms: betterself.mehrbytes.com/terms Privacy Policy: betterself.mehrbytes.com/privacy Apple Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Arc4 screens
Winter Arc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Winter Arc at 15.0 against Arc's 17.0. 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. Arc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Winter Arc sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arc ships an update every 9 days, Winter Arc weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Arc versus Winter Arc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcWinter Arc
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer岚烜 吴mehrbytes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Arc

One-time1
  • Arc Pro$6.99
3 purchases

Winter Arc

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Arc free?
Arc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Winter Arc free?
Winter Arc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arc or Winter Arc have ads?
Neither Arc nor Winter Arc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arc or Winter Arc?
Arc ships an update every 9 days, and Winter Arc weekly. Most recently, Arc was updated on October 7, 2026 and Winter Arc on October 25, 2026.

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