Comparison

Winter Arc vs Winterarc

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

Head to head
About

Winter Arc

This app helps you build lasting habits by focusing on consistency over perfection. It uses principles from behavioral psychology to make habits obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying. Track your progress with visual cues and built-in rest days.

Highlights
  • Four laws of behavior change implementation
  • Habit stacking and pairing
  • Two-minute rule for easy habits
  • Streak tracking with 'never miss twice' nudge
  • Countdown ring and compounding chart
  • Weekly review and streak freezes
  • Identity statements and reminders
Features
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"I want to get fit" can wait until Monday. Then next Monday. Then January. A winter arc can't. It has a finish line. Pick 30, 60 or 90 days. Decide who you're becoming. Then get on with it. WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES Winter Arc takes the four laws of behaviour change from James Clear's Atomic Habits and turns them into things you do, rather than things you read about. Make it obvious. Decide when and where each habit happens, and stack it onto something you already do. "After I pour my coffee, I will..." No relying on remembering. Make it attractive. Pair the thing you should do with something you want to do. Podcast and a walk. Coffee and ten pages. Make it easy. Every habit gets a two-minute version for the bad days. "Read ten pages" becomes "open the book". Something beats nothing. Make it satisfying. Tick it off, watch the chain grow, see the ring move toward your finish line. Your brain likes proof. This gives it some. THE BIT THAT MATTERS Day one to ten is easy. Then it's day seventeen, it's raining, you slept badly, and you can't be bothered. That's the part that decides it. So Winter Arc doesn't punish you for missing. Miss one day and nothing happens. Miss two in a row and it says something, because two is where a habit quietly becomes a former habit. Rest days are built in. You're aiming to get back to it, not to be perfect. IN THE APP A countdown ring: day 37 of 90, always in view Don't-break-the-chain calendar for every habit Streaks, with a never-miss-twice nudge when you slip The 1 percent compounding chart, with your position marked on it A weekly review: what worked, what didn't, one thing to change Streak freezes for planned rest days Reminders at your habit time, plus one evening check An identity statement on your home screen, in case you forget who this is for NO ACCOUNT, NO FEED, NO ADS Everything lives on your phone. There's nothing to sign up for, no server holding your habits, and nobody watching your streak. Delete the app and the data goes with it. Free. All of it. Not affiliated with or endorsed by James Clear. The four laws of behaviour change are his work, from Atomic Habits (2018).

About

Winterarc

This app challenges users to commit to 90 days of discipline with a set of daily rules. Track your progress visually with a grid that fills up, and see your transformation with before-and-after photos. Customize your challenge in the Pro version.

Highlights
  • 90-day discipline challenge
  • Daily rule tracking
  • Visual progress grid
  • Before-and-after photo comparison
  • Customizable rules (Pro)
  • Apple Health sync
Features
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The winter arc. For real this time. 90 days. 9 rules. Zero excuses. Winterarc isn't just another habit tracker. It's a challenge. You commit to 90 days, check off your rules every day, and watch your discipline build, square by square. HOW IT WORKS Pick your Day 1. The app tracks you for 90 days on the winter arc rules: water only, no fast food, 7–8 hours of sleep, the gym, running, 10,000 steps, no phone at the table, 20 minutes outside, gratitude. Every night, you check in. Every week, your flame grows. Every day fills a square. YOUR PROGRESS AT A GLANCE 90 squares. One a day. The longer you hold on, the more of them light up. It's the view that reminds you where you're at, and everything you've already built. THE FLAME ONLY FORGIVES ONCE Complete your full week and your flame rises. Miss a week and your freeze saves it. Just once in the whole arc. After that, it's on you. DAY 1 VS DAY 90 On day one, you take a photo. It stays locked on your phone. Nobody sees it, not even you. On day 90, you take a second one, and the app shows them side by side. That's when you really see what 90 days have changed. WE WON'T LET YOU SLACK OFF An evening reminder if your day's dragging. An alert if your flame's in danger. A line every morning to get your head back in the game. That's it, no spam. YOUR RULES, YOUR ARC (PRO) Want 5 workouts instead of 4? Add "read 50 pages"? Drop a rule? Pro lets you build your arc your way, with your own icons and colors. APPLE HEALTH SYNC Your steps check themselves off. The rest is up to you. Winterarc runs on iPhone. Your data is yours: your photos never leave your device. The winter arc is that stretch of winter where you put in the work quietly while everyone else waits for January. Six months of focus can make up for six years of garbage. So, are you in? Privacy Policy URL: https://winter-arc.fr/es/privacidad Support URL: https://winter-arc.fr/en/support Marketing URL: https://winter-arc.fr/en

Screenshots

Winter Arc4 screens
Winterarc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Winter Arc at none against Winterarc's 3. Winter Arc also leads on ads (none vs shown). Winterarc's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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. Winterarc sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Winter Arc asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Winter Arc against 3.5 for Winterarc. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Winter Arc's written reviews are positive against 67% of Winterarc's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Winter Arc ships an update every 3 weeks, Winterarc every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Winter Arc versus Winterarc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinter ArcWinterarc
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax WhicherVictor Gassmann

Customer experience

Winter Arc

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Winterarc

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Winter Arc

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Winterarc

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Mensuel$12.991 Month
  • Pro Annuel$14.991 Year
  • Pro Annuel$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Winter Arc free?
Winter Arc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Winterarc free?
Winterarc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Winter Arc or Winterarc?
Winter Arc and Winterarc are both rated 3.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Winter Arc or Winterarc have ads?
Winterarc shows ads; Winter Arc does not.
Which is updated more often, Winter Arc or Winterarc?
Winter Arc ships an update every 3 weeks, and Winterarc every 6 days. Most recently, Winter Arc was updated on October 31, 2026 and Winterarc on November 6, 2026.

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