Comparison

Winter Arc vs Winter

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

Head to head
About

Winter Arc

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

Winter

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A chosen period. Habits kept. A recap at the end. Winter Arc guides you through your 30, 60 or 90-day discipline challenge: training, sleep, food, mindset. Not another loud fitness app β€” a calm, focused tool built to last all winter. START IN ONE MINUTE The "Classic Winter Arc" pack is ready to go: workouts, water, no alcohol, cold showers, reading, a steady bedtime… Keep it as is or pick from 26 preset habits. Everything stays editable: frequency, target, unit. A STREAK, BUT NOT ONLY Missing one day shouldn't wipe everything out. Winter Arc tracks your streak, but above all your consistency score. And every day, one freeze lets you pause a whole category when life gets in the way β€” a sore back won't break three streaks at once. FILL IN YOUR DAY IN 30 SECONDS Check it off, log a quantity, add a note. In the evening, a gentle reminder nudges you β€” only if your day isn't filled in yet. YOUR ARC AT A GLANCE Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: your day, your arc day, your consistency, without opening the app. SHARE YOUR PROGRESS A sleek card, ready for your Instagram story in one tap: day, week or full-arc recap, on a dark background or on your own photo. AND ALSO β€’ Day, week and arc gauges, with milestones at day 7, 14, 30, 60 and 90 β€’ Dated notes, gathered in your recap β€’ Moodboard: photos and quotes that lift you up β€’ Meal prep: weekly planner and an auto-generated shopping list β€’ Full end-of-arc report, exportable as PDF YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU No account, no server. Everything is stored on your iPhone. The 30, 60 and 90-day marks are challenge milestones, not a scientific promise: everyone builds habits at their own pace. What matters is showing up.

Screenshots

Winter Arc4 screens
Winter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Winter Arc at 15.1 against Winter's 17.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Winter Arc versus Winter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinter ArcWinter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size37 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax WhicherEliot Steuve

In-app purchases

None

Winter Arc

No in-app purchases

None

Winter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Winter Arc free?
Winter Arc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Winter free?
Winter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Winter Arc or Winter have ads?
Neither Winter Arc nor Winter shows ads.

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