Comparison

Winterlock vs Winter

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

Head to head
About

Winterlock

This app helps you commit to personal goals during the winter months by setting daily rules and tracking your adherence. It provides a visual representation of your progress and streak, encouraging consistency. The app works offline and requires no account creation.

Highlights
  • Set up to 10 daily non-negotiable rules
  • Create a personalized contract card
  • Daily check-in to lock in progress
  • Visual 92-day grid for streak tracking
  • Offline functionality
  • Optional daily reminders
Features
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Your Winter Arc, tracked. The Winter Arc is simple: while everyone else coasts through the cold months, you lock in. Pick your window (Oct 1 to Dec 31 is the classic), write the daily rules you refuse to skip, sign your name, and show up every single day. WRITE YOUR NON-NEGOTIABLES Up to 10 daily rules: train every day, 10k steps, no alcohol, read 10 pages, up before 6, no phone after 9pm. Yours, in your words. Tap a suggestion or type your own. SIGN THE CONTRACT A contract card with your rules, your dates and your signature. Post it before day one. Telling people is half the discipline. CHECK IN. LOCK THE DAY. Every day, check off each rule. All of them done = a perfect day and a streak. Miss one and the grid shows it. No hiding. WATCH THE ARC FILL UP A 92-day grid (or however long you set), perfect-day streak, best streak, rules hit rate, days left. Share the progress card whenever you want. BUILT FOR THE LONG HAUL - Optional daily reminder at the hour you choose - Works fully offline. No account, no sign-up, nothing leaves your phone - Any dates: Oct 1 to Dec 31, 90 days from today, Nov 1 to Jan 31, or your own - Available in English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian Free to use, supported by a small ad on the progress screen. Your check-in list stays ad-free, always. Winterlock is a habit tracker, not a coach or a medical tool. The only thing it measures is whether you kept your word.

About

Winter

Features
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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 — 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 — 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 — 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 • Day, week and arc gauges, with milestones at day 7, 14, 30, 60 and 90 • Dated notes, gathered in your recap • Moodboard: photos and quotes that lift you up • Meal prep: weekly planner and an auto-generated shopping list • 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

Winterlock4 screens
Winter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Winter at none against Winterlock's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Winterlock ships an update every 5 days, Winter every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Winterlock versus Winter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinterlockWinter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGCL TechEliot Steuve

In-app purchases

None

Winterlock

No in-app purchases

None

Winter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Winterlock free?
Winterlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Winter free?
Winter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Winterlock or Winter have ads?
Winterlock shows ads; Winter does not.
Which is updated more often, Winterlock or Winter?
Winterlock ships an update every 5 days, and Winter every 6 days. Most recently, Winterlock was updated on October 7, 2026 and Winter on October 16, 2026.

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