BetterFriend vs RIPEN

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BetterFriend compared with RIPEN
Detail	BetterFriend	RIPEN
What it does	A memory for the people in your life that nudges you to stay in touch	A habit tracker that draws your habits as one tree
Stage	MVP	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	NL	Not given
Pricing model	Free	Freemium
Pricing	Free forever on all accounts currently. Pro pricing will be €0.99 per month or €10.39 per year when subscriptions open. First 100 members receive Pro free, forever.	Free: one identity with five habits. Pro: one-time purchase with up to four identities, time machine, nature sounds, music, unwatermarked media, and star map. Additional separate one-time purchases available for changing tree shape and sweeping fallen leaves.
Key features	Birthday reminders with advance notice Stay-in-touch nudges on customizable intervals One-tap check-in logging Gift reminders before important dates Import from iPhone Contacts End-to-end encryption of notes Recovery phrase backup on Pro plan Native iOS notifications Sign in with Apple	Mark habits daily with swipe interface Visual tree representation of progress Multiple identities with up to five habits each Undo capability until midnight Recovery secret for backup and restoration Accurate star map with constellations Nature sounds and music that persist Take a break feature for travel or illness Rooted habits with persistent gold fruits
What makes it different	All your notes encrypted on your device before leaving your phone Tracks time since last contact and prioritizes by who's been waiting longest Shows your own notes during nudges for natural conversation starters No ads, no data sold, selective contact importing Built-in recovery phrase system to restore notes on new phones	No account, sign-up or analytics required One-time purchase instead of ongoing subscription Permanent visual record of habit progress with tree that never shrinks Based on 66-day habit formation research from University College London Real-time accurate night sky with constellations in Pro version
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	9 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	0	11
Referring domains (Majestic)	0	1

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