Paradoxes vs Thought Patterns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paradoxes
Explore a vast collection of over 220 logical oddities with detailed explanations. This app serves as a reference for philosophy students and anyone seeking engaging conversational topics, offering content in flashcard, dictionary, audio, and self-study formats.
- Over 220 paradoxes with explanations
- Flashcard format
- Dictionary format
- Audio explanations
- Self-study mode
- Categorized paradoxes
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Paradoxes is your go to reference app to learn a stack of logical oddities. We've got over 220 paradoxes with a full explanation. Whether you are a philosophy student or just looking for some conversational party tricks this app will do you some good. We present the content in flash cards, dictionary, audio and self study formats. For the serious paradoxer this app also features flashcards and paradoxes by category. Don't fall into the Decision-making paradox, buy this app and get educated.
Thought Patterns
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A small, simple reference containing tools to help us navigate the complicated world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Thought Patterns at Free against Paradoxes's $0.99. Thought Patterns also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 90 months). Paradoxes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On 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
Thought Patterns is free to download; Paradoxes costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Paradoxes ships an update every 90 months, Thought Patterns every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paradoxes | Thought Patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 90 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polemics Applications LLC | Raphael DeFranco |
In-app purchases
Paradoxes
No in-app purchases
Thought Patterns
No in-app purchases
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