Patterns vs Event Jar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Patterns
This app helps you build better habits and achieve your goals through personal analytics and visualization. Track routines, monitor progress with clear visuals, and stay motivated with streak counters to become the person you aspire to be.
- Habit tracking
- Goal setting
- Custom data tracking
- Progress visualization
- Streak counter
- Flexible goal targets
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Patterns is your personal analytics tool to build better habits and achieve your goals. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Join thousands of users who rely on Patterns to improve themselves by getting deep insights into the person you are -- and setting goals to become the person you want to be. Tracking health and fitness goals, keeping up good studying or practice habits, or even remembering special moments, Patterns can help record and keep track of your routines and behaviors. Why Patterns? Flexible Goals: Set specific targets like once a week, three times a month, or every day. Custom Data: Track metrics that matter to you for deeper insights. Progress Visuals: See your habits and achievements come to life with clear visuals. Streak Motivation: Keep your momentum going with a streak counter that counts each time you meet your goal. Actively developed with many new features coming soon. Let us know what you'd want to see! Start analysis today and make excellence your habit!
Event Jar
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Event Jar is an event tracker that helps you to record any event you want: when you take a pill, drink water, work on something, or change the battery of the remote control. After adding a new event, choose a colour and an icon and you can start to record this event by just tapping on it! You can customise a lot of things with the settings: colour of button, layout (horizontal or vertical), design of buttons etc. You can set an alarm for a certain amount of time after the last recorded event or for when you want to remember, e.g. to take medicine. Stay tuned… more features will be available in the future.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Patterns at Free against Event Jar's $0.99. Patterns also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Event Jar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On ads, 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
Patterns is free to download; Event Jar costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Patterns ships an update every 6 weeks, Event Jar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Patterns | Event Jar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Limit Point Software | Fabio Brunengo |
In-app purchases
Patterns
No in-app purchases
Event Jar
No in-app purchases









