The Optimists Books vs Spanlet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Optimists Books
Access uplifting messages and prayers from two classic books published in the early 1900s. This app provides daily inspiration, allowing you to search, sort, and share messages to foster a more positive outlook.
- Daily inspirational messages
- Non-denominational prayers
- Search and sort messages
- Save favorite messages
- Share messages with others
- Ad-free experience
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Discover a treasure trove of wisdom and inspiration with this remarkable app that brings together two beloved books from 1907 and 1910. Originally gifted to the app creator's grandmother as a young girl in the 1920s, these books have stood the test of time and continue to offer uplifting messages that resonate with people of all ages and backgrounds. With the entire contents of these two books now available in one easy-to-use app for iPhone and iPad, you can start your day on a positive note with a message of hope, inspiration, and optimism. Each day, you'll receive a carefully curated thought or quote from one of hundreds of authors, accompanied by a non-denominational prayer that reinforces the message and helps you apply it to your own life. As you use the app, you'll discover a wealth of tools and features that make it easy to customize your reading experience. You can sort and search messages by author, date, or topic, and save your favorites to come back to later. You can also easily share messages with friends and family via text, social media, and more. What's more, this app is completely free of ads and in-app purchases, so you can focus solely on the positive and inspiring messages that it offers. And if you ever have any comments, suggestions, or requests, the app creator is always happy to hear from you. So why wait? Start your journey towards a more positive, optimistic, and fulfilling life today by downloading this amazing app. You'll be amazed at how much of a difference it can make in your daily life, and in the lives of those around you.
Spanlet
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See the time you have lived, on a scale you choose. Spanlet gives you three ways to view your life: a clear percentage, your current year of life, and a grid of weeks. Enter your birthday, choose a scale from 1 to 150 years, and find the view that works for you. You can change that scale at any time. THREE WAYS TO SEE TIME Switch between percentages, years, and weeks. See elapsed days alongside your chosen scale. The years view shows the year of life you are currently living. WIDGETS FOR EVERY DAY Add small or medium life progress widgets to your Home Screen. Choose circular, rectangular, or inline widgets for your Lock Screen. The app includes previews and instructions to help you add them. YOUR YEAR, ONE DAY AT A TIME The large year progress widget shows the current year's 365 or 366 days. Completed days are filled, and today is outlined. It works without a birthday and starts fresh each January. MAKE IT YOURS Choose Moss, Paper, or Dusk. Each theme supports light and dark appearances in the app and widgets. STORED ON YOUR DEVICE No account, ads, or third-party analytics. Your birthday and preferences are stored locally and shared only with the app's widgets on your device. The app works offline. You can edit or erase your local profile at any time. System backups depend on your device settings. Spanlet visualizes elapsed time. Your chosen scale is not a life expectancy prediction. The app does not use health data or send push notifications. Widget refresh timing is managed by iOS. For iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Available in English, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Spanlet at Free against The Optimists Books's $0.99. Spanlet also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). The Optimists Books's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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
Spanlet is free to download; The Optimists Books costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Optimists Books ships an update every 2 months, Spanlet every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Optimists Books | Spanlet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bryan Hall | 凯 邢 |
In-app purchases
The Optimists Books
No in-app purchases
Spanlet
No in-app purchases
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