Comparison

NextAction App vs Thrive

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

Head to head
About

NextAction App

This app guides you through organizing tasks by asking intuitive questions about their context. It allows you to focus on relevant tasks based on what, when, or where, even across different life areas. Advanced tools are available for managing diverse aspects of your life.

Highlights
  • Contextual task questioning
  • Focus by what, when, or where
  • Cross-life area organization
  • Advanced focus tools
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Turns out, making something that feels pretty simple is pretty hard. Of course, if you give NextAction a try and it all seems kinda obvious — well, that was the point! Let me explain. ––– QUESTIONS ––– NextAction asks you questions about your tasks. (OK, they aren’t really questions, but close enough.) The questions make intuitive sense. If you’re ready to do something, *what* is it about? If you’re waiting to hear back from someone, *who* are you waiting to hear from? If you’re going to schedule something, *when* will you schedule it for? I think you’ll find those questions a huge help in getting organized. Even more? You’ll find that you can look at your tasks from any of those perspectives. Here’s why that matters. ––– PERPSECTIVES ––– When you’re thinking about the stuff you need to do, you want to be able to focus on what’s relevant and ignore everything else. But what’s relevant (and what’s not) depends on context — on *what* you’re doing, on *when* you’re doing it, on *where* you’re doing it. Planning a camping trip? Tap to focus on just your camping tasks. Out running errands? Tap to focus on just your errand-y tasks. Of course, some of your errands might be camping tasks; some of your camping tasks might be errands. Not a problem! In NextAction the same task can be both. That’s the key, the secret sauce, that lets you focus on one thing at a time. Because everything that’s relevant — relevant to your current *what*, your current *when*, your current *where* — is right there in front of you. ––– AND MORE ––– If you happen to throw your whole life at NextAction — your home stuff and your work stuff and your community stuff and more — you should know that NextAction has advanced tools that let you quickly focus on one slice of your life at a time. Most people won’t ever need them. But, hey, it’s good to know they’re there. Give NextAction a try. It’s free! P.S. Want to learn more? Go to https://www.nextaction.app/why-nextaction/. And one more thing: Total privacy. Even as the guy who developed NextAction I don’t have access to anything about you. Not your name, not your data, not a thing. Well, not unless you send me an email. Then I’ll have that. :-) Privacy: https://www.nextaction.app/privacy/ Terms: https://www.nextaction.app/terms/

About

Thrive

Break down ambitious goals into manageable steps and organize your ideas. Visualize the impact of decisions to make them less daunting. Track your progress with automatic stats and widgets.

Highlights
  • Break down ambitious goals
  • Organize ideas and thoughts
  • Visualize decision impacts
  • Automatic progress stats
  • Widgets for staying on track
  • Note-taking functionality
Features
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Universal purchase so you also get the macOS version __ You know how we all come up with those kinds of goals and ideas that get us really excited but then for some reason we never really do anything about them? That's about to change with Thrive, a new kind of productivity app that will tackle some of the main problems: • tackle your most ambitious goals Make your goals seem less monumental and vague by thinking of the steps required to achieve them and working on one at a time. • save and organise ideas Save all your big ideas and quick thoughts throughout the day. • visualise difficult decisions Make big decisions more manageable by visualising the impact of each option on the parts of your life you care most about. You can also use it to take notes, get automatic stats on your progress, stay on top of things with widgets and more. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NextAction App4 screens
Thrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NextAction App at 100% against Thrive's 57%. NextAction App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Thrive's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (42 vs 12). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. NextAction App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $10.99 per year and Thrive sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NextAction App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of NextAction App's written reviews are positive against 57% of Thrive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NextAction App ships an update monthly, Thrive every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NextAction App versus Thrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextAction AppThrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better4.3 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1242 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDazzit! Corp.Shlag

Customer experience

NextAction App

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Thrive

All ratings42 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NextAction App

Subscriptions1
  • NextAction Pro7 Days trial$10.991 Year
3 purchases

Thrive

Subscriptions2
  • Thrive Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Thrive Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is NextAction App free?
NextAction App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thrive free?
Thrive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NextAction App or Thrive?
NextAction App is rated higher. NextAction App averages 5.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Thrive averages 4.3 from 42 ratings.
Do NextAction App or Thrive have ads?
Neither NextAction App nor Thrive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NextAction App or Thrive?
NextAction App ships an update monthly, and Thrive every 9 days. Most recently, NextAction App was updated on November 3, 2026 and Thrive on November 3, 2026.

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