Comparison

Informed Sport vs ThoughtWell

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

Head to head
About

Informed Sport

Discover sports nutrition products rigorously tested for banned substances. Scan barcodes or search by name to find certified supplements that meet your training needs and ensure safety for athletes and drug-tested individuals.

Highlights
  • Scan product UPC or EAN codes
  • Search by product name
  • Filter by product type, goals, or location
  • Confirm batch testing results
  • Find certified sports nutrition products
  • View tested products for banned substances
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As many as 1 in 10 sports nutrition products can be contaminated with banned or harmful substances. To ensure our certified products are safer for use, Informed Sport tests every single batch for banned substances before being released for sale. Find tested and certified sports nutrition products that fit your training needs on the Informed Sport app by scanning a product’s UPC or EAN code, searching by name, product type or by filtering based on your goals or location. Confirm your batch number for a product has been tested right in the app. The Informed Sport app is ideal for athletes, dietitians, strength coaches, military and supplement users who use or recommend sports nutrition products. What does a product mean to be Informed Sport Certified? -Every batch has been tested for more than 250+ substances prohibited by organizations such as the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Rugby League (NRL), and other major sporting bodies -It is manufactured to high quality standards -Every tested batch is published for confirmation of testing -It’s safer for use by athletes, military and drug tested personnel Informed Sport certified products include protein, amino acids, pre-workout, vitamins, minerals, creatine, plant-based products and more from some of the most popular sports nutrition brands and are sold in more than 127 countries around the globe. The Informed Sport certification is recognized and trusted by anti-doping bodies, sporting organizations, athletes, armed forces, and nutrition industry organizations worldwide for the high level or risk minimization it provides against banned substance contamination. Begin your search for safer supplements using the Informed Sport app. Informed Sport - Why Risk It?

About

ThoughtWell

This app provides a private space to explore difficult thoughts and moments at your own pace. It offers guided pauses for reflection and allows you to revisit saved thoughts. Your writing is stored locally and is not sent to external AI.

Highlights
  • Guided reflection prompts
  • Private local storage
  • Revisit saved reflections
  • Five brief pause exercises
  • No ads or in-app purchases
  • Explore thoughts at your own pace
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Some thoughts need a little room. ThoughtWell offers a quiet place to pause, explore a difficult moment, and put your thoughts into words. Reflect at your own pace, save what matters, and return whenever you choose. Reflect one question at a time Begin with what happened, how you felt, and what was going through your mind. Leave it there, or explore another perspective. A short reflection is welcome, too. Take a Moment Choose from five brief pauses: Breathe Slowly, Feel Your Support, Notice Your Senses, Tap a Steady Rhythm, and Name What’s Here. Nothing to finish or measure. Look back when you’re ready Revisit saved reflections and find them by words, feelings, or time. Optional observations in Across Time draw only from your saved reflections, show their sources, and can be dismissed. Keep your writing private Your reflections are stored locally on your device. There is no account or ThoughtWell cloud sync. Your writing is not sent to external AI. You choose whether to create a backup or share an export. Free from pressure Everything in version 1.0 is free. There are no subscriptions, in-app purchases, ads, streaks, or scores. Made for iPhone and iPad. Requires iOS 17 or later. ThoughtWell is a personal reflection tool. It is not therapy, medical care, or a crisis service.

Screenshots

Informed Sport4 screens
ThoughtWell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ThoughtWell at none against Informed Sport's shown. ThoughtWell also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Informed Sport's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Informed Sport against 5.0 for ThoughtWell. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Informed Sport has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Informed Sport versus ThoughtWell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInformed SportThoughtWell
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB26 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNetMediaOne LLCDamian Pickering

Customer experience

Informed Sport

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

ThoughtWell

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Informed Sport

No in-app purchases

None

ThoughtWell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Informed Sport free?
Informed Sport is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThoughtWell free?
ThoughtWell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Informed Sport or ThoughtWell?
Informed Sport and ThoughtWell are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Informed Sport or ThoughtWell have ads?
Informed Sport shows ads; ThoughtWell does not.

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