Pavlok vs Flow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pavlok
This app helps you build positive habits and break negative ones through advanced tracking and behavior reinforcement. It integrates with a wearable device for immediate feedback and offers personalized insights and community support to guide your self-improvement journey.
- Habit tracking and progress monitoring
- Wearable device integration for feedback
- Personalized insights via machine learning
- Community support and shared progress
- Rewards and motivation system
- Goal setting and challenge completion
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The Pavlok app is your indispensable companion on the path to self-improvement. With cutting-edge habit tracking and behavior reinforcement strategies, Pavlok empowers you to transform your habits and embrace a more positive lifestyle. Key Features: Habit Tracking: Set goals, track progress, and gain real-time insights into your habits. Our advanced tracking algorithm provides valuable data to help you understand your habits better and make informed choices. Pavlok Wristband Integration: Amplify your habit transformation with the Pavlok app and our Pavlok wristband. Experience gentle vibrations or "zaps" as immediate feedback, encouraging you to stick to good habits and break free from the bad ones. Personalized Insights: Leverage Pavlok's machine learning algorithms to gain deep insights into your patterns, triggers, and effective behavior change methods tailored to you. Community Support: Connect with a vibrant community of like-minded individuals also on their journey of change. Share progress, find support during challenging times, and celebrate victories together! Rewards and Motivation: Earn points for maintaining good habits, conquer challenges, and unlock exclusive content and rewards using your hard-earned points. Change may be tough, but Pavlok makes it easier. Embark on your transformational journey today with Pavlok – Your Habit Changing Companion. Bid farewell to old habits and embrace the new you! Please note that the full functionality of the app requires a Pavlok device, which is sold separately. Important: For payments and subscriptions, we adhere to the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA). You can review the terms by visiting https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Flow
This app uses a physical dock and your phone to create an alarm that requires you to get out of bed to dismiss. It also tracks sleep patterns and sounds to help you improve your rest.
- Physical alarm dock
- App-controlled wake-up time
- Requires physical interaction to dismiss
- Sleep pattern tracking
- Sleep sound recording
- Habit building tools
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HOW TO USE FLOW ALARM: 1) Place your Flow Dock across the room from your bed 2) Set your wake-up time in the app 3) When the alarm sounds, get out of bed and tap your iPhone on the Dock to dismiss it Flow Alarm tracks your sleep patterns and records your sleep sounds — including snoring and sleep talking — using your phone's mic so you can understand and improve your nightly rest. If you want to finally stop oversleeping and wake up on time every single day, Flow Alarm will get you there more reliably than any other alarm. We aren’t another gentle alarm app full of snooze buttons. We built a stupid-simple physical system that forces you to get up. You still have to do the work of getting out of bed, but we’ll give you the hardware and intelligent sleep tools you need to build a consistent wake-up habit and better rest for good. If you have any ideas or questions, please email us at team@flowalarm.app. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pavlok at 69% against Flow's 17%. Pavlok also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 395). Flow's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Pavlok sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Flow sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pavlok holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pavlok has 3.2K ratings behind it against 395, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Pavlok's written reviews are positive against 17% of Flow's.
Pavlok ships an update every 2 weeks, Flow every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pavlok | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.2K ratings) — better | 4.1 (395 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.3% of reviews — better | 17.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 395 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 293 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Behavioral Technology Group, INC. | Flow Alarm, Inc. |
Customer experience
Pavlok
Flow
Bugs and requests
Pavlok
Reported bugs
5 issues- Alarms disappearing or not working
- Frequent app crashes and disconnections
- Inability to log in or create new accounts
- Sleep tracking data not syncing properly
- Inconsistent shock/vibration functionality
Requested features
5 requests- Integration with health/fitness apps
- More customization options for alarms and habits
- Standalone device functionality without app
- Improved battery life and charging
- Better app stability and user experience
Flow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pavlok
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Challenge Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Ai Coach Monthly Access$9.991 Month
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- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
- Ai Coach Yearly Access$99.991 Year
- Shock Clock3 Update$49.99
Flow
- Unlimited$9.991 Month
- Unlimited$19.991 Month
- Unlimited$29.991 Year
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- Unlimited3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Unlimited$39.991 Year
- Unlimited$99.991 Year









