Comparison

ThinkBack vs Mind Your Now

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

Head to head
About

ThinkBack

This app helps you commit information to long-term memory through spaced repetition. It prompts you daily to review notes, organize them with hashtags, and offers private iCloud syncing. Upgrade for enhanced functionality.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition for memory building
  • Daily review prompts
  • Note organization with hashtags
  • Private iCloud syncing
  • Search and filter notes
  • Mark notes as memorized
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ThinkBack is a simple tool designed to encourage memory building using spaced repetition. When you periodically repeat something you're more likely to remember it later. The act of repetition helps commit the information to long-term memory. Repetition can help you recall information when you need it. Random ideas, facts, lists — capture whatever you want, ThinkBack will prompt you daily at a time of your choosing to review them, moving your notes one step closer to long-term memory. What do we have to offer? - Privacy! We don't store your content on our servers. All content you enter into the app can be synced with your personal iCloud account. - Daily prompts to review one or more notes, moving them one step closer to long-term memory. - Group your notes into buckets using #hashtags. Quick, easy and flexible. - Search and filter capabilities make it simple to find the note you're looking for. - Mark a note as memorized to remove it from the daily recall rotation. - Pin your favorite notes to the top of the list. There's much more planned, we're just getting started! This app is free with an option to upgrade: I'm a small indie developer, but I don’t think it’s right to charge money unless you find value in the product. With that, a good bit of functionality is offered to you for free with the option to opt-in to more. If ThinkBack is helping make your life a little easier, upgrading costs less than 5 coffees per year. In-App purchase disclaimer: Should you decide to upgrade to Premium, a purchase will be applied to your Apple account at the time of upgrade. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see our Terms of Service (https://sites.google.com/view/thinkback-terms-of-service), Privacy Policy (https://sites.google.com/view/thinkback-privacy-policy) and End User License Agreement (EULA, https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/).

About

Mind Your Now

This app helps you manage daily tasks and activities by focusing on when to start them, not just when they are due. It offers intelligent scheduling for future plans, reducing mental clutter and increasing accomplishment. Plan your day and future with ease, and re-prioritize tasks as needed.

Highlights
  • Focus on task start times
  • Intelligent future scheduling
  • Reduce mental clutter
  • Review and re-prioritize tasks
  • Daily and long-term planning
Features
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Mind Your Now is a simple app for managing your day-to-day tasks and activities. It allows you to focus on the right thing, at the right time. A simple system to reduce the clutter in your mind. Mind Your Now focuses you on when you will start tasks, not when they are due. Let Mind Your Now help you plan for you far into the future, with intelligent task scheduling. Planning your day has never been easier! Easily review and re-prioritize your tasks and plans. Sleep easier at night knowing that you have a plan for all your plans. Worry less and accomplish more! EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ThinkBack4 screens
Mind Your Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ThinkBack at 5.0 against Mind Your Now's 3.7. ThinkBack also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ThinkBack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Mind Your Now sells 2 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

ThinkBack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThinkBack ships an update every 3 days, Mind Your Now every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ThinkBack versus Mind Your Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThinkBackMind Your Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSam StorinoMind Your Now LLC

Customer experience

ThinkBack

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mind Your Now

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ThinkBack

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
2 purchases

Mind Your Now

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$49.991 Year

Questions

Is ThinkBack free?
ThinkBack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mind Your Now free?
Mind Your Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ThinkBack or Mind Your Now?
ThinkBack is rated higher. ThinkBack averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Mind Your Now averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do ThinkBack or Mind Your Now have ads?
Neither ThinkBack nor Mind Your Now shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThinkBack or Mind Your Now?
ThinkBack ships an update every 3 days, and Mind Your Now every 6 weeks. Most recently, ThinkBack was updated on September 8, 2026 and Mind Your Now on September 24, 2026.

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