Plocs vs PsychWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plocs
This app helps users plan and achieve their goals by breaking them down into actionable steps. It facilitates collaborative work on goals with friends, providing a clear path to progress.
- Goal planning
- Step-by-step task breakdown
- Progress tracking
- Collaborative goal achievement
- Friend-based teamwork
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Plocs is a free, goal-oriented task manager that helps you achieve your goals: * Plan the steps needed to achieve your goals * See what you can do to work towards your goals
PsychWatch
This timer app is designed for professionals administering timed assessments. It offers one-touch controls, hands-free voice commands, and custom test sequences to streamline the process and keep focus on the client.
- One-touch timing with haptic feedback
- Hands-free voice control
- Customizable test sequences
- Automatic test run history logging
- Personalized display options (light/dark mode)
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PsychWatch is the stopwatch app built specifically for psychologists and other professionals who administer cognitive and timed assessments. A timer app with simple, intuitive interface lets you keep your attention on your client—not your device. Key Features: • One-touch timing – Large button control timer function controls all timer functions. Bright colors and haptic feedback give you instant but discrete feedback. • Hands-free control – Use voice commands to start, stop, and reset without breaking focus. • Custom test sequences – Preload your timed assessments so you can run through them without manually setting each timer. • Test run history – Automatically logs times so you can skip note-taking during sessions. • Personalized display – Choose light or dark mode and set your preferred timer format. Why PsychWatch? Designed with input from psychologists, PsychWatch helps streamline your testing process. Whether you’re running a single timed task or a full cognitive battery, you’ll save time and mental energy while ensuring accuracy. Free to use. Upgrade once for voice control, unlimited test lists, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PsychWatch at 5.0 against Plocs's 3.7. PsychWatch also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%). Plocs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. PsychWatch sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Plocs asks for nothing beyond the download.
PsychWatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Plocs's written reviews are positive against 100% of PsychWatch's.
Plocs ships an update monthly, PsychWatch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plocs | PsychWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Staudenmeyer Consulting GesbR | hipmata LLC |
Customer experience
Plocs
PsychWatch
In-app purchases
Plocs
No in-app purchases
PsychWatch
- Premium$3.99
- Premium$5.99
- Premium$7.99









