Comparison

Mental.events vs Thought Patterns

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

Head to head

Mental.events

A tool for philosophers.

Free

📚 Education

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

A pocket reference

About

Mental.events

A digital tool designed for philosophers. It allows users to search academic papers, curate reading lists, collect significant quotes, and manage personal notes. Future updates promise additional functionalities.

Highlights

Search PhilPapers
Create reading lists
Collect quotes
Manage notes
Philosophical tool

Features

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This is a tool for philosophers. Search PhilPapers, add works to reading lists, add quotes to collected works, and keep track of your notes. Many more features coming soon.

About

Thought Patterns

Features

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A small, simple reference containing tools to help us navigate the complicated world.

Screenshots

Mental.events4 screens

Thought Patterns3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mental.events at every 4 days against Thought Patterns's every 7 months. Mental.events also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mental.events ships an update every 4 days, Thought Patterns every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level

Mental.events versus Thought Patterns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Mental.events	Thought Patterns
Price	Free	Free
Rating	5.0 (1 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	1 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 4 days — better	Every 7 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	12 MB	1 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Joshua Heiland	Raphael DeFranco

In-app purchases

None

Mental.events

No in-app purchases

None

Thought Patterns

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mental.events free?

Mental.events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Thought Patterns free?

Thought Patterns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Mental.events or Thought Patterns have ads?

Neither Mental.events nor Thought Patterns shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Mental.events or Thought Patterns?

Mental.events ships an update every 4 days, and Thought Patterns every 7 months. Most recently, Mental.events was updated on October 3, 2026 and Thought Patterns on September 29, 2026.