Mental.events vs Thought Patterns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Search PhilPapers
- Create reading lists
- Collect quotes
- Manage notes
- Philosophical tool
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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.
Thought Patterns
A compact reference tool designed to assist users in navigating complex situations. It provides helpful resources for understanding and managing the intricacies of the world around us.
- Pocket reference tool
- Navigates complex world
- Simple and small design
- Helpful resources
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A small, simple reference containing tools to help us navigate the complicated world.
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Verdict
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, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mental.events against 5.0 for Thought Patterns. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Mental.events ships an update every 4 days, Thought Patterns every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mental.events | Thought Patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | 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
Mental.events
No in-app purchases
Thought Patterns
No in-app purchases
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