Comparison

iSwear Jar vs just3things

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

Head to head
About

iSwear Jar

This app helps you break bad habits and build good ones using a Ulysses Pact. You set monetary penalties for slip-ups, encouraging accountability and change. Celebrate successes with virtual gold stars.

Highlights
  • Habit creation and destruction
  • Monetary penalty system
  • Ulysses Pact technique
  • Accountability on the go
  • Complete privacy
  • Success celebration with gold stars
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The iSwear Jar gives you the power to create or destroy any habit. Simply imagine a dollar bill being sliced by the whirring blades of a paper shredder, turning cool cash into green slivers... Then imagine that dollar bill was yours, and that you surrendered it as a penalty for slipping up. This technique of using a freely made decision to bind oneself in the future is called a Ulysses Pact, and dates back to the Odyssey. It can be used to effect great change. This app gives you the opportunity to use this technique. Based on the honor system, you can make a voluntary in-app purchase for your slip ups and missed goals. Features include: - Accountability on the go - Complete privacy - Acknowledge your slip ups with a real monetary commitment - Celebrate your successes with an iconic gold star Download it today and start making big changes now!

About

just3things

Features
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JustThreeThings is a refreshingly simple TODO app — with one twist: You can only add three things at a time. Why? Because life is overwhelming. ADHD or not, looking at a massive TODO list can feel paralyzing. JustThreeThings invites you to focus — not on everything — but on just three. Knock those out, then reset the board. Each task you enter is celebrated with encouraging messages and a growing green-light progress bar. Start a task and you’ll choose how much time you want to spend — a circular countdown timer helps you stay on track, complete with a full-screen 3…2…1 countdown to get you in the zone. Want a speed boost? Swipe left-to-right and you’re in Speed Run Mode — a 5-minute timer launches, perfect for quick wins. As you check off tasks, they light up green with a satisfying checkbox and floating “score points” that drift upward like Mario coin bonuses. You earn points for finishing tasks and for keeping a daily streak. Oh — and it works in light and dark mode. And if you’re curious, all your completed TODOs are saved in a history view, so you can look back and feel proud.

Screenshots

iSwear Jar4 screens
just3things4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: just3things at none against iSwear Jar's 1. just3things also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and device support 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. iSwear Jar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. just3things asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
iSwear Jar versus just3things: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSwear Jarjust3things
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB59 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAlterscope Solutions LLCChad Adams

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iSwear Jar

One-time1
  • Slip Up Penalty$0.99
None

just3things

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSwear Jar free?
iSwear Jar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is just3things free?
just3things is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iSwear Jar or just3things have ads?
Neither iSwear Jar nor just3things shows ads.

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