Comparison

Touchstone vs Bulbshare

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

Head to head
About

Touchstone

A private relationship diary to monitor your relationship's progress and predict its future direction. It offers insights to help you understand where your relationship stands. The app prioritizes user privacy with a clear policy.

Highlights
  • Private relationship diary
  • Track relationship status
  • Calculate relationship direction
  • Privacy focused
  • Relationship insights
Features
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You already know. Touchstone helps you see it. You've been doing the math in your head for weeks — the text that didn't land, the night that felt off, the way you keep explaining him to yourself. You've pasted the situation into a chatbot at 1am. You've talked it through with three different friends. And the next morning, none of it remembered. Touchstone is the private place to finally make sense of your dating life — a relationship diary with an insightful companion, Sage, on your shoulder. HOW IT WORKS 1. Log what happens. A moment, a feeling, something he said, did, or didn't do. One line is enough. The app is built to be opened in the parking lot, the bathroom, the back of the Uber. 2. Touchstone sorts it for you — automatically. Every entry is quietly classified by the dimension of the relationship it touched (respect, communication, the way you treat each other), the area of life it showed up in (household, social, intimacy), and whether it was something he said, did, or withheld. You don't have to tag a thing. 3. Sage reflects. Not advice. Not a verdict. Sage names what she notices, cites your own words back to you, and asks the question you've been avoiding. She is the warm hand around the data — a companion who is on your side from the first entry, and who never tells you what to do. 4. The pattern becomes visible. Over weeks and months, you see what you couldn't see in the moment: where the relationship is improving, where it's leaking, whether the good days are outweighing the hard ones. The pattern stops living in your head. WHY NOT JUST USE A CHATBOT A chatbot forgets you the moment you close the tab. Touchstone is built to hold your whole story — a private, searchable record of what's actually been happening, sorted into countable patterns ("the fourth time in sixty days"), reflected back by a companion who is yours. WHEN IT MATTERS, BRING IN YOUR PEOPLE For the rare moments that call for it, you can quietly convene your inner circle — the friends who already love you — for an honest, structured read. Share a single curated link (no app required for them), and they tell you what they see. The verdict is theirs. Sage listens, but never co-signs. You can also share a curated view with your therapist so they walk in already current — without handing over your whole diary. A PRIVATE VAULT, BY DESIGN Your entries live in a private vault. No community feed. No public diary. Nothing is ever shared automatically — every share is deliberate, opt-in, and previews exactly what the other person will see. FREE TO START Track your first relationship free, with the full diary, Sage as your witness, and a structured read from your inner circle when you need it. Unlock unlimited reflection sessions with Sage and additional relationships on the paid tier. Touchstone is for the woman who's tired of second-guessing herself, who wants something that remembers, and who knows — somewhere underneath the noise — that she just needs to see it clearly. You already know. Touchstone will help you see it.

About

Bulbshare

Connect with causes and brands you care about, and share your ideas with a global community. Discover inspiring content from friends and collaborators, and access exclusive opportunities.

Highlights
  • Connect with brands and causes
  • Share images and video
  • Discover content from friends
  • Access exclusive briefs
  • Global community collaboration
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Where the world shares ideas Collaborate with the causes you care about and the brands you love from the palm of your hand. Follow your friends and be inspired by Bulbshares submitted from a community of creative collaborators from across the globe. Use Bulbshare to: - connect with the brands and causes you care about - share multiple images and video - discover Bulbshares from your friends and followers - access exclusive incentivised briefs and opportunities Join the movement!

Screenshots

Touchstone4 screens
Bulbshare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Touchstone at 5.0 against Bulbshare's 4.5. Touchstone also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Bulbshare's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (223 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Touchstone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 6 months. Bulbshare asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Touchstone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bulbshare has 223 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touchstone ships an update every 2 weeks, Bulbshare monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Touchstone versus Bulbshare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchstoneBulbshare
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (223 ratings)
Positive reviews—75.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1223 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB136 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPathoz LLCBulbshare Limited

Customer experience

Touchstone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bulbshare

All ratings223 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative19.6%

Bugs and requests

Touchstone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bulbshare

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Briefs not loading properly
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Inconsistent payout issues
  • Account suspension problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • More frequent and higher-paying briefs
  • Improved app stability and performance
  • Better communication from the team
  • Expand to more countries

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Touchstone

Subscriptions2
  • Gold$2.996 Months
  • Diamond$4.996 Months
None

Bulbshare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Touchstone free?
Touchstone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bulbshare free?
Bulbshare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Touchstone or Bulbshare?
Touchstone is rated higher. Touchstone averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bulbshare averages 4.5 from 223 ratings.
Do Touchstone or Bulbshare have ads?
Bulbshare shows ads; Touchstone does not.
Which is updated more often, Touchstone or Bulbshare?
Touchstone ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bulbshare monthly. Most recently, Touchstone was updated on September 19, 2026 and Bulbshare on September 22, 2026.

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