Comparison

Touchstone vs BASH

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. Everybody's hearing your story. Nobody's counting it. Touchstone counts 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. None of them are counting. Touchstone gives you a private place to write it down and come back to it. 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. Return to what you wrote. Your diary gives you a private record of what has been happening, so you can reflect over time instead of trying to hold every detail in your head. 3. Sage reflects. Not advice. Not a verdict. Sage reflects on what you share and helps you put your thoughts into words — without telling you what to do. 4. The pattern becomes visible. Over time, you can return to your own words and make sense of the pattern in a relationship at your own pace. A PRIVATE VAULT, BY DESIGN Your entries live in a private space. Nothing is shared automatically. PREMIUM Premium offers deeper relationship insights. In the United States, Premium is available at $9.99 per month or $89.99 per year, with a two-week free trial for eligible new subscribers. The applicable store shows the current price, trial eligibility, renewal terms, and how to cancel before purchase. FREE TO START Track every relationship free with a private diary and Sage. Create a separate diary for a dating partner, spouse, ex-partner, friend, family member, coworker, or someone else — there is no relationship limit. Premium offers deeper relationship insights. 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. Private. Free to start.

About

BASH

Discover trending events and see what your friends are doing in real life. Effortlessly join events by buying tickets or registering. Stay organized with calendar sync and real-time updates.

Highlights
  • Discover trending events
  • See friend activities
  • Effortless event registration
  • Ticket purchasing
  • Follow friends and artists
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Real-time updates and reminders
Features
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BASH shows you what your friends are up to and what’s hot around you, so you can do more cool things together - in real life. Know what’s hot See what your friends are up to and always know what’s trending near you. Join instantly Buy tickets and register effortlessly. We’ve got you covered with the easiest ways to join any event. Follow your favourites Follow your friends, favourite artists, and organisations. Get updates tailored perfectly to your interests. Stay organized Sync events with your calendar and get real-time updates and reminders. You focus on the fun, we’ll take care of the rest. Join the hype with BASH. Get started and always know where to be!

Screenshots

Touchstone4 screens
BASH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Touchstone at 5.0 against BASH's 3.1. Touchstone also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). BASH's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). On price, ads, 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 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 6 months. BASH asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Touchstone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BASH has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touchstone ships an update every 5 days, BASH every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Touchstone versus BASH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchstoneBASH
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.1 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews—11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings212 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB258 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPathoz LLCBASH B.V.

Customer experience

Touchstone

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BASH

All ratings12 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Touchstone

Subscriptions5
  • Gold$2.996 Months
  • Diamond$4.996 Months
  • Therapist Access1 Month trial$7.991 Month
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  • Touchstone Premium Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Touchstone Premium Annual14 Days trial$89.991 Year
None

BASH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Touchstone free?
Touchstone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BASH free?
BASH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Touchstone or BASH?
Touchstone is rated higher. Touchstone averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BASH averages 3.1 from 12 ratings.
Do Touchstone or BASH have ads?
Neither Touchstone nor BASH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touchstone or BASH?
Touchstone ships an update every 5 days, and BASH every 2 weeks. Most recently, Touchstone was updated on October 24, 2026 and BASH on October 24, 2026.

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