Comparison

Bound vs ThruFlow

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

Head to head
About

Bound

Features
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Bound is a powerful and efficient tool for event and deadline management. Its elegant and intuitive interface makes it easy to create and manage deadlines, while its customisable features allow you to tailor it to your preferences. Bound offers useful features like long-pressing deadlines for quick access to options like editing, deleting, or pinning tasks to the top of your list. The Shake device option is also handy for clearing schedules or removing completed tasks. The app's main focus is on deadline management, where you can easily create deadlines with a name, date, and time, and a symbol to make it stand out. Bound's computed property for time left calculates the remaining time until the deadline based on the current date and time, and schedules notifications to remind you of approaching deadlines. The notification system is robust and customisable, allowing you to receive notifications based on your preferences, whether it be approaching deadlines, due deadlines, or both. Let's just say - Bound is a must-have productivity tool for anyone looking to stay organised and meet important events and deadlines.

About

ThruFlow

Features
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ThruFlow brings task management, a focus timer, history, and statistics together in one place. Choose what you want to do today and start the timer. Your focused time is recorded automatically, so you can review your day on a timeline and see how your time changes across weeks, months, and years. Key features • Organize work, study, health, and other long-term priorities into Areas • Scheduled habits automatically appear in your list on the right days. • Keep today’s tasks and habits in one place • A flexible focus timer — choose the work mode that suits you • Review and edit focus and break records on a timeline • See trends and time distribution by week, month, or year • Follow your consistency with the Focus Calendar • Use ThruFlow on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch • Sync records across devices with iCloud Core features—including Tasks, the focus timer, History, and Statistics—are free. There are no ads, and no account is required. Your data is stored on your devices. When iCloud is enabled, records sync across supported devices through your private iCloud database.

Screenshots

Bound4 screens
ThruFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ThruFlow at 4 against Bound's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

Bound ships an update every 2 weeks, ThruFlow weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Bound versus ThruFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoundThruFlow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobin NaghshbandiEDUARD SHCHIGOLEV

In-app purchases

None

Bound

No in-app purchases

None

ThruFlow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bound free?
Bound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThruFlow free?
ThruFlow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bound or ThruFlow have ads?
Neither Bound nor ThruFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bound or ThruFlow?
Bound ships an update every 2 weeks, and ThruFlow weekly. Most recently, Bound was updated on October 25, 2026 and ThruFlow on October 20, 2026.

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