Comparison

Fabric vs Threshld

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

Head to head
About

Fabric

This AI-powered workspace helps you instantly capture, find, and collaborate on all your digital content. It acts as a self-organizing second brain, unifying notes, files, and ideas from various sources. Save time and money by replacing multiple productivity subscriptions with this single, powerful tool.

Highlights
  • Instant capture of websites, text, images, and files
  • Voice notes with AI transcription
  • Natural language AI search across connected apps
  • AI assistant for document insights and writing assistance
  • Real-time document collaboration
  • Unify digital world by connecting multiple apps
  • Rich linking and embedded content
Features
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Your files are everywhere. Your notes are scattered across apps. Your AI forgets everything you told it yesterday. You spend more time searching for things and switching between tools than doing the work. Fabric fixes all of it. One workspace for everything: notes, files, meetings, bookmarks, recordings. An AI that knows your stuff and gets smarter the more you use it. Agents that handle busywork while you sleep. 300,000+ people use Fabric. Rated 4.7 stars across platforms. AI THAT KNOWS YOU Ask your AI anything about your files, notes, and recordings. Get answers from your content with citations, not generic internet responses. The more you use Fabric, the better your AI understands your work, your projects, and your interests. SEARCH EVERYTHING Find anything across notes, files, recordings, and connected apps using natural language. "That article about pricing I saved last month," found in seconds. Three years of files, searchable by meaning, not filename. CANVAS Think visually. Spread out notes, references, images. Plan a project, map a concept, arrange ideas and files side by side. Your infinite whiteboard. HANDWRITING SCANNER Snap a photo of handwritten notes, a whiteboard, or a sketch. Fabric scans it into a clean, searchable digital note in seconds. Your messy handwriting, instantly digitised and searchable. CAPTURE ANYTHING Save websites, voice notes, screenshots, PDFs, images, bookmarks. One tap from anywhere. Browser extension, share sheet, voice capture. Everything becomes searchable the moment you save it. AI AGENTS Set up tasks that run on schedule: summarise calls, compile briefs, monitor competitors, prep for meetings, send weekly reports. Your AI works while you don't. Set it once, it runs forever. SHARE BEAUTIFULLY Send polished galleries and files instead of Google Drive links. Password-protected with link analytics. Whether it's client work, a portfolio, or a shared resource, it looks professional. CONNECTED TO YOUR APPS Gmail, Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox, and more. Fabric doesn't just search your apps. Your AI can work inside them. Send emails, create tasks, pull data across your whole stack. MEETING RECORDER Record any meeting and get an instant transcript. Your AI extracts action items, key decisions, and summaries automatically. Ask about anything discussed, found instantly. VOICE NOTES Capture ideas while walking, commuting, or cooking. Automatic transcription makes every voice note searchable and actionable. NOTES & DOCUMENTS A powerful editor with rich formatting, embedded files, toggle lists, tables, code blocks, and real-time collaboration. Write, plan, and organise in one place. ORGANISE YOUR WAY Folders, labels, smart collections, nested spaces. Or just throw everything in and let search handle it. Fabric works however your brain works. RUN YOUR BUSINESS OR YOUR LIFE Client files, study materials, family documents, creative projects, personal research, whatever you're managing, Fabric keeps it organised, searchable, and shareable. COLLABORATE Edit documents with teammates or friends. Comment on files, @mention people, share folders. Works for personal projects and teams. SECURE & PORTABLE Encrypted in transit and at rest. Your data stays yours. No lock-in: export everything anytime. FABRIC FOR TEAMS Self-writing wikis, cross-app search, AI teammates, and shared workspaces for your whole team. Visit fabric.so/teams. "Fabric has completely changed how I work. Everything in one place, finally." – Pro user "I went from a B- to an A. My AI tutor knew my textbook better than I did." – student "I run my entire freelance business from Fabric now." – solopreneur "The handwriting scanner is magic. I photograph my notes and they're instantly searchable." – creative Your AI that knows your work. Download Fabric today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://fabric.so/company/privacy

About

Threshld

This app helps you break free from distracting applications by locking them until you achieve a personal goal. Goals can be set using Apple Health data like steps or calories, or by completing a simple task. It offers scheduled locking and tracks your progress without uploading any personal information.

Highlights
  • Lock distracting apps until goals are met
  • Integrates with Apple Health for goal tracking
  • Set custom task-based goals
  • Scheduled daily app locking
  • Tracks progress and accountability
  • Private by default, no account needed
Features
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Your apps stay shut until the work is done. Threshld locks the apps you lose hours to, and keeps them locked until you have hit a goal you set yourself. Not a timer. Not a reminder you can swipe away. A threshold you have to actually cross. HOW IT WORKS Pick the apps. Pick today's goal. Lock it. Your goal can be steps, calories burned, miles, or a calorie ceiling you are staying under — all read straight from Apple Health, so there is nothing to mark off yourself. Or set a task and call it done. Nobody checks that one; your word is the record. The moment Health says you have hit it, your apps unlock on their own. You do not have to open Threshld to check. It is already watching. PUT IT ON A SCHEDULE Set your days and a start time once, and the lock fires on its own. Every day can share one checklist, or a day can have its own: the gym on Tuesdays, the report on Fridays. Stack up to eight goals in a day, and nothing opens until all of them are done. IT LEARNS YOUR WEEK Threshld notices the tasks you set on the same day each week. Three weeks running, it offers to put one on that day's schedule. When a scheduled task keeps going unfinished, it offers to take it off. Nothing changes without your yes, and it all happens on your phone. A RECORD YOU CAN TRUST Threshld counts the days you showed up, the hours you held the line, and the calories you burned or saved. See which days of the week you keep, and which ones slip. It also counts the days you went over, and the times you stopped early. The whole point is a record you did not edit. If you genuinely need out, you can stop early. It just goes in the record. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything stays on your phone. No account, no sign-up, nothing uploaded. Task photos never leave the device. Threshld uses Screen Time to restrict the apps you choose. Phone calls always stay open, and you decide whether Messages locks too. THRESHLD PRO - Recurring schedules, with a checklist for each day of the week - Stack up to eight goals in one day - Routine suggestions that learn your week - Lock as many apps as you need, past the free plan's three $49.99 per year or $6.99 per month. Auto-renews until cancelled; cancel any time from Settings. You will be reminded three days before it renews. The free plan is fully usable on its own: one goal, three apps, locked by you each day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fabric4 screens
Threshld4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Threshld at 100% against Fabric's 62%. Threshld also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Fabric's advantage is ratings volume (254 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). 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. Fabric sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Threshld sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Threshld holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fabric has 254 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Fabric's written reviews are positive against 100% of Threshld's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fabric ships an update monthly, Threshld every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fabric versus Threshld: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFabricThreshld
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (254 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings254 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabric Internetrobert gonzales

Customer experience

Fabric

All ratings251 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative31.1%

Threshld

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fabric

Reported bugs

32 issues
  • Choppy animations
  • App doesn't work without internet connection
  • App regularly logs out
  • Mysterious error messages about memory/credits
  • Assistant has completed none of the scheduled tasks
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  • Smart Collection not automatically filing files
  • App won't download after deletion
  • Tagging doesn't work properly
  • Cannot create new tags after saving an item
  • Cannot remove AI-created tags without error
  • Drafts can be lost in poor connection areas
  • Screen randomly shifts to other notes mid note taking
  • Touch and gestures don't register
  • Transcription notes aren't accurate and cut off after 30 seconds
  • AI consistently leads astray
  • AI responses are unreliable
  • Video note playback never works
  • AI summary section never works
  • Cannot ask the AI questions on notes anymore
  • Timeline tab won't load
  • Error adding new content to homepage
  • Failed to upload note/link
  • Doesn't keep Google sessions active
  • App is super laggy
  • App won't open
  • Says no internet connection despite full bars
  • Screen goes black then blinds with white screen
  • Sometimes stays on blue icon
  • Cannot save multiple tabs at once
  • AI ignored request for shorter responses
  • AI ignored request for larger font
  • AI started replying in all caps bold type

Requested features

15 requests
  • Quick preview feature for videos/images/files
  • Scratchpad for quick notes
  • More themes, including OLED pure black
  • Add Apple Pencil support for sketches
  • Offline mode
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  • Improve AI accuracy and reliability
  • Add customer support email
  • Make storage free forever, AI paid
  • Improve UI and navigation
  • Add dark mode
  • Expand theme options
  • Improve transcription accuracy and length
  • Allow saving multiple tabs at once
  • Allow changing font size
  • Improve Google session persistence

Threshld

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Fabric

Subscriptions10
  • Plus – Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Pro – Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Plus – Monthly$5.991 Month
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  • Plus – Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro – Monthly$16.001 Month
  • Pro – Monthly$24.001 Month
  • Max – Monthly (Legacy)$39.991 Month
  • Plus – Yearly7 Days trial$56.001 Year
  • Plus – Yearly7 Days trial$96.001 Year
  • Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$150.001 Year
2 purchases

Threshld

Subscriptions2
  • Threshld Pro$6.991 Month
  • Threshld Pro$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Fabric free?
Fabric is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Threshld free?
Threshld is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fabric or Threshld?
Threshld is rated higher. Fabric averages 4.6 out of 5 from 254 ratings, while Threshld averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fabric or Threshld have ads?
Neither Fabric nor Threshld shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fabric or Threshld?
Fabric ships an update monthly, and Threshld every 2 months. Most recently, Fabric was updated on November 3, 2026 and Threshld on November 6, 2026.

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