Thought Path vs Grain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thought Path
Quickly capture thoughts, ideas, and tasks in a digital inbox. Visualize your mental output over time through maps or search. Automate capture and review with integrations.
- Quick thought capture
- Task management
- Idea organization
- Visual output (map/search)
- Automation with Shortcuts
- On-device storage
- iCloud sync
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Thought Path is an inbox to quickly capture all your thoughts, ideas, and tasks. Easily see the output of your brain over time, on a map, or in search results. You can integrate Thought Path with Shortcuts, to automate capturing and reviewing your thoughts. Though Path is free to use indefinitely, but you will need to review and archive all your thoughts once you reach a cap of 15. Pro users can remove this limit with a subscription fee. This app is made by a sole indie developer, and that means I care about user experience, not collecting user data. All your thoughts and ideas are saved on device and synced over iCloud - nothing is ever sent anywhere else for any reason. Terms of Use: https://andhash39.com/thoughtpath/terms Privacy Policy: https://andhash39.com/thoughtpath/privacy
Grain
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Grain is the simplest habit tracker you'll ever use. No forms. No timers. No streaks to obsess over. Just tap and focus weekly progress. Tap once to record a small win. Tap twice to say you pushed further. Tap three times to mark a perfect day. Each tap is a grain — and over time, grains stack into something real. No account required. Everything stays on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grain at none against Thought Path's 2. Grain also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Thought Path sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Grain asks for nothing beyond the download.
Thought Path ships an update monthly, Grain every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thought Path | Grain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew James O'Donnell | IBUKI YAMADA |
In-app purchases
Thought Path
- Thought Path Pro (1 Month)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Thought Path Pro (1 Year)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
Grain
No in-app purchases
