Comparison

Jest Chat vs ThoughtX

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

Head to head
About

Jest Chat

This app enhances text conversations with animated gestures and dynamic word styling. Express emotions and tone of voice through real-time visual cues, making your messages more engaging and expressive.

Highlights
  • Animate words with gestures
  • Modulate tone of voice
  • Style words with color, font, and size
  • Position words anywhere on screen
  • Real-time animated conversations
  • Create personal expressions with effects
Read full description

Jest is texting with emotion. Convey feelings, tone of voice, and meaning through timing and animated gestures. With friends, your conversation comes alive as you see each other’s words expressed in real time. Write with emotion Add emotion and voice to your text using time. Modulate tone of voice by changing a word’s visual form, varying the time a word is displayed, or by simply pausing for effect. Style with meaning You can position words anywhere on the screen, change its color, font, size, and orientation to add meaning to your words. Gesture with expression Directly animate words with expressive gestures using your fingers. Let them spin, bounce, grow, catch on fire, or collide with others. Combine various effects to create your own personal expressions. Jest Chat ™ Have fun texting messages back and forth, or join a channel together at the same time and see each other’s words animate as they are being expressed. Visit our support page for help and to connect to the community at https://www.glw808.com/support or click on App Support below.

About

ThoughtX

This app transforms passive podcast listening into an active learning experience. Engage with content through reflection questions, AI-powered deeper dives, and a personal journal to capture key insights. It's designed for those seeking intentional growth and meaningful connections over ideas.

Highlights
  • Episode reflection questions
  • AI chatbot for deeper insights
  • Personal journal for takeaways
  • Episode tagging and recommendations
  • Minimalist interface
Features
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ThoughtX is a podcast app for people who want to think deeper, grow intentionally, and connect over ideas that matter. Move beyond passive listening. With ThoughtX, you can reflect on what you hear through interactive features like reflection questions, deeper dives with our in-app chatbot, and a personal journal of saved insights. Whether you're into personal development, wellness, business, or niche intellectual rabbit holes, ThoughtX helps you engage more mindfully with ideas that matter. Key Features: – Episode reflection questions – Chatbot for deeper episode insights – Personal journal to save and revisit takeaways – Episode tagging and recommendation scores – Clean, minimalist interface focused on clarity Ready to stop passively consuming content and start listening to podcasts with purpose? Join the intentional listening movement with ThoughtX. #PodcastsWithPurpose

Screenshots

Jest Chat4 screens
ThoughtX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Jest Chat at none against ThoughtX's shown. Jest Chat also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). ThoughtX's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Jest Chat against 5.0 for ThoughtX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThoughtX has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jest Chat ships an update every 3 months, ThoughtX every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Jest Chat versus ThoughtX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJest ChatThoughtX
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB127 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGestural Language Workshop IncAshley Olson

Customer experience

Jest Chat

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

ThoughtX

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Jest Chat

No in-app purchases

None

ThoughtX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jest Chat free?
Jest Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThoughtX free?
ThoughtX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jest Chat or ThoughtX?
Jest Chat and ThoughtX are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Jest Chat or ThoughtX have ads?
ThoughtX shows ads; Jest Chat does not.
Which is updated more often, Jest Chat or ThoughtX?
Jest Chat ships an update every 3 months, and ThoughtX every 4 days. Most recently, Jest Chat was updated on June 6, 2026 and ThoughtX on June 4, 2026.

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