DEF Reset vs ManTalks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DEF Reset
This app helps users build enduring habits and discipline by tracking daily essential habits. Users can also interact with and compete against others on their personal improvement journey.
- Track eight essential daily habits
- Build enduring habits and discipline
- Interact with other users
- Compete with others
- Follow users on their path
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The Discipline Equals Freedom (DEF) Reset is a personal improvement and community app designed to instill enduring habits and discipline. Each day, you'll track eight essential habits and interact, compete, and follow others on the path
ManTalks
This community app helps men develop their potential in life, relationships, and purpose. It offers learning modules, community engagement, and live calls to strengthen users against challenges.
- Learning Modules
- Community Engagement
- Live Calls
- Support and Resources
- Self-Led Man Development
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The ManTalks Alliance is the online community for men dedicated to unlocking their fullest potential in life, relationships and purpose. Learn the skills you need to become a Self-Led man and join a tribe of men all learning how to stregthen themselves against the onslaught of fears, doubts, and challenges that are so present today. You'll get access to: - Learning Modules - Community Engagment - Live Calls - Support and Resources The ManTalks Alliance provides all the tools you need at your fingertrips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ManTalks at 5.0 against DEF Reset's 3.2. ManTalks also leads on device support (3 vs 1). DEF Reset's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (115 vs 35). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ManTalks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 115 and 35 respectively.
DEF Reset ships an update monthly, ManTalks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DEF Reset | ManTalks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (115 ratings) | 5.0 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jocko Publishing | ManTalks LLC |
Customer experience
DEF Reset
ManTalks
Bugs and requests
DEF Reset
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing on end-user license agreement
- Inability to update profile picture
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions
- Password reset issues and login failures
Requested features
3 requests- Year-round progress tracking and calendar
- Customizable workout and habit options
- Incentives or rewards for reaching milestones
ManTalks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DEF Reset
No in-app purchases
ManTalks
No in-app purchases
