Comparison

Phated vs TILT

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

Head to head
About

Phated

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Be part of the 1% overachiever club... ...if you're studying, ...working on your side-hustle, ...at a 9-5 or for yourself. Whatever it might be, Phated offers the good kind of peer pressure to keep you focused on your goals. โ€ข You're only visible to others when you're in the app & you can only see those who are also online (color bubble = your vibe). โ€ข If you leave the app to procrastinate, you'll disturb others (your bubble will disappear off the map). โ€ข Find a study buddy by sending someone a message - whether in your town or across the globe. โ€ข Personalize your profile and discover what others are working on. Maybe you can collaborate? โ€ข When you type (your profile prompt or in a chat), your vibe gets analyzed based on the way you move your phone while typing - not the texts or contents of your message. * โ€ข In chats, the vibe of each message gets a corresponding color bubble. โ€ข The map doesn't reflect your exact location position. It places you randomly relative to others, but within a certain radius. *You can manually adjust it, too. More information here phatedapp.com Terms of Use & EULA: https://www.phatedapp.com/moodweb-terms-of-use-eula

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TILT

Features
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A focus timer you tilt, not tap. No buttons and no setup between you and the work. TILT TO FOCUS The screen splits into a FOCUS timer and a BREAK timer. Turn your phone LEFT and FOCUS starts. Turn it RIGHT for a break. SHAKE to reset. Your phone becomes the timer. BUILT FOR BRAINS THAT STRUGGLE TO START Starting is the hard part, so TILT removes every step between deciding and doing. Begin with intention: one slow breath and one clear task before every session. A reminder can nudge you at the time you usually begin. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS Pick the apps and sites that steal your attention. TILT blocks them while you focus and unblocks them during your breaks. KEEP GOING Continuous mode rolls focus into a break and back again, with a longer break every few sessions. Tap the dots to add a session or stretch the long break. ON YOUR WRIST TILT on Apple Watch works with simple, intuitive gestures: turn the Crown to set the time, tap to start, swipe to switch. It runs on its own or stays in step with your iPhone, and complications and the Smart Stack keep the time left in view. ON YOUR MAC TILT for Mac keeps your timer in the menu bar. With TILT Plus, a session you start on your iPhone shows on your Mac within seconds, and the other way round. ON IPHONE DUO Closed, tilt it. Open, tap it. Fold it on your desk and each half holds a timer: tip it over to switch. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN A live countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you never have to open the app to check the time. Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen show today's focus, your week and your deep work. Tap Start on a widget and a focus session begins. SOUNDSPACES Set the mood with rain, forest, ocean, cafรฉ, deep calm, singing bowls or ASMR, or play a playlist, album or song from Apple Music. Pick a different sound for focus and for break. SEE YOUR DEEP WORK Insights tracks your deep work: every focus session of 20 minutes or more. Set a weekly goal, get a Monday recap, find the session length you actually finish and the times of day you focus best, and see where your hours go across labels like STUDY and WORK. MAKE IT YOURS Save a preset for each kind of work, with its own label, length, colors and sound. Make a palette from any two colors, use your own photos, or choose Aura, a mesmerizing gradient that drifts while you work. Then pick a timer font. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Everything stays on your devices, and syncing goes through your own iCloud. ACCESSIBLE Touch mode lets you tap to start and swipe to switch when tilting isn't handy. VoiceOver, Reduce Motion and high-contrast palettes are supported too. FREE, WITH TILT PLUS WHEN YOU WANT MORE TILT is free with 25-minute focus and 5-minute break sessions, touch mode, the Apple Watch app, the Today widgets, the Live Activity and reminders. TILT Plus adds sessions up to 120 minutes, continuous mode, the App Blocker, Insights, soundspaces and Apple Music, the start ritual, live sessions with your Mac, every palette, font and photo, plus presets and labels. Try Annual free for 7 days, or pay once for Lifetime. Prices are shown in the app. Privacy Policy: https://code.roydsantiago.com/tilt/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Phated4 screens
TILT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Phated at 13.0 against TILT's 17.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Phated sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and TILT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phated ships an update every 2 weeks, TILT weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Phated versus TILT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhatedTILT
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size162 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMaria KoryakinaAVE ROYD SANTIAGO

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Phated

Subscriptions2
  • Personalized Emotion AI$7.991 Month
  • Reveal Age, Gender & Intention$7.991 Month
3 purchases

TILT

Subscriptions2
  • TILT Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • TILT Plus Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • TILT Plus Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Phated free?
Phated is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TILT free?
TILT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phated or TILT have ads?
Neither Phated nor TILT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phated or TILT?
Phated ships an update every 2 weeks, and TILT weekly. Most recently, Phated was updated on November 4, 2026 and TILT on October 31, 2026.

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