FC STUDIO vs Basalt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FC STUDIO
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Bókunar vettvangur þar sem hæfileikaríkir fagaðilar koma saman. Hvort sem þú leitar að skapandi hæfileikum, einstökum tónlistarflutningi eða faglegri snyrtimeðferð, finnur þú það hér.
Basalt
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most days, you won't open this app. you write down what you want to follow through on, and how many times a week. then you tick it off on the home screen. that is the whole interaction. more than one routine run several at once, each with its own weekly frequency. three runs a week, one call home on sunday, twenty minutes of reading on weekdays. they sit side by side, no ranking, no main one. a routine can end give a routine a target span if you want one. when the span is over, the routine is done. finished, not abandoned. there is no streak growing forever that has to be defended — a missed tuesday is a missed tuesday, not a reason to delete the app. leave the span empty and a routine simply keeps going. the widget is the product check in from the home screen, without opening anything. the app is where you set a routine up, look at the plan, and change what it asks of you. most days you never get that far. plan and calendar the plan view shows what the week asks of you. export it to your calendar if you would rather have it there. one person, read only share a single routine with one person, by code or QR. they can see how it is going. they cannot edit it, cannot nudge you, cannot take it over. it is a window, not a handle. quiet on purpose monochrome, no accent colour, follows light and dark. no feed, no profile, no points, no leaderboard, nothing to scroll. the app has no reason to keep you in it. when the phone is the thing in the way basalt can shut the apps and websites that pull at you — on demand when you want an hour back, or on a schedule at night. you pick what gets shut in apple's own screen time picker, and the app never learns what you picked. the selection stays on your device. it is friction, not a lock you cannot pick — friction is usually the part that was missing. routines, check-ins, the widget, the plan and sharing are free and stay free. the shutting part is the paid upgrade. basalt does not promise you will follow through. it keeps the record where you already look, and gets out of the way. premium is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. it renews unless you turn it off in your App Store settings at least 24 hours before the period ends. purchases can be restored in the app. terms: https://getklar.org/basalt/terms privacy: https://getklar.org/basalt/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FC STUDIO at none against Basalt's 2. 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. Basalt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. FC STUDIO asks for nothing beyond the download.
FC STUDIO ships an update every 2 weeks, Basalt weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FC STUDIO | Basalt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Tomasson | Alain Kessler |
In-app purchases
FC STUDIO
No in-app purchases
Basalt
- Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
- Premium Anually$29.991 Year








