Comparison

Maelstrom vs ThruFlow

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

Head to head
About

Maelstrom

Features
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Maelstrom helps you stick to your routines and habits. Create routines by breaking them down into individual tasks with a duration. When you start a routine, the app will guide you through it one task at a time with a timer. When the time is up, it will alert you to move on to the next task to make sure you complete the routine. Additional features include: - Individual task schedules (e.g. "Journal every Sunday") - Minimum time for positive habits (e.g. "Read for at least 5 minutes") If this sounds helpful, give it a try. The app is free without subscriptions, ads or tracking. It is a personal project with no commercial intention.

About

ThruFlow

Features
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ThruFlow brings task management, a focus timer, history, and statistics together in one place. Choose what you want to do today and start the timer. Your focused time is recorded automatically, so you can review your day on a timeline and see how your time changes across weeks, months, and years. Key features • Organize work, study, health, and other long-term priorities into Areas • Scheduled habits automatically appear in your list on the right days. • Keep today’s tasks and habits in one place • A flexible focus timer — choose the work mode that suits you • Review and edit focus and break records on a timeline • See trends and time distribution by week, month, or year • Follow your consistency with the Focus Calendar • Use ThruFlow on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch • Sync records across devices with iCloud Core features—including Tasks, the focus timer, History, and Statistics—are free. There are no ads, and no account is required. Your data is stored on your devices. When iCloud is enabled, records sync across supported devices through your private iCloud database.

Screenshots

Maelstrom3 screens
ThruFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ThruFlow at weekly against Maelstrom's every 8 months. ThruFlow also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Maelstrom's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maelstrom ships an update every 8 months, ThruFlow weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Maelstrom versus ThruFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaelstromThruFlow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard HelmEDUARD SHCHIGOLEV

In-app purchases

None

Maelstrom

No in-app purchases

None

ThruFlow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maelstrom free?
Maelstrom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThruFlow free?
ThruFlow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Maelstrom or ThruFlow have ads?
Neither Maelstrom nor ThruFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maelstrom or ThruFlow?
Maelstrom ships an update every 8 months, and ThruFlow weekly. Most recently, Maelstrom was updated on October 9, 2026 and ThruFlow on October 20, 2026.

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