Comparison

OneThing vs PACT

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

Head to head
About

OneThing

This app helps you stay focused by displaying your most important task on your home or lock screen. It simplifies your life by bringing order through focusing on one priority at a time.

Highlights
  • Display crucial item on home/lock screen
  • Stay focused and efficient
  • Simple input
  • Visible everywhere
  • Brings order to life
Features
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OneThing - Focus on what matters most, right now. This sleek and powerful app allows you to capture and display the most crucial item in your life at any given moment. Whether on your home screen or lock screen, OneThing ensures your priority is always in sight, helping you stay focused and efficient. Simple input, visible everywhere - bringing order to your life with just one thing at a time --- After confirming the purchase and payment, your iTunes account will automatically renew the subscription. The Apple iTunes account will charge within 24 hours before the expiration date. Once the payment is successful, the subscription period will extend by one subscription period. To cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the auto-renewal feature in the iTunes/AppleID settings at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. During the trial period, if the iTunes account does not cancel the subscription, it will automatically start the subscription and charge at the end of the trial period. Any unused trial period will be forfeited after purchasing the subscription. This service allows you to choose whether to cancel; if you choose not to cancel, the renewal service for the next billing period will start automatically. private privacy: https://merciful-sugar-3e6.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-b0e24b6beb074420ae88ec07239d1c5f?pvs=74 term of service: https://merciful-sugar-3e6.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-ffa8642d0e864e22b1dcd5fb06870978

About

PACT

Features
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PACT is a minimalist focus timer built on a single, uncompromising idea: a commitment you either keep or consciously break. ■ THE EXCEPTION SYSTEM: ZERO EXCUSES What makes PACT radically different is how it handles interruptions. You cannot simply pause the timer and walk away. Every break in focus forces a permanent choice: • Allow an Exception: You can pause, but your reason becomes a permanent rule for all future sessions. What you allow once, you must allow forever. Your exceptions define who you are as a focuser. • Break the Pact: Surrender entirely, and your accumulated chain instantly resets to zero. There is no neutral option. Over time, your exception rules build an honest, unforgiving record of how you actually work — not how you think you do. ■ DESIGNED FOR DEEP WORK • Pre-Commitment Buffer: Reserve a session in advance. A timed countdown gives you a moment to sit down, complete your start ritual, and mentally prepare before the timer locks in. • Visual Accountability: Every completed session adds an unbreakable link to your chain. Watch it grow. Protect it at all costs. ■ BUILT FOR PURE FOCUS PACT is intentionally minimal. • No social feeds. • No gamified streak animations. • No meaningless badges or rewards. Just you, your word, and the timer. ■ SEAMLESS EXPERIENCE • System-adaptive Light and Dark modes designed to blend into your workflow. • Fully localized in English, 中文 (Chinese), Français (French), and 日本語 (Japanese). PACT is for people who take their commitments seriously. Make the pact. Keep it.

Screenshots

OneThing4 screens
PACT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PACT at Free against OneThing's $0.99. PACT also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PACT is free to download; OneThing costs $0.99 up front. OneThing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PACT asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OneThing ships an update fortnightly, PACT daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
OneThing versus PACT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOneThingPACT
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer定荣 郭Chuyue Zhang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OneThing

One-time1
  • buy the author a cola$0.99
None

PACT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OneThing free?
OneThing costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PACT free?
PACT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OneThing or PACT have ads?
Neither OneThing nor PACT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OneThing or PACT?
OneThing ships an update fortnightly, and PACT daily. Most recently, OneThing was updated on October 7, 2026 and PACT on October 19, 2026.

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