AllThoughts vs Penny (for your thoughts!)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AllThoughts
Share your thoughts instantly on a global feed without needing an account. Anyone can view content, and Google Account holders can contribute. Experience seamless posting and viewing on the go.
- Anonymous posting
- Global feed
- No account required
- Google Account sign-in for posting
- View thoughts worldwide
- iOS app for on-the-go use
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AllThoughts is an open platform allowing users to frictionlessly post their thoughts to a worldwide feed without intervention from any other parties. No account, signup, or registration is required in order to view AllThoughts. Anyone can view thoughts on AllThoughts and anyone with a Google Account can add thoughts to AllThoughts. AllThoughts for iOS, supported by non-intrusive in-feed ads, brings all of the great features of the AllThoughts Web Version to your fingertips for easy, on-the-go use. Download AllThoughts for iOS now and experience the difference.
Penny (for your thoughts!)
Send temporary messages to friends that disappear after 12 hours. Save or pin notes to a widget for a constant reminder. Responses are locked for a period to encourage genuine connection.
- Ephemeral notes
- Widget for saved notes
- Delayed response feature
- Temporary message delivery
- Friend reminders
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Send ephemeral thinking-of-you notes to your friends and view ones that they send you. Notes last 12 hours but may be saved or pinned to the widget. You can view any thinking-of-you notes you choose on the widget as a comforting reminder as you go about your day. No need to reply - responses to a sender are locked for 3 hours after their last note to you, so when you're genuinely thinking of them, you'll organically send them a note.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Penny (for your thoughts!) at daily against AllThoughts's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AllThoughts against 5.0 for Penny (for your thoughts!). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
AllThoughts ships an update every 2 months, Penny (for your thoughts!) daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AllThoughts | Penny (for your thoughts!) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Browning | Geza Kovacs |
Customer experience
AllThoughts
Penny (for your thoughts!)
In-app purchases
AllThoughts
No in-app purchases
Penny (for your thoughts!)
No in-app purchases
Questions
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