Comparison

MindPass vs Poolar

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

Head to head
About

MindPass

This app helps you manage your screen time and cultivate healthy digital habits. It allows you to set app limits, track usage, and earn rewards for completing tasks and fitness goals. Achieve better focus and digital wellbeing with personalized tips and content.

Highlights
  • Custom focus blocks
  • App usage tracking
  • Intelligent app limits
  • Activity-based rewards
  • Fitness goal integration
  • Digital wellness content
Features
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Feed your brain. Then your feed. Block the apps you reach for on autopilot. Discover something worth telling a friend, then choose whether to scroll. Read for the fun of it, or answer a discovery’s question correctly to earn a five-minute app pass. TRY IT BEFORE YOU SET IT UP Start with an interactive sample. Then choose your apps, interests and an all-day or custom blocking schedule. TINY READS. REAL PLOT TWISTS. Lava lamps helping guard internet traffic. Why tattoos outlast the skin you shed. An angry customer’s complaint, preserved in clay for nearly 4,000 years. Explore 30 bundled discoveries across ten subjects, available offline. Some are simply good short reads, with no question required. Others offer a question about the idea—not a test of names and dates. Optional memory checks revisit selected discoveries; you can skip them. BREAK EARNED. YOUR CALL. Claim your earned pass within 15 minutes, keep reading, or decide you don't need to open the app after all. The five-minute timer starts when you activate the pass, not when you earn it. It keeps running even when you leave the unlocked app. When it ends, the app is blocked again while protection is scheduled and Screen Time access remains enabled. MAKE “JUST ONCE” WAIT A DAY Optional strict mode adds a 24-hour wait before you can switch it off and weaken your settings. You can still strengthen protection immediately. Strict mode is off by default, and Screen Time access can still be turned off in Settings. Your learning progress stays yours. CORE FREE. PRO IF YOU WANT MORE. App blocking, all focus routines and schedules, strict mode, standard discoveries and earned passes are free. Optional MindPass Pro subscriptions add up to 10 personalized learning paths per UTC calendar month, with six lessons per path. Trial and paid access share the monthly path allowance, with no rollover. Created paths remain readable after Pro ends. Prices and renewal terms are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. GOOD TO KNOW Screen Time permission is required for app blocking. The interface and learning content are currently in English. Online learning features, including creating personalized paths, require an internet connection. Your curiosity gets a turn before your feed does. Try your first discovery.

About

Poolar

Features
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Mit der App Poolar stehen wichtige Informationen und Funktionen aus Poolar.Project auch mobil zur Verfügung. Mängel und Projektfotos können direkt auf der Baustelle erfasst, Bautagebücher geführt sowie Projektbeteiligte, Pläne und weitere Dokumente unterwegs abgerufen werden. Auch bei eingeschränkter oder fehlender Internetverbindung kann mit der App weitergearbeitet werden. Erfasste Informationen werden mit Poolar.Project synchronisiert und stehen dort zur weiteren Bearbeitung und Dokumentation zur Verfügung. Hinweis zur Nutzung: Für die Nutzung sind ein bestehender Poolar.Project-Projektraum sowie ein entsprechend eingerichteter Zugang erforderlich. Weitere Informationen zu den Voraussetzungen sind über unsere Kundenbetreuung erhältlich. App im Überblick: • Dashboard mit Statusübersicht • Schnellzugriff für Mängel, Bautagebuch, Fotos, Dateien und Adressliste • Optionale KI-Features: Unterstützung beim Ausfüllen (via Sprache, Bildanalyse) • Kommentieren und Zeichnen auf Fotos (farbige Symbole, Texte, freihändige Formen) • Offline arbeiten und gezielt synchronisieren • Adressliste mit Suche • Dateiverzeichnis und Dateisuche • Individuelle Filter erstellen und speichern • Anzeigeoptionen anpassen Funktionen im Detail: Mängel • Mängel detailliert erfassen und bearbeiten • Fotos aufnehmen und Mängeln zuordnen • Mängellisten filtern, sortieren und gruppieren Bautagebuch • Bautagebucheinträge erstellen und bearbeiten • Tage mit Wetterdaten, Temperatur und mehreren Einträgen dokumentieren • Einträge durchsuchen und filtern Fotos • Projektfotos aufnehmen oder aus der Galerie hinzufügen und mit projektrelevanten Informationen versehen • Mehrere Fotos direkt hintereinander erfassen • Fotos suchen, filtern und verwalten

Screenshots

MindPass4 screens
Poolar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Poolar at none against MindPass's 3. Poolar also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). MindPass's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. MindPass sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Poolar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MindPass ships an update every 3 days, Poolar every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MindPass versus Poolar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindPassPoolar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZyurPoolarserver GmbH

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MindPass

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$69.99
None

Poolar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MindPass free?
MindPass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poolar free?
Poolar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MindPass or Poolar have ads?
Neither MindPass nor Poolar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MindPass or Poolar?
MindPass ships an update every 3 days, and Poolar every 4 weeks. Most recently, MindPass was updated on October 10, 2026 and Poolar on October 10, 2026.

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