Void vs Thoughtful
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Void
This app offers a minimalist approach to meditation with a large, clear timer. It includes optional session timers, interval bells, and ambient sounds. Track your meditation streaks and sync sessions with your health data.
- Large, clear meditation timer
- Optional session timer and interval bells
- Ambient sounds for focus
- Streak tracking for consistency
- Syncs with Health app
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Void is the perfect meditation timer for people who don't want their meditation timer to do too much. Features: • A big, beautiful timer • Optional session timer and interval bells • Ambient sounds to drown out your tinnitus • Streak tracking (for the competitive meditators) • Logs your meditation sessions to the Health app
Thoughtful
A private digital journal designed for reflection and thought organization. It offers a clean interface and simple tools to capture and revisit your experiences, with all data securely backed up via iCloud.
- Private journaling space
- Thought capture and organization
- Effortless reflection tools
- Clean iOS aesthetic
- Daily page structure
- iCloud data backup
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Thoughtful is a private space to ponder, write, and reflect. It’s designed to help you capture your thoughts, organize them effortlessly, and revisit them with clarity over time. Every feature is built with care and informed by research on how people process their experiences and memories. The goal is simple: make it easy to record what matters and return to it later. The design follows a clean, native iOS aesthetic paired with simple writing and organization tools, so you can capture thoughts quickly and without friction. Each day lives on its own page, creating a lightweight, structured space that reflects the patterns of daily life. All data is backed up by iCloud, and no one at Thoughtful can read what you write. No account, email, or credit card is required either.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Thoughtful at every 2 weeks against Void's every 10 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Void against 5.0 for Thoughtful. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Void ships an update every 10 months, Thoughtful every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Void | Thoughtful |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Langton | Brian Lu Chang |
Customer experience
Void
Thoughtful
In-app purchases
Void
No in-app purchases
Thoughtful
No in-app purchases
