Comparison

DoThread vs Stakely

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

Head to head
About

DoThread

This app offers a flexible journaling experience to track moods, habits, and life events. Organize your thoughts with custom threads, gain insights through analytics, and stay consistent with daily reminders. Your data is private and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable threads for notes, moods, and metrics
  • Fast capture with text, photos, and mood logging
  • Number tracking with custom units
  • Location and weather data integration (opt-in)
  • Apple Shortcuts and Siri integration
  • Powerful analytics and trend visualization
  • Daily reminders for consistency
  • iCloud and WebDAV sync
Features
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A journal that keeps up with you. Write an entry, tap a mood, tick off the swim, log the weight, DoThread holds all of it in threads you shape yourself. One purchase. No subscription, no account, no one else's servers. WRITE PROPERLY Markdown where you want it, headings, lists, quotes, bold. Up to four photos per entry, each with something to say about them. Place and weather attach themselves if you let them. LOG IN ONE TAP Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets record a mood or a check-in without opening the app. Put the Control Center control on your Action Button and it's a single press. SEE WHAT YOU'D MISS Two months of moods on one calendar. A streak you can watch grow. Numbers charted over weeks. The point of writing things down is being able to look back. THREADS THAT FIT Journals, mood trackers, daily check-ins, number trackers, checklists, each with its own colour, its own moods if the standard ones don't fit, and Face ID on the private ones. YOURS, PROPERLY Everything syncs across your devices with iCloud, or your own server over WebDAV if you'd rather. Export the lot to Markdown, or take a full backup you can restore. Nothing is locked in. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch. --- For technical assistance, reach our team at contact@chelodo.com Privacy Policy: https://chelodo.com/apps/dothread/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://chelodo.com/apps/dothread/terms

About

Stakely

This app helps you achieve your goals by setting self-imposed stakes. Earn points, level up, and unlock rewards for completing tasks, or pay your stake if you fail. It's designed to make goal-setting engaging and motivating.

Highlights
  • Self-imposed stakes for accountability
  • Smart reminders
  • Daily stats and streak tracking
  • Accountability score tracking
  • Leveling up system
  • Unlockable rewards
Features
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Stakely – Bet on Yourself Stay accountable, hit your goals, and raise the stakes. Stakely is a powerful goal-setting app with a twist: every goal comes with a self-imposed price. Stay motivated with stakes, earn points and level up, and unlock rewards that make goal-setting actually fun (and a little scary in a good way). How It Works: Set a goal, a deadline, a stake, and get it done. Stay accountable — achieve your goal before time runs out. Win or lose — either earn points and XP, or pay the stake. Features: Self-imposed stakes for accountability Smart reminders to keep you on track Daily stats and streak tracking Track your progress with metrics that calculates your accountability score Level up from completing goals Whether you’re building habits, crushing deadlines, or just tired of procrastination, Stakely helps you stay committed — because your goals should cost you nothing but your effort. This app is free with the option to upgrade to Premium. Stakely Premium gives you access to additional features: -You can subscribe to this app to get access to advanced metrics and double rewards from daily check-ins. -Subscription options are: 1-week with a 3-day trial, 1-year. Links to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy can be found below: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/11ad9f47-6e2c-4302-9ed3-6cfe0d4bfecc

Screenshots

DoThread4 screens
Stakely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DoThread at 100% against Stakely's 0%. DoThread also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7). Stakely's advantage is price (Free vs $19.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

Stakely is free to download; DoThread costs $19.99 up front. DoThread sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Stakely sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DoThread holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DoThread's written reviews are positive against 0% of Stakely's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DoThread ships an update every 6 days, Stakely weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DoThread versus Stakely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoThreadStakely
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChelodoWhilce Raphael Varquez

Customer experience

DoThread

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stakely

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DoThread

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
7 purchases

Stakely

Subscriptions2
  • Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Premium$3.991 Year
One-time5
  • $1 Stake$0.99
  • $5 Stake$4.99
  • $10 Stake$9.99
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  • $20 Stake$19.99
  • $50 Stake$49.99

Questions

Is DoThread free?
DoThread costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Stakely free?
Stakely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DoThread or Stakely?
DoThread is rated higher. DoThread averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Stakely averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do DoThread or Stakely have ads?
Neither DoThread nor Stakely shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DoThread or Stakely?
DoThread ships an update every 6 days, and Stakely weekly. Most recently, DoThread was updated on October 2, 2026 and Stakely on October 6, 2026.

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