Comparison

DoThread vs Phaselock

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. Free to start. No account, no one else's servers. WRITE PROPERLY Markdown where you want it: headings, lists, quotes, bold. Up to four photos in a single entry. 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 Centre control on your Action Button and it is a single press. Ask Siri, or build it into a Shortcut. AN ENDLESS PAGE Canvas threads drop the timeline entirely: an endless page you write anywhere on, in handwriting-style fonts if you like. Photos, stickers and sticky notes drag, resize and rotate. Give the page a colour and a texture, and export all of it as one PDF. SIX KINDS OF THREAD Journals, mood trackers, daily check-ins, number trackers, checklists and freeform canvases. Pin the ones you live in to the top. Each with its own colour, its own moods if the standard ones don't fit, and Face ID on the private ones. SEE WHAT YOU'D MISS Two months of moods on one calendar. A streak you can watch grow. Numbers charted week by week. Search every word you have ever written, across every thread at once. YOURS, PROPERLY Everything syncs across your devices with iCloud, or to your own server over WebDAV if you would rather. Export to Markdown, or take a full backup you can restore. Nothing is locked in. DOTHREAD PRO One subscription unlocks everything: canvas threads, unlimited threads of every type, widgets, four photos per entry, analytics, custom moods, Face ID protection and WebDAV. A daily reminder, if you want one. Dark mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver throughout. 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

Phaselock

Features
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Phaselock is a distraction-free accountability app. Set a long-term goal, lock in daily tasks each morning, and watch a dot grid fill with green as you follow through — one day at a time. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set your goal — what you want to manifest 2. Choose your commitment — 30, 60, 180, or 365 days 3. Each morning, visualize your future self and lock in up to 5 tasks 4. Complete your tasks. Watch your dot turn green. 5. Repeat. Build momentum. Become who you said you'd be. FEATURES - Dot grid dashboard — your entire commitment visualized at a glance - Morning meditation ritual — 30-second visualization before you set tasks - Home Screen widget — see your progress without opening the app - Morning & evening reminders to stay on track - Dark mode only — zero distractions - No cloud. No social. No ads. Everything stays on your device. PRICING Phaselock is free for 30 days. After your trial, continue for $2.99/year. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://phaselockapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

DoThread4 screens
Phaselock3 screens

Verdict

The call

DoThread and Phaselock are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. DoThread sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Phaselock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DoThread versus Phaselock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoThreadPhaselock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChelodoLucker Dogs LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DoThread

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

Phaselock

Subscriptions1
  • Phaselock Premium$2.991 Year

Questions

Is DoThread free?
DoThread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phaselock free?
Phaselock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DoThread or Phaselock have ads?
Neither DoThread nor Phaselock shows ads.

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