Thinking Hats vs ChangeTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Thinking Hats
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Thinking Hats is your ultimate productivity and creativity app. Whether youβre brainstorming, making decisions, or organizing life, this app offers the tools you need. β’ Organize with Hats and Groups: Create color-coded hats and group them to structure your thoughts. Rearrange hats within groups or groups within the app effortlessly. β’ Start Timed Sessions: Boost productivity with customizable timed sessions. Allocate time for each group and track progress seamlessly. β’ Explore the Library: Access a rich library with over 200 frameworks, covering areas like creativity, decision-making, business, and life. Find inspiration and structure your thinking. β’ Custom Weights for Life Areas: Think about key areas of your life, such as business, hobbies, family, or relationships, and set custom priorities to match your goals. β’ Think with Frameworks: Use proven mental models to explore problems, feelings, optimism, and more. Start sessions that guide your thinking process step by step. Join over 10,000 happy users who have transformed their thinking with Thinking Hats. Dive into a world of ideas, frameworks, and structure!
ChangeTime
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Everything in your home has a clock on it. The furnace filter you installed last winter, the water filter in the fridge, the batteries in the smoke detector β they all need changing, and none of them will remind you. ChangeTime will. ADD ITEMS IN SECONDS β’ Snap a photo so every item is easy to spot in your list β’ Scan the barcode β the second time you buy the same filter, ChangeTime fills in everything and suggests the change date automatically β’ Or just type it in, with brand, description, and a private note for model numbers and sizes SET THE CHANGE DATE YOUR WAY β’ Say it: hold the mic and speak β "3 months from now" β and ChangeTime sets the date β’ Smart suggestions: ChangeTime knows the typical life of furnace filters, water filters, detector batteries, and more, and offers the right interval with one tap β’ Or pick the day on the calendar NEVER MISS A CHANGE β’ Reminders 7 days before, the day before, and on change day β’ Optional daily nudges while something stays overdue β’ Add change dates to your iOS Calendar automatically β’ See everything at a glance: Good, Soon, and Overdue β tap to filter ORGANIZED BY LOCATION OR ITEM β’ Kitchen, garage, basement, camper, musical intrument or vehicleβ group items where they live, and filter the list with a tap β’ Swiped in a new filter? Tap "I Changed It" right on the reminder β the swap is logged and the next change is scheduled automatically STICK A LABEL ON IT β’ Print a QR label for any item and stick it on the equipment and scan it with your iPhone camera to jump straight to that item β check the date or mark it changed without searching ON YOUR WRIST β’ The full list, color-coded, on Apple Watch β’ Add items and update change dates from the watch β by dictation, smart suggestion, or a calendar picker β and everything syncs to your iPhone PRIVATE BY DESIGN β’ Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud, no tracking β the camera, microphone, and speech recognition are used only in the moment, on the device. Install it. Change it on time. Repeat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Thinking Hats at 12.0 against ChangeTime's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Thinking Hats | ChangeTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 β better | 26.5 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Gonzalez | Formatix, LLC |
In-app purchases
Thinking Hats
No in-app purchases
ChangeTime
No in-app purchases
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