Pyrotherapy vs Pool, the screenshot app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pyrotherapy
This app offers a unique digital outlet for processing emotions. Users can select their mood, write down their feelings on virtual paper, and then watch it burn away in a simulated fire, providing a cathartic release and a sense of renewal.
- Mood selection (Happy, Sad, Angry, Anxious)
- Virtual paper for writing down feelings
- Simulated fire and ash animation
- Private and personal journaling
- Cathartic emotional release
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Life’s a lot. And sometimes, just talking about it doesn't cut it; you need to do something with those messy emotions. Enter Pyrotherapy. Think of it as a digital release valve. You pick your mood – the heavy hitters like Sad, Angry, Anxious (and yeah, even Happy, because sometimes that’s complicated too). We give you the paper, the prompt, and the fire. You bring the baggage. Write it down. Really get it out. Then, with a tap, watch it all turn to ash. It's not magic. But it kind of feels like it. Why This Works: • Release. Reflect. Renew. Pyrotherapy lets you externalize the noise, take a beat to consider what’s actually going on, and then… poof. Fresh start. • Catharsis, with a side of calm. There's something deeply satisfying about watching digital flames consume your digital problems. Is it a little dramatic? Sure. But so are feelings. • Mindfulness, without the woo-woo. No forced positivity here. Just a simple, visceral way to engage with what’s on your mind and move on. Key Features: • Pick Your Poison: Happy, Sad, Angry, Anxious. We cover the emotional spectrum, from vaguely unsettling to full-blown inferno. • Virtual Paper, Real Feels: Write it all out. Don't hold back. The digital paper is unlimited, and we’re here for all of it. • Burn, Baby, Burn: Satisfying flames. Mesmerizing ash. Surprisingly therapeutic to watch your worries go up in smoke. • Your Headspace, Your Rules: Private. Personal. Unless you screenshot it and post it on your story, your emotional dumpster fire is strictly for your eyes only. Download Pyrotherapy and torch your troubles. Because sometimes, the best way forward is through the flames. Find Your Fire. Find Your Peace.
Pool, the screenshot app
This app helps you organize and manage your captured screenshots, turning them into structured content. It allows for categorization, link retrieval, sharing, and easy searching of your saved visuals. Join the waitlist for gradual access.
- Organize screenshots into pools
- Automatic content categorization
- Find original links
- Share pools with friends
- Searchable content
- Easy to revisit
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Do you take wayyy too many screenshots like us? And then have absolutely no idea what to do with them or where to find them? Pool is for you. Pool is a happy little home for all those moments that mattered on your iPhone screen. 1. Incredible search We built a ridiculously good search engine so you can find any screenshot—even when you barely remember it. 2. Beautiful Pools We reinvented albums and called them Pools. Because everything is better in a Pool. 3. Smart actions Pool finds the original links behind your screenshots, like magic. Screenshot everything. Throw it in Pool. Find it whenever you want. Privacy Policy: https://pool.day/privacy Terms of Service: https://pool.day/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pyrotherapy at 5.0 against Pool, the screenshot app's 4.6. Pyrotherapy also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Pool, the screenshot app's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Pyrotherapy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pool, the screenshot app has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pyrotherapy ships an update fortnightly, Pool, the screenshot app every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pyrotherapy | Pool, the screenshot app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 52.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Metatheory | Random Access Memories |
Customer experience
Pyrotherapy
Pool, the screenshot app
In-app purchases
Pyrotherapy
No in-app purchases
Pool, the screenshot app
No in-app purchases
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