Comparison

Philosia vs Mada

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

Head to head
About

Philosia

Features
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Philosia porta sul tuo device, con eleganza, frasi e citazioni che, sulla base del tuo umore, hanno lo scopo di farti stare meglio. apri l'app la mattina, e seleziona il tuo umore. automaticamente l'intelligenza artificiale integrata ti proporrΓ  una frase con cui provare a sollevare il tuo umore

About

Mada

Features
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Did I take my medicine? Did I water the plant? Did I call my parents this week? Mada is a calm, persistent reminder for the small recurring actions you keep meaning to do β€” medication, plants, toothbrush, family calls. Unlike notifications that vanish the moment you swipe them away, Mada lives on your lock screen as a Live Activity until you tap Done. Why Mada is different β€’ Persistent until confirmed. The reminder stays visible β€” on your lock screen, on the Dynamic Island β€” until you actually do the thing. β€’ One tap to complete. Done lives on the lock screen, not three taps deep. β€’ State-based, not time-based. No "37 minutes overdue" countdown. Just upcoming, due, pending, missed. β€’ Apple-native and quiet. Built with SwiftUI, ActivityKit, and SwiftData. No accounts, no ads, no analytics SDKs. β€’ Lock-screen reminders. When enabled, your reminder auto-appears on the lock screen at the scheduled time β€” no need to tap a notification first. (Optional, off by default.) β€’ Persistent reminders. If you don't tap Done, choose how insistently Mada re-notifies; high-priority schedules nudge one level harder. β€’ Smart snooze. 10 minutes, 30 minutes, Tonight, Tomorrow, or pick your own time. β€’ Simple repeat rules. Daily, weekly, monthly, every N days, one time. β€’ English, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese. Designed for β€’ Daily medication and supplements β€’ Plant care and home maintenance β€’ Weekly calls to family β€’ Replacing toothbrushes, contact lenses, water filters β€’ Anything you keep forgetting to do Mada is not a todo app, not a habit tracker, not a productivity system. It's a forget-proof layer for the things that actually matter. Still there. Until done. Privacy Your core data stays on your device β€” no accounts, no analytics. Only when you turn on Lock-screen reminders does the app, while the feature is on, send an anonymous device ID, schedule titles, and times to our server so it can deliver the reminder at the scheduled time. Turn it off anytime in Settings β€” turning it off deletes it. The app group container is shared only with the Mada widget extension on the same device.

Screenshots

Philosia3 screens
Mada4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Philosia at none against Mada's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Mada sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Philosia asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Philosia versus Mada: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhilosiaMada
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.417.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea CattaneJungHwan Park

In-app purchases

None

Philosia

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mada

One-time1
  • Mada Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Philosia free?
Philosia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mada free?
Mada is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Philosia or Mada have ads?
Neither Philosia nor Mada shows ads.

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