Comparison

Flowton vs 1% Better

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

Head to head
About

Flowton

This app gamifies time tracking to help you focus and build habits. It uses a unique system of "flowtons" generated by productive time, which you can bank into "cores" or discard into a "black hole." Visualize your progress and improve your productivity ratio.

Highlights
  • Gamified time tracking
  • Countdown and Count Up timers
  • Core and Black Hole time banking
  • Productivity ratio monitoring
  • Customizable boards
  • Offline functionality
  • Streak maintenance
Features
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Discover Flowton - a quantum leap in productivity. Flowton is a gamified time tracker that helps you focus, build habits, and visualize your day. Rethink your time around objectives ("cores"). Productive time goes up. Unproductive time goes down. How it works: ◦ Banked time generates flowtons — a productivity particle that only exists when you measure it. ◦ Run Countdown or Count Up timers to deposit time into your Core, or discard it into the Black Hole. ◦ Productive time builds up orbits around the Core. Unproductive time gets ejected into the Black Hole. Monitor and improve your ratio. ◦ Create boards with a multitude of Cores, find the perfect daily setup to achieve your goals. ◦ Visualize your time history, view stats and set objectives. Features: ∘ Sci-fi gamified time tracking. ∘ Multiple time-keeping tools to help you make it your own. ∘ Finish the day strong and store your Core into your productivity history. ∘ Bank Cores daily or over longer periods - you decide how time works for you. ∘ Maintain a streak to stay on track. ∘ Full offline functionality. ∘ Upgrade to Flowton Prime to create (theme) multiple boards, and view more historic day cells. All else is base game. Time is finite. Use it wisely.

About

1% Better

This app helps you build better habits by focusing on small, daily improvements that compound over time. Answer a single question each day to track your progress and visualize your growth towards significant long-term gains.

Highlights
  • Daily '1% better' question
  • Compounding progress visualization
  • Custom habit categories
  • Streak motivation
  • Edit past entries
  • Daily reminders
  • iCloud data sync
  • Home screen widget
Features
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If you got just 1% better every day, in one year you'd be 37 times better than today. That's the math: 1.01^365 = 37.78 Small steps don't just add up, they compound. Most habit trackers overwhelm you with too much form filling. You lose sight of the bigger picture: compounding progress over time. 1% Better is different. One question. One tap. Every day. "Were you 1% better today?" Answer honestly. Watch your progress compound. See the math become real. HOW IT WORKS - Every day, answer one question: "Were you 1% better today?" - Tap Yes or No — that's it - Your score compounds by 1% for every Yes (just like the math) - Watch your curve climb toward 37x over the year - Compare your actual progress against the ideal compounding curve in real time FEATURES - Beautiful dark-mode interface with neon data visualisation - Track one global habit or add custom categories (Health, Reading, Music, Career - anything you want) - Streaks that actually motivate (because you can see the compound effect) - Edit past entries anytime - no pressure, just honesty - Daily reminders keep you on track - All your data syncs privately via iCloud - we never see it - Home screen widget shows your progress without opening the app WHY IT WORKS Most people quit habits because progress feels invisible. You work hard, but the results seem flat. 1% Better makes compounding *visible*. You'll see your curve rise. You'll watch small decisions stack into exponential growth. And on tough days, you'll see exactly what you'd be losing if you quit. The math is simple. The results are undeniable. Start your journey to 37x better. Download 1% Better today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flowton4 screens
1% Better4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 1% Better at every 3 days against Flowton's monthly. 1% Better also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Flowton's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flowton sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 1% Better sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

1% Better holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flowton ships an update monthly, 1% Better every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flowton versus 1% Better: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowton1% Better
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlowton LLCJugal Mistry

Customer experience

Flowton

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

1% Better

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flowton

One-time1
  • Flowton Prime (lifetime unlock)$14.99
5 purchases

1% Better

Subscriptions4
  • 1% Better Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • 1% Better Premium Yearly1 Year trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Flowton free?
Flowton is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 1% Better free?
1% Better is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flowton or 1% Better?
1% Better is rated higher. Flowton averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while 1% Better averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flowton or 1% Better have ads?
Neither Flowton nor 1% Better shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flowton or 1% Better?
Flowton ships an update monthly, and 1% Better every 3 days. Most recently, Flowton was updated on October 24, 2026 and 1% Better on October 31, 2026.

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