Comparison

spill vs Thinkless

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

Head to head
About

spill

This app provides a private video journal for users to express their thoughts and emotions without judgment. Simply record yourself speaking for 60 seconds or more, and the content is securely stored only for your private viewing. It's designed for those who overthink, experience anxiety, or need an outlet for unfiltered expression.

Highlights
  • Private video journaling
  • Unfiltered brain dumps
  • Secure on-device encryption
  • Video-based emotional tracking
  • Daily reflection prompts
  • Voice and emotion capture
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Spill it. Don't think about it. Spill is your private video journal. You talk, you unload, it's done. No writing. No editing. No posting. Just you, your camera, and whatever's stuck in your head. What if there was a safe place where you could say everything you'd never say out loud? Where you could cry at 3am, dump your thoughts, rant about your ex, your boss, your life, without anyone judging? Spill is that. HOW IT WORKS Open the app. Hit record. Talk for 60 seconds or more. It saves to your private space. Only you see it. No one else. Ever. Not a social network. Not a video platform. No likes, no comments, no algorithm. It's a journal. But instead of writing, you talk. Instead of rereading, you listen to yourself. Instead of forgetting, you unload. WHO IT'S FOR For people who overthink. Who have a thousand thoughts at once. Who can't sleep because their head won't stop. Who deal with anxiety. Who need to talk but have nobody. Who don't want to do therapy, or who already do and want something else between sessions. For the ones who talk 3 hours a day with their friends and still feel like there's stuff they can't say. For the ones who keep a paper journal but it's not enough. For the ones who brain dump mentally all day and need a real place to unload it. WHAT YOU CAN DO IN SPILL Brain dump without filter. Thoughts, worries, to-dos, family drama, random stuff at 2am. Everything goes in. Safe place that's actually private. What you record stays encrypted on your device. Nobody accesses it. Not even Spill. Full privacy, absolute. Daily reflection that works when writing doesn't. Prompts that unlock what you're feeling when you can't explain it with words. Ask yourself questions out loud, answer without thinking. Video-based emotional tracking. See your progress. Notice how you've changed. Your face three months from now doesn't lie. WHY VIDEO AND NOT TEXT Because writing is slow. Because when you're anxious, you don't want to open Notes and type. Because talking is more natural, faster, more honest. Because your voice captures stuff written words lose: tone, emotion, pause, silence. Because when you listen to yourself later, you understand what you're going through better. It's therapy without a therapist. It's journaling without writing. It's unloading without bothering anyone. FOR THE OVERTHINKERS Spill is built for your brain. The one that spirals at night. The one that replays conversations from three years ago. The one that makes up scenarios that'll never happen. The one that doesn't stop. You open the app, you talk for 60 seconds, you close it. The thought is out. It's no longer just in your head. It exists somewhere else. You can come back to it, or forget about it. Your call. ABOUT THOSE 3AM THOUGHTS The ones that wake you up. The ones that won't let you sleep. The ones too dark to text anyone. The ones you'd never say out loud. Spill was built for those. Hit record, say what's there, put your phone down, try to sleep. Tomorrow you can listen back. Or not. Either way, the loop is broken. DATA AND PRIVACY Your content stays on your device, encrypted. Spill doesn't access, doesn't analyze, doesn't share. No ads, no tracking, no emotional data collection. Your journal is yours. WHY SPILL AND NOT ANOTHER JOURNAL Because other journals are text, and you don't want to write. Because other apps aren't really private. Because other apps want you to pay before you try. Because other apps are built for people who don't overthink. Spill is built for you. For the ones with a saturated head. For the ones who need to unload before sleep. For the ones looking for a safe place that isn't a person. Start free. Record your first brain dump. Feel the difference. If it works, you continue. If not, you lose nothing. Your overthinking ends here. Privacy Policy: https://joinspill.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://joinspill.com/terms

About

Thinkless

Features
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Your mind keeps spinning? Stop overthinking with Thinkless. Built on CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) — proven to quiet racing thoughts. What you get: • Reframe worries in 60 seconds • Calm down with breathing & short meditations • Track your mood, spot what triggers you • Write out what weighs on you — privately • See your progress every week Private. No login. On-device AI keeps everything yours. For the moments when "just relax" isn't enough.

Screenshots

spill4 screens
Thinkless4 screens

Verdict

The call

spill and Thinkless are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. spill sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Thinkless sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

spill ships an update every 2 weeks, Thinkless weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
spill versus Thinkless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterspillThinkless
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulien PintoGiang Son Truong

In-app purchases

3 purchases

spill

Subscriptions3
  • spill club weekly$4.997 Days
  • spill club monthly$7.991 Month
  • spill club yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Thinkless

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Thinkless Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is spill free?
spill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thinkless free?
Thinkless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do spill or Thinkless have ads?
Neither spill nor Thinkless shows ads.
Which is updated more often, spill or Thinkless?
spill ships an update every 2 weeks, and Thinkless weekly. Most recently, spill was updated on September 16, 2026 and Thinkless on June 26, 2026.

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