Failure vs Alavatu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Failure
This app provides accountability for your habits through personalized, tough-love reminders. Choose from various demanding personalities to get the push you need to overcome procrastination and achieve your goals.
- Personalized tough-love reminders
- Choice of demanding personalities
- Habit setting and progress tracking
- Accountability for procrastination
- Social sharing of 'failures'
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Tired of motivational quotes that don’t work? Failure gives you the push you actually need—by yelling at you like an immigrant mom, coach, or drill sergeant. Whether you’re slacking on the gym, procrastinating on work, or just need someone to hold you accountable, Failure delivers brutally honest reminders that cut through your excuses. Features: - Choose your voice: strict mom, savage coach, or playful threat. - Daily reminders that make you laugh and feel guilty enough to act. - Set habits, track progress, and get called out when you fall behind. - Share your “failures” with friends (if you’re brave enough). Failure isn’t polite. It isn’t gentle. But it works. Terms of Use: https://failureapp.com/legal/terms-of-service
Alavatu
This app helps you overcome procrastination and build discipline through focused work sessions and habit tracking. It offers real-time feedback, integrates with HealthKit, and provides tools for daily planning and reflection to foster lasting change.
- Focus Timer & Pomodoro Mode
- Real-Time TRACK Dashboard
- Honest Feedback System
- Habit & Discipline Builder
- HealthKit Integration
- Daily Planner & Reflection
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Stop procrastination and take control of your time. Alavatu is a powerful focus timer, pomodoro timer, and habit tracker designed for deep work, study sessions, and daily discipline. Build unstoppable routines with real-time session tracking, honest feedback, and accountability. Alavatu helps you turn intention into an unbreakable routine. Face procrastination head-on, track gym, study, yoga, and work sessions with live stats and HealthKit integration, and get clear green, yellow, or red feedback on how you showed up today. Rooted in the Telugu word "అలవాటు" meaning habit or routine, Alavatu is built for people who want real, lasting change — not just streaks, but true discipline. Whether you're focusing on study sessions, deep work, fitness, or mindfulness, Alavatu gives you the structure and clarity to show up consistently. Most habit trackers rely on simple checklists and gamified rewards. Alavatu is different. It combines mindset transformation with real-time tracking and honest performance feedback so you always know where you stand. POWERFUL FEATURES • Focus Timer & Pomodoro Mode Stay locked in with distraction-free focus sessions for study and deep work. • Real-Time TRACK Dashboard Monitor workouts, study sessions, and habits with reminders that keep you aligned with your goals. • Honest Feedback System Get green, yellow, or red ratings after every session and day — no fake motivation, just truth. • Habit & Discipline Builder Build streaks, track consistency, and create routines that actually stick. • HealthKit Integration Sync steps, workouts, and mindfulness minutes seamlessly. • Daily Planner & Reflection Plan your day, track progress, and review your performance with clarity. DESIGNED FOR FOCUS Clean dark mode interface with high-contrast visuals built for deep focus, discipline, and performance — no distractions. Alavatu doesn't just track habits — it transforms how you show up every day. Move from procrastination to consistency, from distraction to deep focus, and from intention to execution. Download Alavatu and start building discipline — one focused session at a time. --- ALAVATU PRO SUBSCRIPTION • Free trial for 7 days • Monthly: $2.99/month (auto-renewing) • Annual: $14.99/year (auto-renewing) • Lifetime: $29.99 one-time purchase Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://alavatu.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alavatu at 5.0 against Failure's 1.0. Alavatu also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Failure sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Alavatu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Alavatu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
Failure ships an update monthly, Alavatu every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Failure | Alavatu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | The Ur | AmBright Tech LLC |
In-app purchases
Failure
- Monthly 1 Habit$14.991 Month
- Monthly 3 Habits$24.991 Month
Alavatu
- Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
- Yearly Pro$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$29.99









