Comparison

DGen vs Pattern

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

Head to head
About

DGen

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Work Time Tracker helps you record your working hours, manage breaks, and calculate total income automatically. Key Features: - Start and stop the work timer with one tap. - Add manual entries and holidays. - Export work logs to PDF or Excel. - View detailed statistics and summaries. - Data backup and restore support. Stay organized, save time, and get precise work tracking every day. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pattern

Features
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Pattern reads the seven days you just lived and tells you what they mean. Apple Watch already tracks your sleep, HRV, heart rate and steps. Your calendar already holds every meeting and focus block. None of those apps look across the lines. Pattern does โ€” fully on your device. Each morning you get one short paragraph: "Tuesdays your HRV drops 12% โ€” the days you had three back-to-back meetings before noon." No number dumps, no medical advice, no charts to interpret. The pattern itself. Deep Work sessions are built in. Tap to start a 25, 50 or 90 minute focus block โ€” the timer is wall-clock anchored so it survives the screen locking. Each session gets a one-tap reflection: deep, shallow, or interrupted. Over time Pattern correlates which sessions actually moved you, and adjusts what it suggests next. Everything stays local. The language model runs on device โ€” Apple Foundation Models on iOS 26, or a downloaded open-source model. Your health data, your calendar, your reflections, your sessions โ€” all live in a Files-visible folder on your iPhone. No account, no sync, no servers.

Screenshots

DGen4 screens
Pattern3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pattern at none against DGen's shown. Pattern also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). DGen's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DGen ships an update every 6 months, Pattern every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
DGen versus Pattern: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDGenPattern
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size42 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMurshid Abu madiMustafa Ergisi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DGen

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly subscription$4.991 Month
1 purchases

Pattern

One-time1
  • Pattern Full Access$9.99

Questions

Is DGen free?
DGen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pattern free?
Pattern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DGen or Pattern have ads?
DGen shows ads; Pattern does not.
Which is updated more often, DGen or Pattern?
DGen ships an update every 6 months, and Pattern every 3 days. Most recently, DGen was updated on September 18, 2026 and Pattern on September 17, 2026.

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