Tiris vs First Thingy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiris
This app helps you overcome procrastination by breaking down large tasks into tiny, manageable steps. It focuses on initiating action without pressure, guilt, or performance metrics. Features a gentle "late-night mode" for when you're struggling to start.
- Task breakdown into small steps
- Initiate action without pressure
- No streaks, points, or guilt
- Gentle late-night mode
- Focus on 'now' rather than future goals
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You know precisely what you need to do. You've known all week. You've thought about it so many times that thinking about it has become an exhausting task in itself. You're not lazy. You're not broken. The first step is just too far away. TIRIS moves it closer. Tell us the thing. We give you one step so small it barely counts. You do that, and there's another. Somewhere around step three, something shifts. You stop thinking. You start moving. That's flow. You didn't have to force it. How it works Type what you've been avoiding. We break it down until starting feels like nothing. One step at a time, until you're done. What this isn't No streaks. Missing a day changes nothing. No points. You're not performing for an app. No guilt. We never ask where you've been. Late-night mode It's 1 AM. You're scrolling. You know. We know. The prompts get softer. The steps get smaller. Just a quiet off-ramp when you need one. The point There's no future for you who finally has it figured out. There's just now. And now it can be made small enough to hold. Privacy Policy: tiris.co/privacy Terms of Service: tiris.co/terms
First Thingy
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Most productivity apps give you more ways to make longer lists. One Thing gives you one task. Set the one thing that matters most right now. Work on it. When you're done, mark it complete. If you give up, you have to say why — in your own words, saved permanently. That's it. Why only one task? Because you can only do one thing at a time anyway. The list is the lie. One Thing removes the lie. Why must you explain yourself? Because excuses are easy when no one is watching. One Thing is watching. Not to judge — to help you see the patterns you hide from yourself. The Honest Record Every task you've set, completed, or abandoned lives here. No editing. No deleting. Just the truth about how you spend your time and attention. Features: • Set one active task at a time — enforced • Abandoning requires a written explanation • Permanent honest record of all your tasks • Daily reminder at a time you choose • Light and dark mode • No account needed, no cloud sync, no tracking Your data stays on your device. Always.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First Thingy at none against Tiris's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tiris sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. First Thingy asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Tiris | First Thingy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juno Seong | ANTON KENT GUNNAR KARLSSON |
In-app purchases
Tiris
- Monthly$10.001 Month
- Yearly$80.001 Year
- Lifetime$200.00
First Thingy
No in-app purchases









