ThoughtJar vs Xera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThoughtJar
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Title: Thought Jar Description: Life moves fast, and the small moments that make us smile are often the first to fade. Thought Jar is your private, digital space to capture those fleeting thoughts and rediscover them when you need them most. Unlike a traditional diary where entries are buried in the past, Thought Jar brings them back to life. Drop a thought into the jar—a small win, a funny conversation, or a moment of gratitude—and let the app surprise you later. Why you’ll love Thought Jar: Today’s Random Thought Every day, the app reaches into your jar and pulls out one specific memory for you to revisit. It’s a daily dose of nostalgia and a gentle reminder of how far you’ve come. Capture in Seconds The interface is clean, calm, and distraction-free. Adding a new memory takes just a moment. Whether it's a sentence or a paragraph, just write it down and drop it in. Gentle Nudges We help you build a habit of reflection without the pressure. Inactivity Nudge: If you haven’t added a thought in 7 days, we’ll gently ask, "What made you smile recently?" to get you back on track. Peek Reminders: Set daily or weekly notifications to take a break and read a random memory. Smart Shuffle Our randomizer ensures variety. Organized: Sort your recent thoughts alphabetically or by date to find specific entries. 100% Private: Your thoughts are stored securely on your device. There are no logins, no tracking, and your data never leaves your phone. Start filling your jar today. Future you will thank you.
Xera
This strength training application helps users consistently lift weights, meticulously track each set, manage rest periods, and visualize their fitness progress. Users can select from pre-made workout templates or create personalized routines, logging their performance directly from their mobile device.
- Strength training tracking
- Workout template library
- Custom routine builder
- Set and rep logging
- Rest timer management
- Progress visualization
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Xera is a free strength training app built around better programs, meaningful goals, and effortless workout tracking. Put your personalized training routine on autopilot: build a Workout Program from your own saved workouts, set your schedule, and let Xera guide you through what’s next. Automatic strength progression advances your training weight as you reach your rep targets, while goals keep the lifts that matter most in focus and track your progress across every workout. Log weights, reps, sets, and rest quickly from your phone, Apple Watch, or Garmin watch. Powerful watch-based workout tracking is often locked behind a subscription—Xera makes it available for free, so you can stay focused on training instead of your screen. Find exercises fast with search by name, equipment, and muscle group.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Xera at 15 against ThoughtJar's 2. Xera also leads on device support. On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ThoughtJar against 4.9 for Xera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xera has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | ThoughtJar | Xera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 8 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Suhas Vasu | William Hunt |
In-app purchases
ThoughtJar
No in-app purchases
Xera
No in-app purchases









