JustThoughts vs Patterns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JustThoughts
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A simple, minimal compulsion logger for OCD. - Track your compulsions day-to-day to measure progress on your ERP (Exposure Response Therapy) journey. - All data stays on-device, offline and accessible only to you. - No ads, subscriptions or data collection. This app does not substitute for therapy, nor does it provide any medical or mental health treatment advice.
Patterns
A private journaling app designed to help users understand and track their obsessive-compulsive patterns. Record thoughts, log obsessions and compulsions, and visualize trends over time in a secure, local-first environment.
- Daily journaling
- OCD tracking (obsessions, compulsions, responses)
- Distress trend insights
- Private, local-first storage
- App lock (Face ID, Touch ID, passcode)
- Exportable PDF reports
- JSON backup and import
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Patterns is a private OCD journal and self-help practice companion. Record intrusive thoughts and compulsions, write journal entries, delay an urge, and practise exposure and response prevention (ERP). Calm Insights can replace calculated scores and streaks with factual activity counts. Personal content stays on your device unless you choose to export an unencrypted JSON backup or PDF. Optional anonymous usage analytics are off by default and never include OCD content, summaries, locale, or language choice. Patterns does not diagnose or treat OCD and is not a replacement for qualified care or emergency support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JustThoughts at none against Patterns's 4. Patterns's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Patterns sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. JustThoughts asks for nothing beyond the download.
JustThoughts ships an update every 8 days, Patterns weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JustThoughts | Patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Nies | Aftaab Siddiqui |
In-app purchases
JustThoughts
No in-app purchases
Patterns
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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- Patterns Pro$14.99
