Comparison

one elsewhere vs First Thingy

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

Head to head
About

one elsewhere

This app encourages focus by simulating a space flight that progresses only when your phone is untouched. It's designed to help build a habit of presence through short, uninterrupted sessions, offering simple stats and unlockable ships.

Highlights
  • One-tap focus session start
  • Time and virtual distance progress metaphor
  • Consistency and milestone achievements
  • Simple focus session statistics
  • Unlockable ships for personalization
  • Minimalist, calm interface
Features
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one elsewhere is a quiet focus practice disguised as a space flight. Start a session, put your phone down, and stay away from the screen. While you don’t interact with your phone, the flight continues. When you return, the session ends. There’s nothing to manage, nothing to optimize, and nothing to check. Just uninterrupted time — and the habit of choosing focus. Why it works one elsewhere doesn’t try to make you productive. It removes interaction and replaces it with a single, simple rule: stay present. By repeating short sessions of uninterrupted time, you gradually build a real focus habit — one that transfers beyond the app. What you get • One-tap start with a short countdown • Time and virtual distance as a metaphor for progress • Achievements that mark consistency and milestones • Simple stats to reflect on your focus sessions • Unlockable ships to personalize the experience • A minimal, calm interface designed to fade into the background Use one elsewhere while working, studying, reading, writing, training — or anytime you want to be fully present without distractions. Put your phone down. Go elsewhere.

About

First Thingy

Features
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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.

Screenshots

one elsewhere4 screens
First Thingy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First Thingy at none against one elsewhere's 1. First Thingy also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. one elsewhere sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. First Thingy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
one elsewhere versus First Thingy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterone elsewhereFirst Thingy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYevhen HolotaANTON KENT GUNNAR KARLSSON

In-app purchases

1 purchases

one elsewhere

One-time1
  • One Elsewhere Pro$4.99
None

First Thingy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is one elsewhere free?
one elsewhere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is First Thingy free?
First Thingy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do one elsewhere or First Thingy have ads?
Neither one elsewhere nor First Thingy shows ads.

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