Comparison

OneTh1ng vs First Thingy

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

Head to head
About

OneTh1ng

This app enforces focus by allowing only one task at a time. Attempting to add a new task will delete the existing one permanently. Tasks are automatically deleted if neglected for too long, encouraging completion.

Highlights
  • Single task focus
  • Permanent task deletion
  • Automatic task removal
  • Consequence-driven productivity
  • Simple interface
Features
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You don't need another todo list. You need consequences. OneTh1ng only lets you have one task. Try to add another? The first one dies. Forever. No undo. No mercy. Just a graveyard of your abandoned intentions. Leave a task too long? It decays. Neglect it for a week? Auto-deleted. Cause of death: you. Simple. Brutal. Effective.

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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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: โ€ข Set one active task at a time โ€” enforced โ€ข Abandoning requires a written explanation โ€ข Permanent honest record of all your tasks โ€ข Daily reminder at a time you choose โ€ข Light and dark mode โ€ข No account needed, no cloud sync, no tracking Your data stays on your device. Always.

Screenshots

OneTh1ng4 screens
First Thingy4 screens

Verdict

The call

OneTh1ng and First Thingy are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
OneTh1ng versus First Thingy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOneTh1ngFirst Thingy
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size26 MB36 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFranci PenovANTON KENT GUNNAR KARLSSON

In-app purchases

None

OneTh1ng

No in-app purchases

None

First Thingy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OneTh1ng free?
OneTh1ng is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is First Thingy free?
First Thingy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OneTh1ng or First Thingy have ads?
Neither OneTh1ng nor First Thingy shows ads.

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