Comparison

BlastList vs ThruFlow

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

Head to head
About

BlastList

Features
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Your to-do list has never looked like this. BlastList turns your tasks into alien invaders descending toward Earth — positioned in real time by their actual due date. Something due in 45 days floats quietly at the top of the screen. Something due tomorrow glows red near the ground. Something overdue shakes, pulses, and threatens everything. When you complete a task, tap it to blast it out of the sky. Watch it explode. Earn points. Build your streak. Protect Earth. HOW IT WORKS - Add any task with a due date - It appears on the game board as an invader, positioned by urgency - Do the task in real life - Come back and tap to blast it, confirm it's done, watch the explosion - Miss too many and Earth's shields go down THREAT LEVELS DISTANT - 30+ days away INCOMING - 14 to 30 days CLOSING IN - 7 to 14 days DANGER - 2 to 7 days CRITICAL - Under 2 days OVERDUE - Past due, shaking and glowing red EARN & LEVEL UP - Score points for every blast - Build streaks by staying on top of your list - Level up from Cadet to Legend - More game modes coming soon FREE TO PLAY BlastList is completely free. More game modes coming as optional upgrades. Stop staring at a boring checklist. Defend your planet.

About

ThruFlow

Features
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ThruFlow brings task management, a focus timer, history, and statistics together in one place. Choose what you want to do today and start the timer. Your focused time is recorded automatically, so you can review your day on a timeline and see how your time changes across weeks, months, and years. Key features • Organize work, study, health, and other long-term priorities into Areas • Scheduled habits automatically appear in your list on the right days. • Keep today’s tasks and habits in one place • A flexible focus timer — choose the work mode that suits you • Review and edit focus and break records on a timeline • See trends and time distribution by week, month, or year • Follow your consistency with the Focus Calendar • Use ThruFlow on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch • Sync records across devices with iCloud Core features—including Tasks, the focus timer, History, and Statistics—are free. There are no ads, and no account is required. Your data is stored on your devices. When iCloud is enabled, records sync across supported devices through your private iCloud database.

Screenshots

BlastList4 screens
ThruFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ThruFlow at 4 against BlastList's 2. BlastList's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
BlastList versus ThruFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlastListThruFlow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard SheaEDUARD SHCHIGOLEV

In-app purchases

None

BlastList

No in-app purchases

None

ThruFlow

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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