Comparison

Peoplebox vs Pirates

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

Head to head
About

Peoplebox

This app helps you remember the important people in your life by storing private notes and setting follow-up reminders. It offers smart organization, freshness indicators, and privacy features, keeping all your data on your device.

Highlights
  • Private notes timeline for contacts
  • Follow-up reminders
  • Smart tags for organization
  • Stale contact detection
  • Freshness indicators
  • Face ID app lock
  • CSV export
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Your contacts tell you who someone is. Peoplebox helps you remember the relationship — what matters, when to follow up, and who needs a check-in. Keep private notes on the people in your life, set follow-up reminders, and never lose touch with the ones who matter. Your relationship notes are stored locally on your iPhone. No account, cloud sync, or analytics. Calling, messaging, email, and exports use the system services or destinations you choose. KEY FEATURES - Private notes timeline for every contact, with optional interaction type (meeting, call, coffee, email, event) - Read-only access to your iOS Contacts so you can attach notes without changing your address book - Create contacts only in Peoplebox without Contacts permission. Names and optional phone, email, company and job title stay in Peoplebox; system contacts are never added or changed. - Smart tags to organize people by Client, Friend, Family, or any custom category you create - Follow-up reminders with multiple lead-time alerts (3 days, 1 day, day-of) - See each follow-up's contact, task, and due date, then tap to open the related person and follow-up - Start a message from a contact's page using the system message composer; choose a number and confirm sending yourself - Stale contact detection: get a gentle nudge when you haven't talked to someone in a while - Per-tag "haven't talked to" thresholds, so you can treat close family differently from acquaintances - Smart Groups that automatically surface favorites, overdue follow-ups, and contacts you have been neglecting - Freshness indicators at a glance: green for fresh, yellow, orange, red for long-silent - Home screen widgets showing your upcoming follow-ups - Face ID app lock for an extra layer of privacy - Readable CSV contact summaries with notes and follow-up history (not a restorable database backup) - No login, no account, no data collection PEOPLEBOX PRO Manage up to 20 contacts with private relationship records for free, counting Peoplebox-only contacts and system contacts with saved records together. Existing records remain editable if Pro expires. CSV export, Face ID / Touch ID app lock, home screen widgets, and all follow-up reminder intervals are available to everyone. Upgrade to Peoplebox Pro for unlimited contacts, custom tags and Smart Groups. - Annual: USD 14.99 per year (a 1-week free trial may be available to eligible subscribers, as confirmed by Apple) - Lifetime: USD 19.99 one-time purchase Prices may vary by region; the App Store shows your current localized price. Existing monthly subscriptions remain supported and can be managed in Apple Account settings. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period at the stated price. Manage or cancel in Account Settings. A free trial, if offered, automatically converts to a paid subscription unless canceled at least 24 hours before it ends. Lifetime access is a one-time, non-consumable purchase and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/peoplebox/privacy Terms of Service: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/peoplebox/terms

About

Pirates

Take back control of your time by blocking distracting apps and websites. Utilize a focus timer with custom soundscapes to enhance productivity. Enjoy a fun, engaging experience with unique characters and ships while gaining clear insights into your progress.

Highlights
  • App and website blocking
  • Focus timer with Pomodoro
  • Customizable soundscapes
  • Engaging character and ship designs
  • On-device blocking via Screen Time API
  • Progress insights
Features
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A cozy Pomodoro timer with a crew of cat pirates. Start a focus round, sail with your cats, and earn gold when the timer ends. Your distracting apps stay locked until you're done. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. A TIMER THAT FEELS LIKE A GAME • Pick your focus and break lengths, or use the classic 25/5 • Earn gold every time a round ends, not at the end of the week • Recruit 7 cats, dress them in 170+ outfits, and decorate your ship and camp • Come home to a cozy camp with a hammock, a campfire, and cats wandering around while you work BUILT FOR DISTRACTED BRAINS • One big button to start. No setup, no to-do list first • Short rounds with a visible timer, so time stops feeling invisible • Streaks start at 1 day, so a bad week never wipes you out • Mix your own ambient sound: waves, rain, fireplace, lo-fi, and a purring cat KEEPS YOUR PHONE QUIET • Optional app and website blocking with iOS Screen Time. No VPN, no servers • You pick which apps lock during a round. Calls and texts always work • Quit a round early and you lose the reward. Hard mode locks the timer so you can't end it early MORE ON DECK • Live Activity keeps the timer on your lock screen and Dynamic Island • Three daily missions arrive in your mailbox and pay extra gold • Climb 11 pirate ranks from Deckhand to Legend of the Seven Seas • The Captain's log charts every focus minute PERFECT FOR • Students who want study sessions to feel less lonely and more finished • ADHD brains that do better with short rounds and instant rewards • Writers, developers, and anyone whose work needs long stretches of focus PRICING A monthly subscription, an annual subscription with 14 days free, or a one-time lifetime purchase. All unlock the full app. No ads, ever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your progress stays on your phone. No account, no ads, no tracking. The lock runs on your device through Apple's Screen Time, and your app choices never leave it. The only things the app sends out are anonymous usage statistics and crash reports. Terms of Use: https://cachepapi.github.io/pirates-legal/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://cachepapi.github.io/pirates-legal/privacy/ Study with cat pirates. Your first voyage awaits, Captain!

Screenshots

Peoplebox4 screens
Pirates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pirates at every 4 days against Peoplebox's every 3 months. Pirates also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Peoplebox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Pirates sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Peoplebox against 5.0 for Pirates. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pirates has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peoplebox ships an update every 3 months, Pirates every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Peoplebox versus Pirates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeopleboxPirates
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB160 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer慧慧 高John Jang

Customer experience

Peoplebox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pirates

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Peoplebox

Subscriptions2
  • Peoplebox Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Peoplebox Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
3 purchases

Pirates

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Peoplebox free?
Peoplebox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pirates free?
Pirates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Peoplebox or Pirates?
Peoplebox and Pirates are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 12 ratings respectively.
Do Peoplebox or Pirates have ads?
Neither Peoplebox nor Pirates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Peoplebox or Pirates?
Peoplebox ships an update every 3 months, and Pirates every 4 days. Most recently, Peoplebox was updated on October 26, 2026 and Pirates on October 25, 2026.

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