Comparison

Modus vs Thoughts!

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

Head to head
About

Modus

Features
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There are timers that track your streaks. Timers that score your sessions. Timers that turn focus into a performance. Modus is built on a different belief: that sitting down and starting is the hardest part, and everything after that is just time passing. Set a quiet intention before you begin, if you want one. Not a goal. Not a commitment you'll feel bad about later. Just a single line to point yourself in a direction. Then start the timer and work. Modus has three modes now. Flowtime lets you work until you naturally stop, then takes a break sized to match, no fixed interval telling you when to quit. Pomodoro breaks your time into structured cycles, 25 minutes of focus, a short rest, a longer rest after four. Open Timer lets you set your own duration and go. None of the three modes judges you. There is no right way to use it. Some sessions will be 25 minutes. Some will be three hours. Some will be ten minutes before you realize you need a walk. All of that is fine. When the session ends, it ends quietly. No score. No streak update. No prompt to share your productivity with anyone. Just a record, kept for you, of the work you sat down to do. No streaks. No daily goals. No pressure language anywhere in the app. If you miss a day, or a week, or a month, Modus will be exactly where you left it. Ready when you are. FREE INCLUDES Pomodoro, Open Timer, and Flowtime with full cycle tracking. Optional pre-session intention. Your last seven days of session history, with a calm weekly chart of your focus time. Two themes and two phase sounds to make the environment yours. iCloud sync to keep your sessions across all your devices. MODUS PRO No subscription. Everything, forever. Full session history with a calendar view and statistics. Live Activity on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island, so the timer stays with you without needing to keep the app open. Custom Pomodoro intervals and custom Flowtime ratios for those who work better on different rhythms. All five themes and all five phase sounds. One payment. Nothing changes after that. Everything is kept on your device and synced privately through iCloud. No account required. No data leaves your phone in any other direction. Modus is part of a small suite of calm iOS apps by Off Peak Studio. Solus is for your daily intention. A third app for building habits without pressure is on the way. Modus is for the time in between, the hours you sit down to do the work. Modus is for anyone who has opened a productivity app and felt more anxious leaving it than arriving. For anyone who just needs a timer that starts, runs, and stops, without making it mean something it doesn't. Focus, gently.

About

Thoughts!

Capture and organize all your ideas, notes, links, and photos in one place. The app intelligently suggests titles, summaries, and tags, and helps you organize content using the PARA method. Never lose an idea again with powerful search and threaded notes.

Highlights
  • Quick note capture
  • Threaded notes for related ideas
  • Save links with key points
  • Photo notes with screenshots
  • Event and reminder creation
  • PARA folder organization
  • AI-generated titles, summaries, and tags
Features
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Capture ideas as they come, and find them again when you need them. With Thoughts!, quick notes, links, photos, events, and ideas all live in one place. Based on what you save, Thoughts! suggests a title, summary, tags, and a PARA folder. Key features - Quick notes Save thoughts, to-dos, and ideas right away. - Threaded notes Keep adding to an existing Thought and bring related ideas together. - Save links Keep articles, videos, and webpages along with their key points. - Photo notes Save screenshots and reference images together with your notes. - Events and reminders Type appointments or tasks naturally and manage them as calendar events and reminders. - PARA folders Organize notes and references into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archive. - Tags and search Find what you need using titles, summaries, tags, and folders. You do not need to organize everything before you start. Capture it first, then come back when you need it.

Screenshots

Modus4 screens
Thoughts!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Thoughts! at every 4 days against Modus's every 6 weeks. Modus's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Modus sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Thoughts! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Modus ships an update every 6 weeks, Thoughts! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Modus versus Thoughts!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModusThoughts!
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS18.6 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCalvin NgSeongjae Kim

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Modus

One-time2
  • Buy a Coffee$2.99
  • Modus Pro$4.99
2 purchases

Thoughts!

Subscriptions2
  • Thoughts! Pro$1.991 Month
  • Thoughts! Pro$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Modus free?
Modus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thoughts! free?
Thoughts! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Modus or Thoughts! have ads?
Neither Modus nor Thoughts! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Modus or Thoughts!?
Modus ships an update every 6 weeks, and Thoughts! every 4 days. Most recently, Modus was updated on November 5, 2026 and Thoughts! on November 10, 2026.

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