Comparison

ThirdPass vs Nocaps

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

Head to head
About

ThirdPass

Discover unique quiet spaces for work or study beyond typical cafes. Find privately owned public open spaces, library reading rooms, and hotel lobbies with amenities like Wi-Fi and outlets. Save favorites and contribute to the community by reviewing and nominating new spots.

Highlights
  • Live map and list discovery
  • Filter by space type and amenities
  • Real-time hours and distance
  • Weather integration
  • Save favorite locations
  • User reviews and nominations
Features
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ThirdPass helps you find a great place to work, study, or focus - not just cafés, but the spots people overlook: privately owned public open spaces (POPOS), library reading rooms, hotel lobbies, and quiet corners near you. • Discover spots nearby on a live map or list, with real hours and distance. • Filter by cafés vs. other spaces, plus amenities like wifi, outlets, outdoor seating, and quiet. • See the weather at a glance to pick a sunny patio or a cozy corner inside. • Save your favorites and plan where to go next. • Mark places you've visited and leave a quick review for the community. • Know a great spot we're missing? Nominate it, and we'll reach out. Free to use. No card needed. ThirdPass is starting in the Bay Area - find your third place. NEVER WORK ALONE UNLESS YOU WANT TO Turn on Desk Buddies to see who is free to co-work near you right now. Send a work date, meet at a great cafe, and get things done in good company. Prefer heads-down? Stay invisible until you flip yourself free. - Find people free to co-work nearby, with a live "around right now" status - Set up a work date in a couple of taps, or a skill swap to trade what you each know - Start a group for your regulars and meet up on your own schedule - You are always in control: block, report, and stay private whenever you want

About

Nocaps

This app offers a unique journaling experience where fictional characters respond to your entries. They remember past conversations and offer distinct personalities, creating a private space for reflection without any real-world social elements.

Highlights
  • Fictional character responses
  • Memory of past entries
  • Customizable characters and worlds
  • Private and non-social journaling
  • Voice-to-text transcription
  • Plain text export
Features
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You say what happened. Six fictional characters reply, argue about it, and remember all of it. Nobody real ever sees a word. Write a sentence about your Thursday. The clown gives you the worst advice available and means every word. The fixer gives you a step with a day attached. The quiet one says one true thing and stops. Two weeks later, one of them asks how it went, and you do not have to catch anyone up, because they were there. About one reply in ten is a receipt: your own sentence, verbatim, back with the date you said it. "Priya thinks I should take it," 19 days old, right when you claimed nobody ever said that. The record shows who said what. THE SIX You build them in ninety seconds, no account needed. A record keeper who hands your words back dated. An ally who is on your side before she has the details. A clown, a fixer, one who answers the question next to the one you asked, and one who barely speaks. Swap any of them. They live in a world you pick: a boat yard, a small-town bar, the night shift, one apartment building, a diner, a house share, a corner shop, a gym before six. They have their own lives between your entries. WHAT IT ISN'T Not an AI companion. The cast are openly fictional, occasionally unhelpful, and none of them will pretend to love you. Not a wellness app: nobody holds space, nothing glows. Not social: no followers, no feed anyone else can see, and the real people you mention never get a face or a handle. Not a streak: miss a week and nothing breaks; they will simply have been getting on with their lives. It is a journal. It just does not behave like one, and it answers back. YOURS, PLAINLY Speaking is the default. Your voice is turned into words on the device and the audio is not sent anywhere, including to us. Everything you write can be exported as plain text, subscriber or not, forever. Delete means delete. THE MONEY Reading is free forever. Writing is what the subscription keeps open: yearly, with the first week free, or weekly, with a cheaper first week. Both auto-renew until you cancel, from the app, no email required. If you cancel the subscription you keep your six and everything written; nothing new arrives. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://nocaps.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://nocaps.com/privacy say more.

Screenshots

ThirdPass4 screens
Nocaps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ThirdPass at 100% against Nocaps's 0%. ThirdPass also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Nocaps's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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. Nocaps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days. ThirdPass asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ThirdPass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ThirdPass's written reviews are positive against 0% of Nocaps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThirdPass ships an update fortnightly, Nocaps every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ThirdPass versus Nocaps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThirdPassNocaps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB22 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAthulo MepoLive Better Platforms, Inc.

Customer experience

ThirdPass

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nocaps

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

ThirdPass

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Nocaps

Subscriptions2
  • Nocaps Weekly$2.497 Days
  • Nocaps Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is ThirdPass free?
ThirdPass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nocaps free?
Nocaps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ThirdPass or Nocaps?
ThirdPass is rated higher. ThirdPass averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Nocaps averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ThirdPass or Nocaps have ads?
Neither ThirdPass nor Nocaps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThirdPass or Nocaps?
ThirdPass ships an update fortnightly, and Nocaps every 2 days. Most recently, ThirdPass was updated on October 22, 2026 and Nocaps on October 7, 2026.

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