Comparison

Nothing vs Echora

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

Head to head
About

Nothing

This app provides a dedicated space to disconnect from digital distractions and practice mindfulness. It encourages users to put their phone face down to begin a session, offering optional app blocking for deeper focus. The experience is designed to be calm and private, with no accounts or tracking.

Highlights
  • Face-down to begin sessions
  • Optional app-blocking via Screen Time
  • Private session history
  • Calm and minimalist design
  • No sign-up or tracking
  • Subscription for full features
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Do nothing. On purpose. The world wants every spare second of your attention. Nothing gives it back. It's a calm, single-purpose app that helps you put the phone down and simply be — no goals, no guilt, no feed waiting on the other side. To start, you don't tap a button. You turn your phone face-down. The session begins. Turn it back over to pause. That's the whole ritual — a small, physical way of stepping out of the rush. Want to make it stick? Switch on optional app-blocking so the usual temptations stay quiet while you rest. It all runs privately on your device through Apple's Screen Time — we never see what you block. No accounts. No streaks shaming you. No noise. Just a quiet place to stop for a few minutes a day. WHY NOTHING • Face-down to begin — a gesture, not another screen to manage • Optional app-blocking, powered by Apple Screen Time, fully on-device • A gentle history of your sessions, kept private on your iPhone • Calm, warm design with nothing fighting for your attention • No sign-up, no ads, no tracking across other apps Doing nothing isn't lazy. It's the rest you've been skipping. Nothing just makes room for it. — Nothing offers an optional subscription to unlock all features. Payment is handled by Apple. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://trynothing.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://trynothing.app/privacy

About

Echora

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Echora is a quiet, private space for your thoughts. Capture whatever's on your mind — by text, voice, or photo — and let Echora quietly organize it for you. No feeds, no likes, no noise. Just you and your thinking over time. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Write a thought, record a voice note, or snap a photo — it's saved instantly. • Echora transcribes your voice and understands your images in the background. • Your entries are tagged and organized automatically, so you never have to file anything. • Related Ideas surface quietly when a new thought connects to something you wrote before. • Daily Review gives you a calm look back at what you've been thinking about. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your thoughts are personal. Echora doesn't sell your data, doesn't show ads, and doesn't use third-party advertising trackers. You can delete your account and data at any time. ECHO PRO Echo Pro gives you more room for recording, AI organization, voice and image entries, Related Ideas, and Daily Review. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple Account and can be managed or canceled anytime in Settings. Echora is a tool for reflection, not a medical, therapy, or crisis service. Terms of Use (EULA): https://nero0001-wei.github.io/legal/terms.html

Screenshots

Nothing4 screens
Echora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Echora at 13.0 against Nothing's 16.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Nothing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Echora sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Nothing versus Echora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNothingEchora
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnton Lev永伟 阮

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Nothing

Subscriptions3
  • Nothing Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Nothing Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Nothing Yearly1 Year trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nothing Lifetime$59.99
2 purchases

Echora

Subscriptions2
  • Echora Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Echora Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Nothing free?
Nothing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Echora free?
Echora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nothing or Echora have ads?
Neither Nothing nor Echora shows ads.

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