Softly vs Thyme
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Softly
This keyboard app helps you rephrase hurtful text messages into kinder, more constructive ones before you send them. It works across all your messaging platforms, offering a private way to improve your communication and reduce conflict.
- Keyboard works in all messaging apps
- One-tap message softening
- Reduces blame in texts
- Based on Nonviolent Communication
- Private communication tool
- Unlimited transformations with Premium
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79% of couples fight over text. It's called fexting — and it makes everything worse. You type something hurtful at 11 pm. You hit send. You spend the next two hours escalating. By morning, a small misunderstanding has become a full-blown fight. Softly stops that cycle — right inside your keyboard. HOW IT WORKS Softly is a keyboard for iPhone that works in every messaging app. Type what you feel. Tap "Soften." See a kinder version that says the same thing without the blame. • Works in iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram DMs, Slack, Email — everywhere you type • One tap to soften — no copy-pasting, no switching apps, no awkward AI workarounds • Your feelings stay. The blame disappears. • Based on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) — the same framework therapists use WHAT MAKES SOFTLY DIFFERENT Unlike couples apps that require both partners to sign up, Softly works for you alone. It's your personal communication tool — like Grammarly for your relationship. No shared accounts. No partner onboarding. No one needs to know you use it. WHO IT'S FOR • You've been in therapy and know "I feel" statements work — but can't access them at midnight when you're exhausted • You've caught yourself using AI to rewrite messages — but it's awkward, and your partner might find out • You fight over text 3-5 times a month and regret what you send minutes after • You're in a long-distance relationship where 90% of conflict happens in chat BUILT ON SCIENCE Softly uses principles from Nonviolent Communication (Marshall Rosenberg) and research by the Gottman Institute. Studies show text-based conflicts resolve only 35% of the time vs 85% face-to-face. When you can't talk in person, Softly bridges the gap. PRICING Free: 5 message transformations per day. Softly Premium: $9.99/month or $59.99/year — unlimited transformations, full history, priority speed Your words shape your relationship. Make them count. Privacy Policy: https://softly.pulsecircle.studio/privacy Terms of Use: https://softly.pulsecircle.studio/terms
Thyme
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Thyme keeps fixed reference schedules and personal routines on time, together with growing microgreens and monthly plant care in one quiet, focused app. REFERENCE SCHEDULES • On iOS 26 or later, alarm reminders can ring through Silent mode or Focus with your permission • On iOS 16 to 18, regular notifications follow your system sound and Focus settings • Fixed times, intervals, daily counts, day boundaries and pauses tracked for you • Static reference amounts and preparation details. Thyme handles reminders and logging DAILY ROUTINES • Morning: follow your morning steps and waiting intervals • Rest: a quiet timer, optional gentle ending sound and a record of completed rests • Sunset: local sunset times and optional reminders • Stargazing: optional cloud-cover forecasts and an evening reminder when conditions match your settings GROW • Microgreens: soak, sow, blackout, watering and harvest reminders across parallel trays • A monthly plant-care schedule with a mixing calculator • Extras like a pineapple ripening timer PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking, no developer-operated cloud service • No developer-operated network service. Your app data is not transmitted to us • Core schedules work offline. Optional Stargazing uses internet access and approximate location for weather • Your data is processed locally. Your system may include it in device backups you control • Export your history to a destination you choose, with personal notes included only when you select that option • Local history of reminder events, rounds, routines, rotations and sowing, with private notes for schedule rounds Thyme is an independent scheduling and reminder tool. Source cards identify the references used for static schedules. Thyme is not affiliated with or endorsed by the author or publisher. It is not medical advice. Consult your doctor before using any supplement schedule. All reference amounts shown are adult amounts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thyme at none against Softly's 2. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Softly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Thyme asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Softly | Thyme |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pulse Circle L.L.C-FZ | Pawel Wesolowski |
In-app purchases
Softly
- Softly Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Softly Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Thyme
No in-app purchases









