Comparison

Threestrand vs yoova

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

Head to head
About

Threestrand

This app helps you overcome phone addiction by pairing you with an accountability partner. Together, you can block distracting apps and require approval for access, fostering mutual support and focus.

Highlights
  • Pair with an accountability partner
  • Block distracting apps
  • Request partner approval for blocked apps
  • Mutual accountability with shared visibility
  • Set daily limits and schedules
  • Self-set PIN for solo use
Features
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Less phone. More people. Put phones away together, block what pulls at you every day, and when you need an app back, ask someone you trust instead of flipping a switch. THREE WAYS TO USE IT Phones away with people. Hold your phone to a Threestrand card on the table, or tap Phones away together, and everyone's apps go quiet until the timer ends. Calls still work. Family time. One tap puts the whole house down, and the phones come back on their own. A partner for every day. Pick the apps that stay open. Everything else waits, and your partner says yes when you need one. Your phone is designed to win. Threestrand changes the odds by giving you a person. Every focus app eventually loses to the same thing: a weak moment and an off switch. That isn't a you problem. Your phone was built by thousands of people engineering that exact moment, and nobody outlasts it alone. Threestrand pairs you with someone you trust, so you don't have to. Threestrand gives you accountability partners, one or several. You block the apps that pull you in, like social media, games, and endless browsers, and everything else stays open. When you genuinely need a blocked app, you don't just flip a switch. You send a request to your partner, and they answer. No secret overrides. No "just this once" at midnight. Real accountability, built into your phone. BUILT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW YOU BEST Threestrand works best between people already in each other's corner: couples reclaiming their evenings, friends keeping each other honest, anyone who's tired of fighting their phone alone. You're not outsourcing your willpower to an app. You're borrowing some from someone who loves you. NO WILLPOWER REQUIRED • Block by default: pick what stays, not what goes, so new distractions can't sneak in. • Partner-approved unlocks: temptation becomes a conversation, not a tap. • Web browsing that actually holds: block Safari behind the same accountability. • Daily limits and schedules: set boundaries and let Threestrand keep them. FAMILIES Teens 13 to 17 can use Threestrand inside a family with a parent. The teen joins from their own phone, and a parent confirms they are the parent or guardian and that the teen knows Threestrand is on the phone. The parent picks one of two ways Threestrand runs on the teen's phone, and can change it later. Family time only. The phone works as usual. During family time, notifications and apps go quiet for everyone in the family until it ends. The phone app always works. Threestrand for everything. The teen's phone runs Threestrand the way a partner's does. Blocked apps stay blocked until the teen asks a parent and the parent answers. Parents see what a partner sees and nothing more: no messages, no browsing, no list of apps used. When a teen leaves the family, their phone goes back to normal on its own. PRIVACY AND CONSENT FIRST Threestrand is not a monitoring or "spy" app. Pairing requires both people to opt in by exchanging a code. Either person can unpair at any time, and the other is always notified. Both partners see identical information; there is no one-way surveillance. Everything Threestrand does is disclosed in our Privacy Policy. YOU'RE NEVER LOCKED IN Threestrand is a commitment you choose, not a trap. • Need a blocked app? Ask. Your partner can say yes in seconds, for exactly as long as you both agree. • Done with a partnership? Unpair any time. The other person is simply notified. • Done with Threestrand? Delete it. Every block lifts immediately, and no one can stop you. The lock only works because you could walk away, and choose not to. GOING SOLO FOR NOW? You can start blocking immediately and add your partner when they're ready. A self-set PIN keeps you honest in the meantime. Threestrand. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://anchorph.one/privacy/

About

yoova

Organize home management tasks, from scheduled maintenance and repairs to vendor information and job tracking. It helps you keep track of important home upkeep and provides insights into your home's value.

Highlights
  • Automated maintenance scheduling
  • Receipt and document scanning
  • Natural language queries about home status
  • Home valuation and equity tracking
  • Insurance inventory and emergency planning
  • Realtor collaboration features
Features
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yoova keeps your home organized: the upkeep, the repairs, the vendors and jobs; so nothing important slips. MAINTENANCE THAT SCHEDULES ITSELF Add your address and Yoova builds a plan from public records, your climate and your home's age. Gutters before the autumn rain. Furnace before the first freeze. Every task explains why it matters, roughly how long it takes, and whether it's a job you can do yourself. SNAP IT AND FORGET IT Photograph a receipt, a manual, a serial plate or a cracked pane. Yoova reads it, tags it, files it to the right room, and turns problems into tasks. Forward a contractor's email to your home's private address and the quote files itself. ASK ABOUT YOUR OWN HOUSE When was the water heater last serviced? What's coming up this month? Ask in plain English and get answers drawn from your own documents and schedule — with the source shown, so you can check the work. KNOW WHAT IT'S WORTH A current estimate of your home's value, your equity and loan-to-value, alongside today's mortgage rates. Enough to tell whether refinancing is worth a conversation. READY FOR THE BAD DAY Build a room-by-room inventory for insurance and an emergency plan you can actually find when the power is out. BETTER SUPPORT FROM YOUR REALTOR If your real estate agent invited you, their guidance and recommendations appear alongside your own records. You choose what to share, and you can stop sharing at any time. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Photos and documents are encrypted in transit and at rest. Nobody sees a property unless you invite them. Your home data is never used for advertising.

Screenshots

Threestrand4 screens
yoova4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: yoova at none against Threestrand's 2. Threestrand's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Threestrand sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. yoova asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Threestrand against 5.0 for yoova. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Threestrand ships an update every 4 days, yoova every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Threestrand versus yoova: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreestrandyoova
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnchor Digital Limited Liability CompanyBarlow Labs

Customer experience

Threestrand

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

yoova

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Threestrand

Subscriptions2
  • One person$4.991 Month
  • Household$9.991 Month
None

yoova

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Threestrand free?
Threestrand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is yoova free?
yoova is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Threestrand or yoova?
Threestrand and yoova are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Threestrand or yoova have ads?
Neither Threestrand nor yoova shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Threestrand or yoova?
Threestrand ships an update every 4 days, and yoova every 3 days. Most recently, Threestrand was updated on October 24, 2026 and yoova on October 24, 2026.

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