Comparison

Finelly vs Threadline

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

Head to head
About

Finelly

Transform group meetups into a fun game where latecomers pay a symbolic fine. Set up events, invite friends, and track arrivals to encourage punctuality. Also offers a solo mode to gamify personal punctuality habits.

Highlights
  • Group event creation with fines
  • Solo mode for personal punctuality
  • Location-based arrival confirmation
  • Customizable fine rates and purposes
  • In-app chat for event details
  • Recurring event scheduling
  • Punctuality history and stats
Features
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PUNCTUALITY, TURNED INTO A GAME Tired of someone always running late? With Finelly, meeting up with your group becomes a game: whoever arrives latest pays a symbolic fine based on their minutes of delay. No lectures, no drama — just the healthy fun of a little friendly competition. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create an event: title, location, date and time. 2. Set the fine rate per minute late and how many "penalty slots" there are (for example, the last 2 to arrive). 3. Invite your group by link or by searching for them in the app. 4. Each guest taps "I've arrived" when they get there — Finelly checks their location at that exact moment. 5. Only the latest arrivals pay, each based on their own minutes of delay. 6. The pot has a purpose you set (drinks, meal, whatever you decide) and gets marked as settled whenever you like. No real payments happen inside the app: Finelly keeps track, you decide how to settle up. OR PLAY AGAINST YOURSELF: SOLO MODE Not every plan involves other people. Switch an event to Solo and Finelly turns into a private punctuality habit: the gym, Monday's meeting, being in bed on time. - Arriving late takes money out of your jar. Arriving early puts money in — that's the twist: in Solo mode, being early pays. - You create your own jars and give each one a purpose ("Trip to Japan", "Friday coffee"), and you set both rates: what a minute late costs and what a minute early earns. - No grace period, and the early bonus counts up to one hour before the start. Beyond that you're not being punctual, you're just there. - Solo events stay private: they never count toward rankings or your public punctuality, because nobody was there to confirm you arrived. INSIDE EVERY EVENT - A chat with everyone who accepted, so the details don't end up scattered across three other apps. - Recurring events: set up the Tuesday game, the monthly dinner or the daily gym session once, and Finelly creates the repetitions for you. - Sign in with Google or Apple, or with your email — whatever you prefer. YOUR PUNCTUALITY HISTORY Every user gets a profile with their own stats: - On-time, late, and early arrivals, with their averages - Fines paid and fines forgiven - Average arrival position within the group - Badges, titles, and tiers based on your behavior From "Rookie" to "Human Stopwatch": level up by showing up on time. Or earn a reputation as the "Chronic Latecomer" if the clock just isn't your thing. PUNCTUALITY HAS NEVER BEEN THIS FUN - 5 punctuality tiers, from Bronze to Human Stopwatch - 60+ badges for streaks, early arrivals, event volume, and more - Global rankings: Swiss Clock (the most punctual) and Sand Clock (the latest arrivals) - Dynamic titles that change based on your recent trend FOR GROUPS OF FRIENDS, NOT FOR MEETING STRANGERS Finelly isn't a social network. It's a tool for the friends, family, or coworkers you already have — for punctual meetups, trips, dinners, games, or any plan where someone always shows up late. Create permanent groups if you meet up with the same people often, or organize one-off events without needing a group at all. YOUR PRIVACY Location is only used at the exact moment of check-in, to verify you actually arrived. It's stored with that check-in as proof of arrival and nothing else — Finelly never tracks you in the background. FREE, WITH AN AD-FREE OPTION Finelly is free with ads. If you'd rather skip them, there's a one-time lifetime purchase — no subscriptions. Download Finelly and find out who's paying today. LEGAL & SUPPORT Privacy Policy: https://finelly.app/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://finelly.app/en/terms Support: https://finelly.app/en/support EULA (Apple Standard): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Threadline

A private journal for tracking relationships, conversations, and important moments. Create profiles, log dates, and save details to prepare for future interactions. Analyze patterns without judgment.

Highlights
  • Private profiles and timelines
  • Date and conversation logging
  • Customizable reflection prompts
  • Private brief for upcoming dates
  • Local statistics and pattern analysis
  • Relationship Mode
  • Data export and deletion controls
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Threadline is a private relationship journal for remembering the people, dates, conversations, and moments that matter to you. Create a personal profile for someone you’re getting to know. Keep a timeline of dates and conversations. Save places, time spent together, milestones, expenses in the currencies you choose, and the details you want to remember next time. REFLECT YOUR WAY Choose from thoughtful prompts or create your own metrics. Record how you felt, whether communication felt easy, what gave you energy, or anything else that matters to you. Threadline keeps each metric separate. It does not rank people or tell you who is “best.” PREPARE WITH A PRIVATE BRIEF Before your next date, quickly revisit the last interaction, pinned details, open questions, current relationship stage, and recent rhythm. Your brief is built locally from information you chose to save. NOTICE PATTERNS, NOT VERDICTS Explore clear, local statistics about interaction rhythm, time together, personal reflections, tags, stages, and spending by currency. Every insight shows its date range and sample size. There are no compatibility verdicts, diagnoses, or relationship decisions. BUILT FOR PRIVACY • No account or public profile • Journal data stays on this device unless you choose to export it • App Lock with Face ID or Touch ID • Privacy cover when the app leaves the foreground • Sensitive private text encrypted on device • No third-party advertising or behavioral tracking SDKs FLEXIBLE FROM DATING TO RELATIONSHIP Use custom stages, tags, milestones, and reminders while dating. When a relationship becomes your focus, switch to Relationship Mode without losing the history that brought you there. CORE FEATURES • Private profiles and timelines • Fast Quick Log for dates and conversations • Custom stages, milestones, tags, and reflections • Time, place, duration, and multi-currency expenses • Private Brief before the next interaction • Local charts and transparent statistics • Relationship Mode and local reminders • Readable data export and deletion controls • Password-encrypted backup, verification, and replace-only restore Threadline is a private journal and personal organization tool. It is not a dating, matching, messaging, surveillance, medical, or therapy service. Some features require Threadline Pro. Available plans and prices are shown in the app before purchase. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. A one-time Lifetime option is also available. Readable JSON/CSV exports are plaintext. Password-encrypted backups can be verified and restored; restore replaces the destination journal and is not automatic sync. Photo attachments are not included. Restoring an App Store purchase restores Pro access only, not journal content. Privacy Policy: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/threadline/privacy Terms of Use: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/threadline/terms Support: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/threadline

Screenshots

Finelly4 screens
Threadline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Threadline at none against Finelly's shown. Finelly's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Finelly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Threadline sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Finelly against 5.0 for Threadline. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Finelly versus Threadline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinellyThreadline
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduviku S.L.慧慧 高

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Finelly

One-time1
  • No ads, forever$2.99
2 purchases

Threadline

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Annual$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Finelly free?
Finelly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Threadline free?
Threadline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Finelly or Threadline?
Finelly and Threadline are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Finelly or Threadline have ads?
Finelly shows ads; Threadline does not.

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