Comparison

Minder vs Plotenra

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

Head to head
About

Minder

Features
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Minder turns your phone into a pair of eyes that watch you work. Prop your phone up, slide to focus, and get to it. The eyes stay with you: they blink, glance around, raise an eyebrow, look proud when you've been going a while, and get very suspicious if you pick your phone up mid-session. It's body doubling for people with ADHD, or anyone who works better when someone's watching. A black screen, two eyes, and a reason to keep going. FREE, AND BUILT TO BRING YOU BACK • Slide to focus; a timer and gentle check-ins every 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes • A daily goal ring and a streak, with one Streak Shield every month for the day life gets in the way • A monthly challenge to chase, with a trophy when you get there • Tag each session (Work, Study, Read, Write, Create) and plan it: open-ended, 25, 50 or 90 minutes • A 5-minute break when you finish, while the eyes doze off too • A Lock Screen and Dynamic Island timer while you focus • Widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy; tap one to start focusing • A Start focusing control for Control Center, the Lock Screen and the Action button (iOS 18) • Brown noise to focus to, made on the phone • Your week, and where the time went, by tag • Siri and Shortcuts: "Start focusing in Minder" and "How long have I focused in Minder" MINDER PLUS (SUBSCRIPTION) Everything in Pro, plus, while you're subscribed: • Every eye pack (Galaxy, Gilded, Toxic, Blood moon) and the rain and fireplace sounds • The Eye of the Month: a new look every month, kept in your collection • 3 Streak Shields and 5 poster credits added at the start of every month • Insights: your best focus hours, average session, pick-ups an hour and the month as a calendar • iCloud backup of your focus history, in your own iCloud account Minder Plus is $2.99 a month or $14.99 a year in the US (local prices vary), and the yearly plan starts with a 1-week free trial for new subscribers. MINDER PRO, ONE PAYMENT Prefer to pay once? Pro is still a single $2.99 purchase with no renewals: • Design your own eyes: every colour, shape, pupil, brow, glow and the dice • Follow my face: the front camera keeps the eyes on you. Nothing is recorded or leaves the phone • Twelve weeks of history, every session, and a CSV export • Pink noise and ocean • Your own tags, and the Week widget Pro owners keep everything they bought. 99-CENT EXTRAS • Streak Shields, to keep a streak through a missed day • Focus Posters, a shareable poster of a session or a day with your eyes on it (the first one is free) • Eye packs, each with a new iris, a look and a matching app icon • The ambience pack: rain and a fireplace SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Cancelling during the free trial costs nothing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tensorust.com/apps/minder/privacy/ No account, no ads, no tracking. Your focus history stays on your iPhone (and in your own iCloud if you turn on backup with Plus).

About

Plotenra

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Plotenra is a writing inspiration and story development tool designed for authors, storytellers, roleplayers, and creative thinkers. Create custom story concept prompts, explore curated writing prompts, and discover new ideas for novels, short stories, campaigns, and creative projects. Features: • Story Concept Generator • Customizable story concept prompts • Writing prompt library • Genre and subgenre selection • Character and relationship inspiration • Themes, tones, and story elements • Offline functionality • Fast and easy navigation Use Plotenra to: • Brainstorm novel ideas • Generate multiple story concepts • Overcome writer's block • Develop characters and relationships • Build fictional worlds • Create RPG campaign ideas • Explore new genres and themes • Support creative writing exercises The Story Concept Generator allows you to combine genres, themes, tones, settings, character dynamics, and obstacles into reusable prompts that can be used with your preferred AI chatbot or writing workflow. Leaving fields blank can produce a wider variety of results and unexpected creative combinations. Whether you're planning a novel, outlining a short story, preparing a tabletop campaign, or searching for fresh inspiration, Plotenra provides practical tools to help turn ideas into stories.

Screenshots

Minder4 screens
Plotenra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plotenra at none against Minder's 10. Plotenra also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Minder's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Minder sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Plotenra asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Minder versus Plotenra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinderPlotenra
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB214 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMatthew BuselLucid Atomics Corporation

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Minder

Subscriptions2
  • Minder Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Minder Plus Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time8
  • Focus Posters$0.99
  • Galaxy Eyes$0.99
  • Toxic Eyes$0.99
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  • Blood Moon Eyes$0.99
  • Streak Shield$0.99
  • Gilded Eyes$0.99
  • Ambience Pack$0.99
  • Minder Pro$2.99
None

Plotenra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minder free?
Minder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plotenra free?
Plotenra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minder or Plotenra have ads?
Plotenra shows ads; Minder does not.

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