Indie iOS apps that are free, or that you can unlock with a one-time purchase.
The first apps here have nothing to subscribe to at all. The rest have plans too, but sell a lifetime unlock, so you can pay once instead.
For seeing what's left of your income after rent and bills. Free, with no in-app purchases, ads or sign-up.
Monthly shows what’s left of your income after rent, bills, and subscriptions…
Offline: not specified.
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For gentle focus sessions with real breaks, timed in your Dynamic Island. Free, with no in-app purchases.
Cozy Pom is a cozy focus timer designed to help you stay productive without…
Offline: not specified.
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For a paper-like page on each day of your calendar. The core app is free, and widgets come with a one-time unlock.
Your calendar, as a stack of paper.
Offline: not specified.
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For teens tracking their period with no account and nothing leaving the phone. Free for 30 days, then a one-time purchase.
A private period tracker built for teens.
Main features work offline.
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For naming the stars and planets you point your phone at. Free, with no in-app purchases, and its AI guide answers five questions a day.
Point your phone at the sky and StarWizard shows you exactly what you're…
Offline: not specified.
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For practice questions and mock exams for AI certifications, offline if you like. Free with ads, and a one-time purchase removes them.
Certly prepares you for all four AI certification exams: Associate…
Main features work offline.
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For keeping the movies, music, games and books you love in one profile. Free, with no in-app purchases or ads.
sharespot is a profile made of what you love, not what you look like.
Offline: not specified.
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For planning travel outfits and a packing list from the clothes you own. Free, with no in-app purchases. You sign in to use it.
Be Well Packed is a travel outfit planner and packing list app that helps you…
Offline: not specified.
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For any habit you want to build or break. Free for up to four habits, and Pro can be a one-time lifetime purchase.
HabitKit is the perfect app for anyone looking to form new habits or break…
Main features work offline.
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For your day's tasks on the Lock Screen. Pay for Pro monthly, yearly, or once for life.
Your whole day, right on your Lock Screen.
Offline: not specified.
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For your Notion tasks in a minimal widget. Pro comes as a one-time lifetime purchase as well as monthly or yearly.
As a daily Notion user, I found the Notion mobile app to be too cluttered and…
Offline: not specified.
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For a diary of three short lines a day. Unlimited is yearly, monthly or a lifetime purchase.
triday is the smallest possible diary: three lines, once a day.
Offline: not specified.
For quiet reflection without streaks. Writing stays free, and membership can be a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase.
Lumarii is a quiet place for slow reflection, gentle awareness and letting go.
Offline: not specified.
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For a daily step goal and streaks, with an Apple Watch app. Pro can be bought once instead of monthly or yearly.
Steps is your complete fitness companion that turns every step into progress.
Offline: not specified.
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For your watchlist and the next episode of every show. Tracking is free with ads, and Premium can be a lifetime purchase.
Moviebase is the movie tracker and TV show tracker that keeps your whole…
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For the pollen you're actually allergic to, where you are. Pro is monthly, yearly or a one-time payment.
Respira shows you the pollen you are actually allergic to, where you actually…
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For deciding who goes first and running party games with a group. Plus unlocks once with the Lifetime purchase, or by subscription.
Who Goes turns any group into a game night in seconds.
Offline: not specified.
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Yes. Monthly, Cozy Pom, StarWizard and sharespot have no in-app purchases at all, and Hibi, Teen Cycle and Certly sell one optional purchase you make once. Others here, such as HabitKit and LockDay, let you pay once for lifetime access instead of subscribing.
Monthly: Budget Planner is free, with no in-app purchases, ads or sign-up. You add your income and recurring bills once, and it shows what's left each month. Its maker says your entries are stored on your device.
HabitKit is free for up to four habits, and its Pro upgrade can be bought once as a lifetime purchase. Steps offers the same choice if your habit is walking more.
Hibi's core app is free, and its extras are a one-time unlock. triday and Lumarii have subscriptions, but both also sell a lifetime purchase you pay once.
Teen Cycle, made for teens, is free for 30 days and then a one-time purchase. Its maker says there's no subscription, no account and no ads, and that your data stays on your phone.
A subscription charges you again every week, month or year until you cancel. A lifetime purchase is charged once and doesn't renew. Both appear under In-App Purchases on an app's App Store page, which is where we checked every app here.
We checked every app here against the in-app purchases on its App Store page and its own description. In the first group there is no subscription to buy. In the second, the maker sells a subscription and a one-time lifetime purchase, and you choose. Prices vary by country and can change, so check the listing before you pay.
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