Rationale is shutting down
Rationale is shutting down. Here's where to take your decisions next.
If you used Rationale to think through decisions, Houses of Thought is built to do the same job with more rigor underneath it, and it isn’t going anywhere. There is no paid tier to migrate to and no subscription to start: it’s free, and it stays free.
| Dimension | Houses of Thought | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free: no paid tier, ever | Free, but the app is shutting down |
| How a decision gets reasoned through | Seven fixed layers: Frame, Breadth Scoping, Perspectives, Global Assumptions, Global Evidence, Conclusions, Implications | A single pass over pros, cons, and a chosen framework |
| Checking its own work | Six of the seven layers are graded by nine independent reviewers each, one per standard, before the run continues | Not disclosed |
| What you can see | Every layer, every standard verdict, and every retry is visible | The finished output only |
| Where the method comes from | A named classroom framework: John Trapasso's model, derived from Paul–Elder's Universal Intellectual Standards | Proprietary, undisclosed methodology |
| What happens next | Actively developed, free forever | Shutting down |
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