Comparison

IdeaPad vs Allume

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

Head to head
About

IdeaPad

This app helps you develop your idea generation skills by encouraging daily practice. It provides a simple interface to record your thoughts without judgment, fostering creativity and problem-solving abilities. You can export your ideas to develop them further outside the app.

Highlights
  • Daily idea generation practice
  • Write or speak ideas
  • Save and track ideas
  • Inspiration prompts for topics
  • Export ideas via email
  • No editing or deleting past ideas
Features
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To have good ideas, have many. Ideas are the currency of life. IdeaPad helps you exercise your idea muscle to strengthen it. You must stop censoring your own ideas in order to get used to having them, noticing them, and developing them. Practice daily by writing down 10 ideas. Or any number really. Hold yourself to a daily practice to improve your ability to come up with ideas and solve problems. IdeaPad is very simple: write or speak your idea. Save it. Repeat. The main purpose of IdeaPad is to practice expressing them, not to make sure they are all great, not to develop them into something bigger, not to judge them. All of these steps come later. Because of this, IdeaPad doesn’t allow you to edit past ideas. You can’t delete them (unless you delete the app). You can only add to them. Get used to producing ideas... and producing lots of them. What to do if you can’t come up with 10 ideas? Come up with 20! Give yourself less time to write them to make sure your inner censor doesn’t stand a chance. Use our inspirations to set a topic for your idea-generating session. Think you are onto something really great? We are not here to steal it. We never upload your ideas anywhere. If you want, you can export all your ideas by sending them to yourself via email. Then do with them what you want: start that new project, build a successful business, do something amazing, have fun! Happy ideating!

About

Allume

This app provides a digital canvas for organizing thoughts and ideas. It allows users to create nested boards, link content, and combine various media types like text, images, and PDFs. Collaborate with others in real-time on shared workspaces.

Highlights
  • Nested boards for deep ideation
  • Linked cards for referencing
  • Remixing content from PDFs and images
  • Unified canvas for text, ink, and files
  • Real-time collaboration with shared workspaces
  • PDF annotation and export
Features
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Allume (formerly Muse) is a canvas for thinking that helps you get clarity on things that matter. Think in private or collaborate with others. BEYOND WHITEBOARDS with nested boards Each Muse board is like a whiteboard that can hold even more whiteboards. Your boards grow organically over time as you develop an idea. Stay in the ideation flow, worry about organizing later. REFERENCE & REMIX with linked cards & excerpts Linked cards let you reference boards from multiple places. And excerpts let you remix parts of PDFs and images without losing the context of the source. Grow your Muse into a space of interconnected whiteboards. ONE CANVAS FOR ANYTHING with ink + text + cards Developing an idea starts with collecting inspiration and stray thoughts. Muse lets you put everything on a single canvas: writing, scribbles, notes, images, videos, PDFs, web links, and any other files. Lay out all the raw materials, then connect the dots with ease. COLLABORATION with shared workspaces Add collaborators to a Muse workspace to plan and strategize together. They'll feel right at home with live cursors, comments, following, and templates. AND PLENTY MORE → Search and quick-jump to boards → Read and annotate PDFs → Create connections between cards → Export boards as PDFs or PNGs → Local-first data with instant sync LEARN MORE Website: https://allume.com/ Community: https://allume.com/community Contact us: hello@allume.com Terms of service: https://allume.com/terms

Screenshots

IdeaPad4 screens
Allume3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IdeaPad at none against Allume's 4. IdeaPad also leads on iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.0). Allume's advantage is ratings volume (332 vs 12) and review sentiment (64% vs 50%). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Allume sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. IdeaPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for IdeaPad against 4.6 for Allume. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Allume has 332 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of IdeaPad's written reviews are positive against 64% of Allume's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IdeaPad ships an update every 4 weeks, Allume every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
IdeaPad versus Allume: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdeaPadAllume
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (12 ratings)4.6 (332 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews64.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12332 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThree Green WedgesMilestone Made, LLC

Customer experience

IdeaPad

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Allume

All ratings332 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews267 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral10.1%
Negative25.5%

Bugs and requests

IdeaPad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Allume

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Eraser size issues
  • Undo history reset when navigating between boards
  • Crashes when erasing large areas
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • iPhone app not usable without iPad or Mac
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  • Freezing and performance issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • More pen color and workspace options
  • Zoom in/out within a board
  • Search functionality
  • Checklists
  • Support for pen tablets on Mac
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  • Straight line drawing with arrowheads
  • Monthly payment plan

In-app purchases

None

IdeaPad

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Allume

Subscriptions4
  • Unlimited membership, monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro membership, monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited membership, yearly$99.991 Year
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  • Pro membership, yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is IdeaPad free?
IdeaPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Allume free?
Allume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IdeaPad or Allume?
Allume is rated higher. IdeaPad averages 4.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Allume averages 4.6 from 332 ratings.
Do IdeaPad or Allume have ads?
Neither IdeaPad nor Allume shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IdeaPad or Allume?
IdeaPad ships an update every 4 weeks, and Allume every 2 weeks. Most recently, IdeaPad was updated on September 10, 2026 and Allume on September 24, 2026.

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