Comparison

Spark vs Ikes

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

Head to head
About

Spark

Capture and organize your innovative thoughts in one place. Quickly add, edit, search, and share your ideas with intuitive tools. Personalize your experience with sorting filters and dark mode.

Highlights
  • Quick idea addition
  • Edit and update ideas
  • Search by title and description
  • Filter and sort ideas
  • Share ideas easily
  • Dark mode support
  • Export all ideas
Features
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At Spark, we believe even the simplest idea has the potential to change the world. Our mission is to create an intuitive solution to store your ideas in one central location. Spark allows you to quickly add, edit, view, or share your innovative thoughts. ADD • It's simple! Just click big yellow + in the bottom right to swiftly input your idea title, then in it'll take you to the idea view where you can input your full idea's description! • Alternatively, hold down the Spark app icon on your device's home screen and press "New Idea" to quickly add an idea. • A time stamp will be added to each idea indicating the moment you inputted it, when you update an idea, the time stamp will update as well. VIEW AND EDIT • View your ideas either in a vertical or horizontal scroll using the toggle near the top left of the main idea page! • Tap one of your brilliant ideas to view a larger, more elegant page displaying all details of your thought. • To edit the title, just tap on the title letters and change it to whatever you like! • To edit the idea description, simply tap on the texts to alter/ change and type to update it. • Press "DONE" in the top left of the idea page to save all changes you've made! • Editing an idea title or description will also update its time stamp as well. SEARCH • Search through all of your ideas with the search bar at the top of the main idea view!  • The text you input in the search bar searches through the idea titles and idea descriptions to find the idea you're looking for! LIKE • Tap on your favorite ideas and press in the heart in the top tool bar to like it! A red heart will appear in the main page if you've liked an idea.  • You can use a filter to view only liked ideas! FILTERS • There are now filters to help sort your brilliant ideas. • Having all filters deselected is the standard which will allow you to scroll through all your ideas in chronological order (newest first). • Selecting "FILTER BY LIKED" will display only ideas that you have liked. • Selecting "OLDEST FIRST" will display all ideas from oldest first, meaning each new entry or updated idea will be placed at the bottom. • Selecting "TITLE A-Z" will sort by your idea title's in alphabetical order. • More ways to sort your idea's coming soon! SHARE • In the idea viewing and editing mode, tap on the top right share icon to share your idea title and description. • Alternatively, swipe left on an idea and tap the share icon to share the description of your idea.. • Use the share button to copy any of your ideas to paste elsewhere, forward ideas through messages or email, and post an idea to social media! DELETE • Tap on an idea and press the trash icon on the top tool bar to delete any idea. • Alternatively, simply swipe left on an idea on the main screen and tap the yellow trash icon. MORE FEATURES • Dark Mode! Click the top left menu to enable or disable dark mode. • Export all: Tap "Export All Ideas" to export all the ideas you've made on Spark. *If you delete the Spark app all of your ideas will be deleted as well, use the "Export All" feature before deletion to save your incredible ideas elsewhere* • Add your first name: In settings you will find "Change Name" which you can input your first name to have a more personalized experience throughout Spark. • Total idea count at bottom of idea view. • Themes: Coming soon. • More features to come (such as drawing)! SOCIAL Email: SparkJournalApp@gmail.com Facebook: @SparkJournalApp Instagram: @SparkJournalApp Twitter: @SparkJournalApp

About

Ikes

Capture and organize text or image ideas with a dynamic feed. Intelligent search and discovery help you find inspiration and make unexpected connections. Syncs seamlessly across devices and prioritizes your privacy.

Highlights
  • Quick capture for text and images
  • Dynamic Idea Feed for discovery
  • Tag, source, and color organization
  • Intelligent search by meaning
  • Automatic idea discovery
  • Shuffle for serendipity
  • iCloud sync across devices
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Ikes is not your ordinary note app. It's built for capturing ideas and finding them again — fast. Got an idea? Read a great quote? Snapped a page from a book? Just throw it all into Ikes. Text, images, and links drop into a single feed, and you add tags, sources, and sparkles to whatever matters. Later, filters and search bring anything back in seconds. Now with a new unified export: send your whole library — or just the ideas matching your current filter — out as TXT, CSV, TSV, JSON, or YAML. JSON and YAML are designed for AI and RAG workflows, ready to drop straight into your pipeline. - Save text, images, and links instantly, with tags, sources, and sparkles. - Works inside Safari, X/Twitter, book readers, and other apps via the share extension. - Filter bar, tag/source browsers, and full-text search surface what you need. - Shuffle and random idea views bring forgotten ideas back to the top. - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac — included for free. - Place your favorite quotes on your Home Screen with widgets. [ Premium features ] - Intelligent Search — semantic search across your entire idea feed. - Intelligent Discovery — surface related ideas you had forgotten. - Unified Export to TXT / CSV / TSV / JSON / YAML (Export All or Export Filtered). - Text recognition (OCR) on captured images — perfect for reading physical books. - Filter which ideas appear in widgets. - Custom color schemes and app icons. [ Ikes at a glance ] - Free iCloud sync - Text, images, and links with tags, sources, and sparkles - Share extension for 3rd-party apps - Filter bar + tag cloud - Shuffle / random view - Home Screen widgets - Dark mode - Universal: iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Screenshots

Spark4 screens
Ikes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spark at none against Ikes's 1. Spark also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.3 vs 17.0). Ikes's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 76%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, 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. Ikes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spark asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ikes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Spark's written reviews are positive against 93% of Ikes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spark ships an update weekly, Ikes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spark versus Ikes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSparkIkes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (51 ratings)4.7 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51 — better30
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB284 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCameron NazemiINCREDIBLE FOX, Inc.

Customer experience

Spark

All ratings51 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%

Ikes

All ratings31 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

None

Spark

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ikes

One-time1
  • Ikes PREMIUM$9.99

Questions

Is Spark free?
Spark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ikes free?
Ikes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spark or Ikes?
Ikes is rated higher. Spark averages 4.5 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Ikes averages 4.7 from 30 ratings.
Do Spark or Ikes have ads?
Neither Spark nor Ikes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spark or Ikes?
Spark ships an update weekly, and Ikes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Spark was updated on October 14, 2026 and Ikes on October 9, 2026.

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