Spark vs Mentor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Mentor
Capture, organize, and develop your creative ideas into actionable projects. This app allows for quick input of text, images, voice notes, and links, automatically styling them for clarity. Manage all your work on a unified screen and export projects as PDFs.
- Smart capture (text, image, voice, links)
- Voice to text conversion
- Automatic formatting
- Unified project management screen
- PDF export
- Reminders and notifications
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Mentor is your perfect ally for turning your ideas into projects, no matter where you are. Designed for creatives seeking a practical and stylish solution to capture, organize, and bring their ideas to life quickly and efficiently, all from the palm of your hand. Smart Capture: Insert text, images, and links directly into the app. Additionally, record voice notes and convert them to text with a single touch, perfect for moments when you need to act quickly. Automatic Styling: Everything you add is automatically formatted to look clear and attractive, saving you time and effort. Unified Screen: Manage all your projects, tasks, and ideas on a single screen, optimizing your workflow in any situation. PDF Export: Easily share your ideas and projects by exporting them as PDFs, no matter where you are. Reminders and Notifications: Stay on top of your projects and ideas with customizable reminders and notifications. Mentor is the app creatives need to take their projects to the next level, wherever they are. Download it now and start turning your ideas into reality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mentor at 5.0 against Spark's 4.5. Mentor also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Spark's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (51 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mentor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spark has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Spark's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mentor's.
Spark ships an update weekly, Mentor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spark | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (51 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cameron Nazemi | Gunar Ortiz |
Customer experience
Spark
Mentor
In-app purchases
Spark
No in-app purchases
Mentor
No in-app purchases









