Comparison

Fresh Thoughts vs PenX

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

Head to head

Fresh Thoughts

A good thought makes good day.

A structured note-taking App

Free

🔧 Utilities

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About

Fresh Thoughts

Features

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Fresh thoughts, is an application to build your mind, body and character with Beautiful and Healthy thoughts that inspires you to give out the best within you and achieve your dreams in a simple daily implementation in your life. Thoughts are from different categories and different authors ranging from life lessons to life empowerments and dream buildup to dream achievements. You are the only creator of your life, and your life is what you make it. So, start acting and get inspired by installing this beautiful app. Enjoy the new and wonderful life with "Fresh Thoughts"

About

PenX

Features

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An elegant App designed to help you capture, organize, and store your thoughts, tasks, ideas, and information. - Local-first - Privacy-first - Open source - Cross platform - Realtime sync - Creator friendly

Screenshots

Fresh Thoughts4 screens

PenX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fresh Thoughts at none against PenX's 4. PenX's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 61 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PenX sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Fresh Thoughts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fresh Thoughts ships an update every 61 months, PenX every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Fresh Thoughts versus PenX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Fresh Thoughts	PenX
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 61 months	Every 2 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	14.0	14.0
Further details — not scored
Size	26 MB	34 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Alphaved Private Limited	志毅陈

In-app purchases

None

Fresh Thoughts

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PenX

Subscriptions4

PRO member$4.991 Month
PRO + AI member$9.991 Month
PRO member$39.991 Year

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PRO + AI member$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Fresh Thoughts free?

Fresh Thoughts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is PenX free?

PenX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Fresh Thoughts or PenX have ads?

Neither Fresh Thoughts nor PenX shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Fresh Thoughts or PenX?

Fresh Thoughts ships an update every 61 months, and PenX every 2 days. Most recently, Fresh Thoughts was updated on October 2, 2026 and PenX on September 30, 2026.