Comparison

Ideafall vs Zen Checklists

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

Head to head
About

Ideafall

Capture, organize, and evaluate your creative thoughts. This app supports your entire ideation process, from initial brainstorming to strategic execution planning. Visualize ideas, analyze them objectively, and build roadmaps for bringing them to life.

Highlights
  • Capture ideas from web content
  • Visual brainstorming with 'spaces'
  • Objective idea evaluation with charts
  • Agile roadmap for execution planning
  • Share ideas and charts as images/PDFs
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Ideafall (formerly Ideabook) helps creative minds focus on their best ideas. From ideation and capturing of ideas to reviewing and decision making, Ideafall supports your entire creative process in a unique and practical way. CAPTURE YOUR IDEAS Easily capture all your ideas - wherever you are. Got inspired while reading something on the web? Simply select the relevant text and share it with Ideafall. Quickly add additional thoughts to existing ideas via Spotlight-enabled search. Collecting your ideas has never been easier. Never lose a good idea again. BRAINSTORM & IDEATE Sometimes you need a more visual setting for coming up with new ideas for a specific topic. Or you want to do a brainstorming session in a more organized way. This is where "spaces" come in: visually organize your ideas via idea cards, group related ideas together and help your brain to understand the big picture. EVALUATE. REVIEW. DECIDE Innovative people typically have too many ideas, rather than too few. But to be successful we have to focus on our best ideas. Ideafall helps you to rate ideas regarding up to 10 configurable criteria and analyze them using bubble charts. Improve your chances of success by evaluating ideas more objectively and thus, making more informed decisions. ROADMAP & EXECUTE The best ideas are not worth anything without a proper strategy on how to execute them. The agile roadmap enables you to schedule your ideas across four different horizons: Now, Next, Later, and Someday. The "roadmap" view is visualized as a Kanban board and supports drag & drop. Implement and track your ideas more efficiently with the help of a clear, agile execution strategy. FEATURES - Searchable tabular "Ideas" view with adjustable sort order - Clear drag & drop enabled "Spaces" view for spatially organizing ideas using idea cards - Unique "Bubbles" view for analyzing ideas using customizable bubble charts in four dimensions (x, y, bubble size and color) - Kanban-style, agile "Roadmap" with four horizons (Now, Next, Later, Someday) for planning an execution strategy using drag & drop - Global portfolio filter - Easy sharing of idea spaces and bubble charts as image or PDF documents - Clean and at the same time highly visual user experience - Built-in support for accessibility - Seamless syncing via iCloud Get Ideafall and focus your creativity!

About

Zen Checklists

Features
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Simplify Your Life, One Checklist at a Time Create reusable checklists for a more organized and mindful life. Simplify recurring tasks and focus on what truly matters. - Reusable Checklists Save and reuse checklists for tasks you perform regularly, such as grocery shopping, packing for a trip, or daily work routines. This ensures consistency and helps you streamline repetitive tasks. - Mindful Task Management Create repeatable routines to ensure peace of mind and reduce the stress of forgotten tasks. Zen Checklists helps you stay organized and frees up mental energy for what matters most. Never forget anything!

Screenshots

Ideafall4 screens
Zen Checklists3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Zen Checklists at Free against Ideafall's $29.99. Zen Checklists also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Ideafall's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

Zen Checklists is free to download; Ideafall costs $29.99 up front. Zen Checklists sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Ideafall asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ideafall ships an update every 4 months, Zen Checklists every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ideafall versus Zen Checklists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdeafallZen Checklists
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElemental Tools GmbHStellar Apps SL

In-app purchases

None

Ideafall

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Zen Checklists

Subscriptions2
  • Zen Checklists Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Zen Checklists Premium Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Ideafall free?
Ideafall costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zen Checklists free?
Zen Checklists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ideafall or Zen Checklists have ads?
Neither Ideafall nor Zen Checklists shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ideafall or Zen Checklists?
Ideafall ships an update every 4 months, and Zen Checklists every 3 days. Most recently, Ideafall was updated on September 29, 2026 and Zen Checklists on October 28, 2026.

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