Handy Level in Pocket vs Idea Threads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handy Level in Pocket
This tool helps you determine if a surface is perfectly horizontal. Simply place your device on the surface, and the interface will change color to indicate its levelness. A green color signifies a horizontal surface, while grey indicates it is not.
- Surface level detection
- Visual color indicator
- Easy to use interface
- Horizontal and non-horizontal display
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Handy Level is a tool you can easily use to check if any surface or object is horizontal. Put your device onto the surface or object you want to measure. If the table's color changes to Green color, it indicates the surface or object is perfectly horizontal. Otherwise, the table color is Grey.
Idea Threads
Capture and organize your creative thoughts on the go using text, audio, or photos. Organize ideas into threads, search, and filter them easily. Sync with Plottr Pro for advanced project management and collaboration.
- Capture ideas via text, audio, or photo
- Organize ideas into threads
- Search and filter ideas
- Sync with Plottr Pro
- Cloud backup and collaboration
- View projects on the go
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If you are a creative person and you get sudden great ideas while you're not at your computer, this app is for you! Designed to quickly capture your ideas on the go, Idea Threads lets you either type out an idea, speak it, or take a picture. It keeps your ideas organized into threads (categories or projects) to find them easily later. You can search, filter by type (audio, picture, or text), zoom in and out to see lots all at once or the details of each. If you're a writer or you use Plottr for your creative projects, you can log into and subscribe to Plottr Pro (subscription required as in-app purchase) to sync your ideas with your projects and easily turn them into new scenes, characters, world building, and more. You'll also be able to view your projects on the go so you can keep the creative juices flowing on the back burner like all us creatives constantly do. All the base features are completely free: - Capture unlimited ideas - Capture them in audio, photo, or text - Organize them into unlimited threads - Search and filter - Ideas are stored on your device Idea Threads is available for free download. Some features require a subscription to Plottr Pro. This also ensures the continuous development of Idea Threads so that new and improved features can be added over time. Subscribe to Plottr Pro and unlock these features: - Ideas saved in the cloud & synced between devices - Read your Plottr Projects on the go - Send and use your ideas within Plottr - Plottr's web app (works on tablets!) - Real-time collaboration - Cloud backups (of ideas and Plottr files) PLOTTR PRO SUBSCRIPTION INFO: - Subscription length: monthly - Payment will be charged to your iCloud Account as soon as you confirm your purchase - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions auto-renew at the same cost, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by going to your iCloud Account Settings after purchase. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Plottr does not collect personal data and the developer does not have access to the ideas you create in Idea Threads, nor your Plottr projects. Idea Threads does not track its users and there are no ads in the app. Privacy Policy: https://plottr.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://plottr.com/terms-conditions/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Handy Level in Pocket at none against Idea Threads's 1. Handy Level in Pocket also leads on iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.1). Idea Threads's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Idea Threads sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month. Handy Level in Pocket asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Handy Level in Pocket against 5.0 for Idea Threads. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idea Threads has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Handy Level in Pocket ships an update every 8 months, Idea Threads every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handy Level in Pocket | Idea Threads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STRENGCON LLC | Fictional Devices LLC |
Customer experience
Handy Level in Pocket
Idea Threads
In-app purchases
Handy Level in Pocket
No in-app purchases
Idea Threads
- Plottr Pro$14.991 Month
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