Comparison

Lydul vs Plotlines

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

Head to head
About

Lydul

This app helps service businesses manage jobs, crews, and tasks. It allows for creating inspection reports, itemized estimates, and clear invoices. Features include coworker channels for communication, project organization, and cloud synchronization for access across devices.

Highlights
  • Coworker channels for ticketing and requests
  • Project and sub-folder organization
  • Inspection reports with photos and notes
  • Itemized estimates and clear invoices
  • Free cloud synchronization
  • Live document collaboration
  • Offline efficiency with data reconciliation
Features
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Lydul is the #1 app to manage jobs, crews, tasks, and to organize your service business. ——————————— WHO USES LYDUL: Lydul is perfect for residential and commercial service businesses in the following industries: - Landscaping - Cleaning - HVAC - Tree care - Lawn care - General contracting - Handyman services - Plumbing - Pool services - Electrical - Mechanical - Flooring - Siding - Drywallers - Pest control - And more! ——————————— IN-APP FEATURES: - Coworker channels. Lydul serves as a Ticketing System with your clients, employees, and contractors. Establish a Ticket Channel in 3 clicks with anyone, submit & receive requests, get notifications, track completion effortlessly. - Projects & sub-folder organization. Lydul helps you structure your work and keep track of everything on your job sites. - Inspection reports. Built comprehensive reports compiled from photos & site notes. - Itemized estimates. Use inspection reports to automatically build exhaustive itemized estimates, or just edit them manually. - Clear Invoices. Automatically compile work updates into detailed invoices, or just create them manually. - Free cloud synchronization. Access your Lydul account from any device, or directly from your web browser. - Professional PDFs. Inspection reports are fully customizable to reflect your unique brand. - Online editing links. Send web links to folders, reports, or tasks, to let anyone update their work, see progress in real time, or provide you an estimate. NO INSTALL REQUIRED. - Live document collaboration. All documents can be edited in real time by both your client & your team. - Access rights control. Choose what collaborators can see, edit, download, or share. Lydul gives you control when working with both your customers & employees. - Project & sub-folder analytics. Lydul provides Project-based & folder-based analytics on task completion, outstanding issues, and $$. - Full offline efficiency. Lydul uses proprietary technology to reconcile data, even after 48h being offline. - Hourly rate. Assign hourly rates to projects or folders to automatically calculate costs. - Assign supervisors to projects & folders. Assign clear responsibility & get work done fast. ——————————— TASK-RELATED FEATURES: - Assignee. Clarify responsibility by selecting contacts from your device’s address book, or directly from QuickBooks or Procore’s address book. - Due date. Select a specific date related to the task. - Time log. Logged hours automatically translate into $$ when an hourly rate is available. - Cost & price. If applicable, $$ amounts can be attached to tasks. - Comments. Clients & employees can comment on tasks, through every step of the completion of the task. - Progress tracking. Task status includes ‘To do’, ‘Stuck’, ‘done’, and ‘approved’. - Update photos. Photos can be added every step of the completion of the task. - 10 photos per item & status. Up to 10 photos can be added to each status. - Fast task review. To review tasks in detail, just swipe left or right! - Image annotation. Lydul offers fast annotation of photos. - Numbered tags. Add numbered tags on images, and reference them in comments. ——————————— Lydul is FREE to download and FREE to use, and available on iPhone, iPad, web, and all devices. Contact our live support team anytime at support@lydul.com, or through in-app live chat. Terms of use: https://www.lydul.com/lydul-policies/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.lydul.com/lydul-policies/privacy-policy/

About

Plotlines

This app helps you manage large goals by breaking them into smaller, actionable steps. Track tasks, notes, and progress within dedicated goal sections. It provides an overview of active tasks and past accomplishments, keeping your long-term projects organized.

Highlights
  • Goal-centric organization
  • Break goals into subplots
  • Task and note integration
  • Active task overview
  • Progress history tracking
  • Status indicators (Active, Paused, etc.)
  • Collaborative planning (Pro)
Features
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Most productivity apps are built for tasks. Plotlines is built for goals. Create a plotline for anything you're working toward—a career move, a wedding, a thesis, a launch—and give it room to breathe. Break big goals into subplots. Add the tasks and notes that belong to each one. Let what's active right now surface on its own, so nothing slips between Monday and Friday. WHY PLOTLINES • Goals, not just to-dos: Each plotline holds its tasks, notes, and history in one place • Subplots: Break big, messy goals into focused, manageable pieces • Active: Today's tasks and upcoming due dates across every plotline, in one view so deadlines never sneak up • History: See your completed items laid out, and see what you've accomplished. • Status at a glance: Active, Waiting, Paused, Completed • Notes that stay put: Context lives inside the goal, not scattered across apps and tagging chaos. PLOTLINES PRO Upgrade for the full picture: • Unlimited active plotlines • Nested subplots • Shared plotlines: Invite collaborators and plan together, in sync • Protected plotlines: Lock sensitive goals behind Face ID Free to start. Pro is $4.99/month or $39.99/year (and the annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial). Some goals take months. Plotlines keeps them alive. — SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Plotlines Pro is an auto-renewable subscription ($4.99/month or $39.99/year). The annual plan includes a 7-day free trial that automatically converts to a paid subscription unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://plotlines.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Contact: https://www.hebumedia.com/contact or info@hebumedia.com

Screenshots

Lydul4 screens
Plotlines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Plotlines at every 4 days against Lydul's every 6 weeks. Lydul's advantage is ratings volume (76 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Lydul sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Plotlines sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plotlines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lydul has 76 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lydul ships an update every 6 weeks, Plotlines every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lydul versus Plotlines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLydulPlotlines
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (76 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings76 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLydul, Inc.Hebu Media LLC

Customer experience

Lydul

All ratings76 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Plotlines

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Lydul

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Lydul Monthly14 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Annual14 Days trial$159.991 Year
2 purchases

Plotlines

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Lydul free?
Lydul is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plotlines free?
Plotlines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lydul or Plotlines?
Plotlines is rated higher. Lydul averages 4.8 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while Plotlines averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Lydul or Plotlines have ads?
Neither Lydul nor Plotlines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lydul or Plotlines?
Lydul ships an update every 6 weeks, and Plotlines every 4 days. Most recently, Lydul was updated on November 3, 2026 and Plotlines on October 30, 2026.

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