Comparison

Roam Mobile vs Thoughts

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

Head to head
About

Roam Mobile

Organize your research with a powerful graph database that functions like a document. This tool is designed for long-term research organization, offering a fast mobile experience and encrypted graphs.

Highlights
  • Long-term research organization
  • Graph database functionality
  • Encrypted graphs with Face ID
  • Quick capture feature
  • Fast mobile experience
  • Native-like navigation
Features
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As easy to use as a document. As powerful as a graph database. Roam helps you organize your research for the long haul.

About

Thoughts

Features
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Thoughts remembers what you say and organizes it for you. Then just ask: "What was that blue tea?", "What's on my movies list?", "What did I say about cats last week?" Just talk or type naturally like you would to a friend. It remembers and sorts for you. • "Kim's favorite flower is peony" – got it. • "I need peanut butter, avocado... oh and to organize my closet" – stored as Groceries and Tasks. • "What restaurants did I want to try?" finds everything you've told it on different days in different ways. Easily capture those fleeting thoughts you otherwise wouldn't bother to: "Wouldn't it be great if mailboxes had a slot for junk mail that went straight into a recycle bin?" Maybe you'll ask about it sometime, maybe not. When you're done? • "Share my list of favorite wines" → copy → send. • "Clear my Costco list". Done. • "Forget everything about Thai Passion, it closed." Gone, with 30 days to undo. Notifications only come when you want them: "Remind me to change the filter in 4 months" → allow notifications → done. It'll pick a date and time if you don't. Enable your location to never forget a meal: "Yum, I like this pumpkin soup" and "Not a fan of the flan". Then you visit a year later: "What did I like here?" Your thoughts stay in sync with Thoughts for Mac. For help on the app itself: "What can you do?" It's so easy! SUBSCRIPTION Thoughts requires a weekly or annual subscription to use. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Thoughts uses AI to understand and answer. The models are never trained on your thoughts. Thoughts never records in the background. Terms: https://thoughts.help/terms.html Privacy: https://thoughts.help/privacy.html

Screenshots

Roam Mobile4 screens
Thoughts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roam Mobile at none against Thoughts's 2. Roam Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Thoughts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Roam Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Roam Mobile versus Thoughts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoam MobileThoughts
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (170 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings170 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRoam Research, IncSO EASY LIMITED

Bugs and requests

Roam Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and loading issues
  • Inability to edit or access notes
  • Sync problems and lost data
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode and better syncing
  • Improved keyboard support
  • Dark mode and customization options
  • Better integration with iOS features
  • Ability to handle large graphs

Thoughts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Roam Mobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Thoughts

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Roam Mobile free?
Roam Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thoughts free?
Thoughts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Roam Mobile or Thoughts have ads?
Neither Roam Mobile nor Thoughts shows ads.

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