Outliner vs IMPULSE Wireless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outliner
Organize your thoughts, tasks, and projects with a powerful outlining tool. Create structured lists, track project progress with visual indicators, and collaborate with others. Sync your work across devices and cloud storage for seamless access.
- Create structured outlines
- Track project progress with pie charts
- Sync with cloud storage (OneDrive, Dropbox)
- Collaborate with other users
- Drag and drop editing
- Search and filter outlines
- Archive old outlines
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CarbonFin Outliner allows you to organize your thoughts, tasks, and projects. Easily create a todo list for today, or track an entire project anywhere you are. Share your outlines, edit them online, and collaborate with other Outliner users. Highlights • Create outlines full of notes, structured lists, tasks, or detailed projects • Sync your outlines automatically to Outliner Online, OneDrive, or Dropbox for web or desktop editing • Get a quick view of project progress - tasks with subtasks show a pie-chart indicating percent completed Organize • Search through all your outlines or an individual outline • Tag your outlines, and filter based on tag • Archive old outlines to hide them from view without deleting Easy-to-use Editor • Drag and drop to move items within an outline • Copy, paste • Undo, redo • Expand all, collapse all • Optional outline numbering • Zoom in to focus on a single subtree Outliner Online • Securely synchronize your outlines with Outliner Online • View and edit your outlines in any web browser • Import and export outlines as plain text or OPML • Keep all your devices synchronized • Share an outline with other Outliner users to collaborate OneDrive and Dropbox • Sync your outlines with OneDrive or Dropbox to allow quick import/export • Seamlessly access and edit across your iOS devices and PCs -= Recent version history =- Version 3.21 • iPhone Duo support • Bug fixes Version 3.20 • iOS 27 support • Updated Dropbox and OneDrive integrations • Bug fixes Version 3.19 • iOS 26 support and adoption of liquid glass Version 3.18 • iOS 18 support • Dark and tinted app icons Version 3.17 • Minor bug fixes Version 3.16 • Minor bug fixes • iOS 17 support Version 3.15 • Fixed Dropbox integration • Show a warning when unlinking Dropbox/OneDrive if there are unsynced outlines • iOS 16 support Version 3.12 • Dark mode • Added confirmation to "Delete Completed" • Changing "Archived" won't update the outline's modification time • iOS 13 support Version 3.11 • OneDrive sync support Version 3.10 • Sync the order of outlines across devices (CarbonFin outlines only) • iOS 12 support Version 3.9 • iPhone X support • iOS 11 support Version 3.8 • Open In... support • Ability to hide the outline list on iPad • Minor UI tweaks
IMPULSE Wireless
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IMPULSE Wireless provides the ultimate in instant two-way communications, and more. Real time push-to-talk/PTT/PoC over 3G and 4G/LTE networks, any carrier, anywhere in the world. Please contact us on 02 8705 3778 or http://www.impulsewireless.com.au/contact-us/ to activate your free trial and to get set up - no payment details required. - Group calls - 1-1 calls - Ad-hoc calls - Group Text Messaging - Individual Text messaging - User priority (pre-emption or Transmit Interrupt) - Priority broadcast calls - User presence/status - GPS tracking - Use accessories or customised devices for the ultimate in ease of use - Integrate with existing radio systems for a seamless transition Integrate your communications solution with job dispatch, email, and other functions to increase productivity. Don't carry a radio, use your phone as a radio and enjoy better coverage and more features. Our Bluetooth remote speaker microphones provide ease of use and flexibility. User activation is required to use this application, but no payment details are required for a free trial. We offer you a fully comprehensive support service and complete flexibility for your devices. Note: This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life. Please contact us at www.impulsewireless.com.au/contact-us for further details and to get started with a free trial.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: IMPULSE Wireless at Free against Outliner's $4.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
IMPULSE Wireless is free to download; Outliner costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Outliner ships an update every 4 months, IMPULSE Wireless every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outliner | IMPULSE Wireless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (89 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CarbonFin | Invisible Communications |
Bugs and requests
Outliner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unexpected error: 500 when saving data
- Pane that lists outlines won't go away or resize
- Keyboard takes up too much screen space
Requested features
5 requests- Add due dates and priority levels for tasks
- Improve export and sharing options (e.g., PDF, Word)
- Implement better organization and search capabilities
- Introduce a desktop companion app for easier editing
- Add support for voice notes and other multimedia
IMPULSE Wireless
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Outliner
No in-app purchases
IMPULSE Wireless
No in-app purchases









