Comparison

My Containers vs Ikes

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

Head to head
About

My Containers

Easily track and locate your belongings by organizing them within a hierarchical system of containers. Capture relationships between items and their storage locations, making it simple to find what you need, even if you don't use it often. Customize categories and attributes for detailed item management.

Highlights
  • Hierarchical container organization
  • Item and container search
  • Customizable categories and attributes
  • Attribute types: text, number, date, image
  • Bookmark frequently accessed items
  • Export/import via XML
  • Move/copy items between containers
Features
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Have you ever said to yourself "I know I have one of those, but I can't remember where I put it" or "I've seen it recently in a box in the garage, but I can't remember which one." If so, "My Containers" can help you. You may have noticed that most items that you use every day can be thought of as a container. For example, your house is a container of rooms. The rooms are containers of furniture, shelves, bookcases, cabinets, boxes, file folders, etc. My Containers allows you to easily capture the relationships between those containers in a way that makes it easy to keep track of things you may not use very often and also find them when you need them. My Containers is a powerful hierarchical database for iOS devices with a simple drill-down user interface. It is very easy to create containers and then add items to any container. It is also easy to search and find your items again. Once an item is located, you can tap a single button to quickly show the entire nesting hierarchy of containers to help pinpoint the exact physical location of the located item. In addition, it is very easy to bookmark frequently referenced items or containers and then recall them with a single button tap. My Containers is easy to keep up to date because it is very easy to move or copy items from one container to another or even rearrange items within a container. In addition, each item that you are tracking can be associated with one or more categories and one or more attributes or groups of attributes. The names of the categories and attributes are completely flexible and can be easily customized to fit almost any specific need. Currently, the value of an attribute can be a text string, a numeric value (with our without a numeric units description), a date, an image, or one of a set of related types (e.g. a specific color from a user defined set of colors). If desired, the complete container/item hierarchy can be imported from or exported to an XML file for backup purposes or exchanging with other iOS devices through eMail or iTunes Application File Sharing.

About

Ikes

Capture and organize text or image ideas with a dynamic feed. Intelligent search and discovery help you find inspiration and make unexpected connections. Syncs seamlessly across devices and prioritizes your privacy.

Highlights
  • Quick capture for text and images
  • Dynamic Idea Feed for discovery
  • Tag, source, and color organization
  • Intelligent search by meaning
  • Automatic idea discovery
  • Shuffle for serendipity
  • iCloud sync across devices
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Ikes is not your ordinary note app. It's built for capturing ideas and finding them again — fast. Got an idea? Read a great quote? Snapped a page from a book? Just throw it all into Ikes. Text, images, and links drop into a single feed, and you add tags, sources, and sparkles to whatever matters. Later, filters and search bring anything back in seconds. Now with a new unified export: send your whole library — or just the ideas matching your current filter — out as TXT, CSV, TSV, JSON, or YAML. JSON and YAML are designed for AI and RAG workflows, ready to drop straight into your pipeline. - Save text, images, and links instantly, with tags, sources, and sparkles. - Works inside Safari, X/Twitter, book readers, and other apps via the share extension. - Filter bar, tag/source browsers, and full-text search surface what you need. - Shuffle and random idea views bring forgotten ideas back to the top. - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac — included for free. - Place your favorite quotes on your Home Screen with widgets. [ Premium features ] - Intelligent Search — semantic search across your entire idea feed. - Intelligent Discovery — surface related ideas you had forgotten. - Unified Export to TXT / CSV / TSV / JSON / YAML (Export All or Export Filtered). - Text recognition (OCR) on captured images — perfect for reading physical books. - Filter which ideas appear in widgets. - Custom color schemes and app icons. [ Ikes at a glance ] - Free iCloud sync - Text, images, and links with tags, sources, and sparkles - Share extension for 3rd-party apps - Filter bar + tag cloud - Shuffle / random view - Home Screen widgets - Dark mode - Universal: iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Screenshots

My Containers4 screens
Ikes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ikes at every 2 weeks against My Containers's every 3 months. My Containers's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. My Containers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ikes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Containers ships an update every 3 months, Ikes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My Containers versus Ikes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy ContainersIkes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better92.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—30 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB284 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert HartmanINCREDIBLE FOX, Inc.

Customer experience

My Containers

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ikes

All ratings31 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

My Containers

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
1 purchases

Ikes

One-time1
  • Ikes PREMIUM$9.99

Questions

Is My Containers free?
My Containers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ikes free?
Ikes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Containers or Ikes have ads?
Neither My Containers nor Ikes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Containers or Ikes?
My Containers ships an update every 3 months, and Ikes every 2 weeks. Most recently, My Containers was updated on September 9, 2026 and Ikes on September 8, 2026.

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