Comparison

iDeas for Writing vs BasicTaskNotes

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

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About

iDeas for Writing

Overcome writer's block with a comprehensive writing workshop. Generate story starters, titles, characters, and random words. Includes exercises, a notebook, and writing tips to spark creativity and improve your craft.

Highlights
  • First line generator
  • Title creator
  • Character creator
  • Random word generator
  • Writing exercises by category
  • In-app notebook
  • Writing tips
Features
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If you like writing, you don't have to worry about the creative blocks or the fear of the blank page anymore. Thanks to "iDeas for Writing", you will always carry with you a whole writing workshop with creative triggers and exercises to get your imagination flowing. In "iDeas for Writing" you will find: CREATOR OF FIRST LINES A creative trigger with thousand of great suggestions to give your stories a starting point. CREATOR OF TITLES A generator of surprising and inspiring titles to put the finishing touch to your novels, screenplays, tales... CREATOR OF CHARACTERS A creative trigger with an infinite number of characters for you to find and model the protagonists of your narrations. CREATOR OF RANDOM WORDS A generator of five random words for you to get inspired before your daily writing and to use as a start point in some exercises of the app. WRITING EXERCISES A complete writing workshop with a lot of exercises organized by category and difficulty, for you to improve your writing and get the most of the creative triggers in the app. The categories you will find in the writing exercises are: 1. Start writing right now. Exercises to beat the blank page and start writing as soon as possible 2. Build your characters. Exercises for creating and shaping memorable characters 3. Master the writing techniques. Exercises to practice several literary and narrative techniques 4. Make them speak. Exercises for working with narrators and dialogues 5. Give the atmosphere. Exercises to describe and give atmosphere to the stories easily 6. You are in a hurry. Quick exercises for the days you haven't enough time NOTEBOOK You will have a smart notebook for writing within the app, developing the workshop exercises, taking notes and having your ideas always with you. WRITING TIPS In "iDeas for Writing" you will also find a little section with tips and advices to help and motivate you in your day by day writing. SAVE AND ORGANIZE You can mark your favorite exercises or those that you have already done to get better organization. You can also save the results of the creative triggers modify them as you want and keep them for later. "iDeas for Writing", inspiration in your pocket. ___ © iDeas for Writing - Literautas

About

BasicTaskNotes

Create and organize task lists and notes to enhance productivity. Keep your to-dos and important information neatly arranged in folders for easy access.

Highlights
  • Create task lists
  • Create notes
  • Organize tasks and notes in folders
  • Stay organized
  • Enhance productivity
Features
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BasicTaskNotes provides users with the ability to stay organized and on task by creating task lists and notes and keeping them organized in folders.

Screenshots

iDeas for Writing4 screens
BasicTaskNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: iDeas for Writing at 70 against BasicTaskNotes's 1. BasicTaskNotes's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iDeas for Writing costs $2.99 and BasicTaskNotes $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BasicTaskNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iDeas for Writing has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iDeas for Writing versus BasicTaskNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDeas for WritingBasicTaskNotes
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (70 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings70 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB68 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBartolome Masco LopezPeter Roach

Customer experience

iDeas for Writing

All ratings70 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral13.9%
Negative16.7%

BasicTaskNotes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iDeas for Writing

No in-app purchases

None

BasicTaskNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDeas for Writing free?
iDeas for Writing costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BasicTaskNotes free?
BasicTaskNotes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iDeas for Writing or BasicTaskNotes?
BasicTaskNotes is rated higher. iDeas for Writing averages 4.7 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while BasicTaskNotes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iDeas for Writing or BasicTaskNotes have ads?
Neither iDeas for Writing nor BasicTaskNotes shows ads.

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