Comparison

Cleverbase vs the mental load

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

Head to head
About

Cleverbase

Securely manage your digital identity and sign documents with a qualified electronic signature. Register once for a 3-year validity period on your smartphone, requiring ID verification and a video call.

Highlights
  • Digital identity registration
  • Qualified electronic signature
  • Secure data sharing
  • ID scanning
  • Video call verification
  • 3-year registration validity
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With the Cleverbase Wallet you register yourself for the services of Cleverbase. This allows you to sign at the highest security level with a qualified electronic signature, identify yourself and share your personal data with your consent. You only register once with the Cleverbase Wallet. Your registration is then valid for 3 years with the same smartphone. What do you need to register with Cleverbase? - Passport or identity card – valid for at least another 30 days on the day you register. - On the Cleverbase website you can read which nationalities are currently supported - A drivers license can NOT be used for registration with Cleverbase - The Cleverbase Wallet for your phone. - Working camera’s and microphone. During registration, the process looks the following: 1| Choose a PIN-code 2| Enter your personal email address 3| Take a selfie 4| Scan your ID 5| Video call with a Cleverbase employee 6| Confirm registration with PIN code Do you need help registering? Please contact customer service. Visit https://cleverbase.com/en/contact for our contact details. About Cleverbase. Cleverbase operates as a Qualified Trust Service Provider under license of the Dutch government and is therefore continuously supervised. Cleverbase products also have a high eIDAS qualification. DATA PROCESSING & PRIVACY The Cleverbase Wallet processes the IP address, name and version of the operating system of your smartphone or tablet and the unique identifier of the mobile device. By downloading and using the Cleverbase Wallet you agree to this processing, which is also subject to the provisions below. - The user's personal data is processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and the privacy statement on the website: https://vidua.nl/legal/privacy-statement - The Cleverbase Wallet complies with security measures similar to Cleverbase's security measures. Cleverbase also makes use of the operating system's security mechanisms. - The user is responsible for the security of his mobile device.

About

the mental load

Features
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A little more room in your head. The Mental Load helps you notice the work that keeps a household running: the school letter, the birthday gift, the appointment and everything someone mentioned in passing. Keep everyday tasks, family context and upcoming dates together. Make a plan for an occasion, break it into manageable steps and keep its budget beside the things to do. Premium adds AI help: a weekly load radar, voice-to-task capture, date extraction from letters and photos, and suggestions for the work behind a task. MONEY HAS ITS OWN SPACE Connect a purchased Pack Money household to see the spending, savings, bills, goals and category limits you choose to share. Money has its own tab, leaving Family focused on your people. Sharing is optional and read-only. Completing a reminder in The Mental Load does not record a payment or change a bank balance. BUY ONCE Choose Mental Load Premium as a one-time purchase, or the Mental Load + Pack Money pack, which includes Premium and one Pack Money household. Pack Money household members have their own website sign-ins; the pack does not give every member a separate Mental Load Premium purchase. Already own Pack Money? Connect your existing household without buying Pack Money again. A standalone Pack Money purchase does not unlock Mental Load Premium. Existing Mental Load purchases can be restored, and existing subscribers retain access for their paid period. YOU CHOOSE WHAT TO SHARE Your Pack Money sharing token stays securely on this device. Renewing an expired sharing connection does not require another purchase. Pack Money reminders are excluded from AI requests. If you enable iCloud backup, imported reminders and notes are included; device-only access tokens are not. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://dataloup.io/mental-load/privacy Support: https://dataloup.io/mental-load/support

Screenshots

Cleverbase4 screens
the mental load4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cleverbase at none against the mental load's 2. Cleverbase also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). 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. the mental load sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Cleverbase asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cleverbase ships an update weekly, the mental load every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cleverbase versus the mental load: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCleverbasethe mental load
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size452 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViduaLuc Mathery

In-app purchases

None

Cleverbase

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

the mental load

One-time2
  • Lifetime$29.99
  • Mental Load + Pack Money$49.99

Questions

Is Cleverbase free?
Cleverbase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is the mental load free?
the mental load is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cleverbase or the mental load have ads?
Neither Cleverbase nor the mental load shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cleverbase or the mental load?
Cleverbase ships an update weekly, and the mental load every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cleverbase was updated on November 7, 2026 and the mental load on October 31, 2026.

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