Comparison

Scribble vs Thought Path

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

Head to head
About

Scribble

This app provides a quick and easy way to record thoughts, ideas, and reflections through short, concise entries. Organize your notes with custom journals and tags, favorite important entries, and set reminders for future reflection. Keep your journal private with biometric lock features.

Highlights
  • Categorize entries into custom journals
  • Organize with multiple tags
  • Favorite important entries
  • View entries from any date
  • Filter entries by journals and tags
  • Lock with Touch/FaceID
  • Schedule entry reminders
Features
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Need a place to write down all your thoughts, ideas, and reflections? Meet Scribble - a bullet journal designed for creating short, concise entries. Scribble is perfect for people who wish to record their thoughts, but don’t have the time to sit down and write a long journal entry. Use Scribble whenever you have a thought that’s worth remembering and categorize it into a relevant journal/tag to easily find it later. One of the benefits of microjournaling over traditional journaling methods is that by writing down your thoughts in the moment, you get a more accurate picture of your thought process throughout the day. FEATURES: CATEGORIZE YOUR ENTRIES INTO JOURNALS You can assign each entry to a specific journal/topic. This will color code your entries to the journal’s corresponding color and make your entries easier to organize. (i.e. Ideas, Goals, Insights, Dreams) ADD TAGS TO FURTHER ORGANIZE YOUR ENTRIES You can also assign multiple tags to each entry to help further categorize each entry. This can be helpful if you wish to have subcategories in each journal. FAVORITE ENTRIES Add a heart next to your most important entries to help highlight them for easy access later. VIEW ENTRIES FROM ANY DATE Jump to a specific date to see all your entries at different points in time. QUICKLY FILTER YOUR ENTRIES You can quickly filter your entries by any combination of journals, tags, and more. Tap on any label to add that filter, and only see entries matching those filters LOCK WITH TOUCH/FACEID Keep your entries private by locking your journal with Touch/FaceId. You are still able to create new entries while your journal is locked to help make using Scribble as quick and easy as possible. SCHEDULE REMINDERS FOR YOUR ENTRIES Add a reminder to any entry and schedule a push notification for a specific time. Visit the Reminders screen to see all entries with a reminder, and mark them as complete when necessary. **Note from developer: Thanks for being one of the first users of Scribble! Your feedback is extremely valuable, and I'm constantly looking for new ways to improve the app. If you have any questions, bugs, or feature requests, please email me at scribble.microjournal@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://scribble-app.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-c3dd5a9575fd4bafa6d1ac4591679297 Terms of Use: https://scribble-app.notion.site/Terms-and-Conditions-452421f049a74f5ebee40990c939142c Attribution Credits: https://scribble-app.notion.site/Attribution-Credits-79a118f030b24bc498d18d69257c353f

About

Thought Path

Quickly capture thoughts, ideas, and tasks in a digital inbox. Visualize your mental output over time through maps or search. Automate capture and review with integrations.

Highlights
  • Quick thought capture
  • Task management
  • Idea organization
  • Visual output (map/search)
  • Automation with Shortcuts
  • On-device storage
  • iCloud sync
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Thought Path is an inbox to quickly capture all your thoughts, ideas, and tasks. Easily see the output of your brain over time, on a map, or in search results. You can integrate Thought Path with Shortcuts, to automate capturing and reviewing your thoughts. Though Path is free to use indefinitely, but you will need to review and archive all your thoughts once you reach a cap of 15. Pro users can remove this limit with a subscription fee. This app is made by a sole indie developer, and that means I care about user experience, not collecting user data. All your thoughts and ideas are saved on device and synced over iCloud - nothing is ever sent anywhere else for any reason. Terms of Use: https://andhash39.com/thoughtpath/terms Privacy Policy: https://andhash39.com/thoughtpath/privacy

Screenshots

Scribble4 screens
Thought Path4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scribble at 100% against Thought Path's 25%. Scribble also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Scribble sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Thought Path sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scribble holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Scribble's written reviews are positive against 25% of Thought Path's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scribble ships an update every 3 weeks, Thought Path monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scribble versus Thought Path: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScribbleThought Path
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (24 ratings) — better4.3 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunter LaiMatthew James O'Donnell

Customer experience

Scribble

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Thought Path

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral75.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scribble

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$1.991 Month
  • Pro$14.991 Year
2 purchases

Thought Path

Subscriptions2
  • Thought Path Pro (1 Month)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Thought Path Pro (1 Year)7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Scribble free?
Scribble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thought Path free?
Thought Path is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scribble or Thought Path?
Scribble is rated higher. Scribble averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Thought Path averages 4.3 from 9 ratings.
Do Scribble or Thought Path have ads?
Neither Scribble nor Thought Path shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scribble or Thought Path?
Scribble ships an update every 3 weeks, and Thought Path monthly. Most recently, Scribble was updated on June 1, 2026 and Thought Path on July 8, 2026.

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