Comparison

Heptabase vs Threaded

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

Head to head
About

Heptabase

This visual note-taking application helps users learn complex subjects. The mobile version offers complete access to all your notes, journals, and whiteboards, allowing you to review your work on the go.

Highlights
  • Visual note-taking
  • Learn complex topics
  • Access cards and journals
  • Read whiteboards
  • Mobile access
Features
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Heptabase is a visual note-taking app that helps you learn complex topics. The mobile app provides full access to all your cards and journals, and allows you to read all your whiteboards.

About

Threaded

Features
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Ideas are not tasks. Threaded is the ultimate space for your creative flow. Designed for thinkers who realize that great ideas need time to breathe, Threaded separates your brainstorms from your chores. Capture and Evolve Don't just take notes—build threads. Add to your ideas over time with text, voice recordings, and images. Our asynchronous approach lets you grow a tiny spark into a full-scale project without the pressure of a "due date." Distraction-Free Focus Enter Focus Mode to eliminate noise. Dedicated UI ensures your only priority is the thought in front of you. Never Lose Your Place With Resume Points, you can jump back into any idea exactly where you stopped. Perfect for long-form writing or complex business planning. AI-Powered Insights Let AI handle the heavy lifting. Generate recaps of your thinking process to see patterns, summarize long threads, and find the core of your latest obsession. Flexible Capture: Voice Notes & Audio: Record your thoughts on the go (Pro feature). Visual Context: Attach images and documents to enrich your ideas. Smart Categorization: Organize by App Idea, Business, Personal, Research, and more. Threaded is more than a notebook—it's a home for the things you aren't ready to "finish" just yet. Download Threaded and give your ideas the space they deserve. Privacy Policy: https://threaded-ideas.me/#/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Heptabase3 screens
Threaded4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Heptabase at none against Threaded's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Threaded sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Heptabase asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Heptabase versus Threaded: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeptabaseThreaded
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (70 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings70 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHepta Platforms, IncMichael Sabino

In-app purchases

None

Heptabase

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Threaded

Subscriptions1
  • Threaded Pro$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Heptabase free?
Heptabase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Threaded free?
Threaded is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Heptabase or Threaded have ads?
Neither Heptabase nor Threaded shows ads.

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