Napkin Ideas vs Progressive.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Napkin Ideas
Capture and organize your thoughts with an AI-powered assistant that connects related ideas. Generate inspiring thought flows for reflection and personal growth. This app helps you focus on your best ideas.
- Easy idea collection
- AI-powered idea connection
- Inspiring thought flows
- Personalized reflection
- Focus on best ideas
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Easily collect the best quotes and ideas you come across and keep them in focus. Personally curated flows connect your ideas into inspiring short playlists of reflection. Let your best ideas shape your mind. We are a small, independent company. You'll need a subscription to use Napkin. Thanks a lot for your support!
Progressive.
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Progressive holds your program and decides what you lift next. Open a workout and the weight and reps are already set. Hit them, and next time the bar is heavier. Fall short, log what you actually got. Stay stuck, and the weight steps back on its own so you can climb again. That is the whole loop. No per-set checkboxes, no rest timers demanding attention, no dashboard to read before you can start. Stay in the workout, not in the numbers. What it does for you: - Easy deload - Automatic Increments - Bodyweight work - Supersets What it shows you: - History as it happened Every lift has its own page: what you did, what changed, and what the engine is about to do next.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progressive. at none against Napkin Ideas's 4. Progressive. also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Napkin Ideas sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. Progressive. asks for nothing beyond the download.
Napkin Ideas ships an update every 9 days, Progressive. daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Napkin Ideas | Progressive. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Napkin GmbH | Guerlain Hitier-Lallement |
In-app purchases
Napkin Ideas
- Monthly1 Month trial$3.001 Month
- All features - paid monthly1 Month trial$5.001 Month
- Yearly1 Month trial$30.001 Year
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- All features - paid yearly1 Month trial$40.001 Year
Progressive.
No in-app purchases
