Comparison

OmniOutliner 6 vs strivu

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

Head to head
About

OmniOutliner 6

Organize and structure your thoughts effortlessly with a powerful outlining tool. Available across Apple devices, it offers smart themes, links, and integrations to bring clarity to your information.

Highlights
  • Liquid Glass design elements
  • Smart Dynamic Themes
  • Robust Omni Links
  • Apple Intelligence integration
  • Universal licensing
  • Improved feature parity
Features
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Introducing OmniOutliner 6 for Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Vision Pro. Ready for the latest operating systems, OmniOutliner 6 features beautiful Liquid Glass design elements, smart Dynamic Themes, robust Omni Links, integration with Apple Intelligence, and more. With new universal licensing and improved feature parity across platforms, your outlines are always available on the device you have at hand. Free two-week trial! OmniOutliner is a powerful tool for organizing (and reorganizing) information, so you can see the full picture and structure your information effortlessly. OmniOutliner Essentials offers a streamlined, focused interface that helps get you straight to the task of outlining by offering a selection of the most useful styling and organizational options. Ready to level up your outlines? OmniOutliner Pro adds a full suite of styling, customization, and automation tools to create outlines perfectly suited for your exact workflow. Great things begin with outlines. Whether you’re a writer or a student, an attorney or a software developer, brand new to outlining or a long-time power user, OmniOutliner has the power you need to get the job done. OmniOutliner 6. Your thoughts, in order.

About

strivu

Features
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strivu — strive. track. achieve. Break big goals into manageable steps — and watch your progress grow. No subscriptions. No accounts. No lock-in. strivu is a visual progress tracker for long-term goals, projects, courses, and personal plans. Whether studying for qualifications, building side projects, learning new skills, or organizing complex workflows, it breaks everything into clear, trackable progress. Most progress trackers stop at simple lists. strivu lets you nest sub-items inside sub-items, so you can structure goals across multiple levels — while progress automatically rolls up from the smallest step to the biggest milestone. Working toward a degree? Track each subject, assignment, topic, and revision task. Building a personal project? Break it into milestones, features, and actionable steps. Preparing for an exam or certification? Track your syllabus coverage and see what still needs attention. Visual progress tracking Update progress your way with custom percentages or quick-tap presets. Smooth progress bars give you a clear picture of how far you've come, helping large goals feel achievable. See the whole picture at a glance The Overview brings every sub-item under a goal into one connected tree, so you can scan an entire project's progress — top to bottom — without drilling in level by level. Widgets for your Home Screen See any item's progress without opening the app — add as many small Item Progress widgets as you like. strivu+ adds a medium size with sub-items, plus Categories and Lock Screen widgets. Organise everything clearly Group items into colour-coded categories like Study, Work, Personal, or Fitness. Stay on top of deadlines Attach due dates to any item and spot overdue tasks with visual indicators. Get reminded before it's due Add a reminder to any item with a due date and strivu will tell you when it matters — at the due time, or 10 minutes, an hour, a day, or a week ahead. Mark the item complete straight from the notification without opening the app, or tap to jump to it. Reminders are local notifications — nothing leaves your phone — and they're part of the free version. Designed for iPhone and iPad strivu adapts to your device with a clean full-screen experience on iPhone and an efficient sidebar layout on iPad. Reorder items with drag-and-drop. Your data stays yours Back up your entire library — categories, items, sub-items, progress, due dates and reminders — to a single .strivu file. Save it to Files, AirDrop it, or email it to your future self. Open any .strivu file to restore — it merges into your library without overwriting what's already there. Start fast with templates Skip the blank page. Import a .strivut template to stamp out a ready-made structure — a course syllabus, a certification path, a project breakdown — as a brand-new item with sub-items at every level. Templates capture structure only, never progress or dates, so each import starts at 0% and existing items are never touched. Save any item as a template and share it via Files, AirDrop, Messages or email — perfect for teachers, mentors, coaches, or just future-you. Free starter templates at strivu.app. Go further with strivu+ Pay once, own it forever — no subscription, ever. strivu+ unlocks iCloud sync across your iPhone and iPad so your goals follow you everywhere, removes the limits on categories and items, lets you nest sub-items more deeply, and includes every widget. Launch price for early supporters — buying now locks it in permanently. The free version stays free, with everything you need to track shorter-term goals and try strivu out. Built to be used by everyone strivu works with VoiceOver, Voice Control and Larger Text: every control has a name you can say, and text scales to the largest accessibility sizes. Available in English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese Fully localized — interface, reminders and notifications alike. Simple. Focused. Built for meaningful progress.

Screenshots

OmniOutliner 64 screens
strivu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: strivu at every 6 days against OmniOutliner 6's monthly. OmniOutliner 6's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. OmniOutliner 6 sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and strivu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OmniOutliner 6 ships an update monthly, strivu every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OmniOutliner 6 versus strivu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOmniOutliner 6strivu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Omni GroupAeterna Solutions

In-app purchases

8 purchases

OmniOutliner 6

One-time8
  • Upgrade to v6 Essentials from v1-v5$12.49
  • OmniOutliner Essentials$18.49
  • OmniOutliner Essentials$24.99
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  • Upgrade to v6 Pro from Essentials$37.49
  • Upgrade to v6 Pro from v1-v5$49.99
  • OmniOutliner Pro$74.99
  • Upgrade to v6 Pro from Essentials$74.99
  • OmniOutliner Pro$99.99
1 purchases

strivu

One-time1
  • strivu+$12.99

Questions

Is OmniOutliner 6 free?
OmniOutliner 6 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is strivu free?
strivu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OmniOutliner 6 or strivu have ads?
Neither OmniOutliner 6 nor strivu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OmniOutliner 6 or strivu?
OmniOutliner 6 ships an update monthly, and strivu every 6 days. Most recently, OmniOutliner 6 was updated on September 27, 2026 and strivu on September 22, 2026.

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