Word Counts vs Idea Threads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Counts
This writing tool helps users track their progress towards specific writing goals. It provides a straightforward way to measure your output and stay motivated. Achieve your writing targets with this focused application.
- Writing goal measurement
- Progress tracking
- Writing motivation
- Simple interface
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Word Counts is a writing tool that helps you meet your writing goals.
Idea Threads
Capture and organize your creative thoughts on the go using text, audio, or photos. Organize ideas into threads, search, and filter them easily. Sync with Plottr Pro for advanced project management and collaboration.
- Capture ideas via text, audio, or photo
- Organize ideas into threads
- Search and filter ideas
- Sync with Plottr Pro
- Cloud backup and collaboration
- View projects on the go
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If you are a creative person and you get sudden great ideas while you're not at your computer, this app is for you! Designed to quickly capture your ideas on the go, Idea Threads lets you either type out an idea, speak it, or take a picture. It keeps your ideas organized into threads (categories or projects) to find them easily later. You can search, filter by type (audio, picture, or text), zoom in and out to see lots all at once or the details of each. If you're a writer or you use Plottr for your creative projects, you can log into and subscribe to Plottr Pro (subscription required as in-app purchase) to sync your ideas with your projects and easily turn them into new scenes, characters, world building, and more. You'll also be able to view your projects on the go so you can keep the creative juices flowing on the back burner like all us creatives constantly do. All the base features are completely free: - Capture unlimited ideas - Capture them in audio, photo, or text - Organize them into unlimited threads - Search and filter - Ideas are stored on your device Idea Threads is available for free download. Some features require a subscription to Plottr Pro. This also ensures the continuous development of Idea Threads so that new and improved features can be added over time. Subscribe to Plottr Pro and unlock these features: - Ideas saved in the cloud & synced between devices - Read your Plottr Projects on the go - Send and use your ideas within Plottr - Plottr's web app (works on tablets!) - Real-time collaboration - Cloud backups (of ideas and Plottr files) PLOTTR PRO SUBSCRIPTION INFO: - Subscription length: monthly - Payment will be charged to your iCloud Account as soon as you confirm your purchase - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions auto-renew at the same cost, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by going to your iCloud Account Settings after purchase. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Plottr does not collect personal data and the developer does not have access to the ideas you create in Idea Threads, nor your Plottr projects. Idea Threads does not track its users and there are no ads in the app. Privacy Policy: https://plottr.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://plottr.com/terms-conditions/
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Verdict
Word Counts and Idea Threads both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Idea Threads's written reviews are positive against 50% of Word Counts's. Idea Threads also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). Word Counts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, 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
Idea Threads is free to download; Word Counts costs $2.99 up front. Idea Threads sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month. Word Counts asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Word Counts against 5.0 for Idea Threads. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Word Counts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Idea Threads's.
Word Counts ships an update every 3 months, Idea Threads every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Counts | Idea Threads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monster Street Systems LLC | Fictional Devices LLC |
Customer experience
Word Counts
Idea Threads
In-app purchases
Word Counts
No in-app purchases
Idea Threads
- Plottr Pro$14.991 Month
