Lightpage vs Mist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightpage
This AI-powered notebook offers a unique way to capture thoughts via voice or text. It provides daily personalized inspiration and acts as a thought partner, remembering your journey to help you discover patterns and move forward.
- Voice and text note capture
- Personalized daily inspiration
- AI guide with memory
- Chat for perspective
- Sync across devices
- Private and secure
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Meet Lightpage: the first notebook that writes back. Brain dump by voice or text, then watch Lightpage connect the dots across your notes over time. Every morning, Lightpage finds you art, quotes, and ideas tailored to your thoughts. On Sundays, Lightpage writes you a letter to recap your week, and to help you plan ahead. It's not quite a journal and not quite a notes app. It's a daily habit that moves your life forward, off the page. WHAT MAKES LIGHTPAGE DIFFERENT Your guide has memory Lightpage remembers your journey. It notices patterns, revisits themes, and helps you see how far you've come. Daily inspiration, personally chosen Wake up to art, quotes, and essays selected based on what you've been thinking about—not what's trending. Brain dump, your way Capture thoughts with text or voice. No structure required. Just get it out of your head. A thought partner when you need one Chat with your AI guide whenever you want perspective, clarity, or just someone to think alongside. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING "This is the first time I've experienced AI actually improving my life." "By far the single most useful thing in my professional and personal life right now." "How is it this good? It's miles ahead of any other AI product I've tried." FEATURES - Voice and text capture - Daily personalized prompts and inspiration - AI guide with persistent memory - Seamless sync across mobile and web - Private and secure—your thoughts stay yours, and are never used to train AI - Beautiful, distraction-free design Download Lightpage and start your first entry today. —— Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Mist
Easily log your food and exercise with a simple interface. Automatically calculates calories and macros, allowing you to view their impact on your health. Focuses on fast, uncomplicated tracking.
- Quick food and exercise logging
- Automatic calorie calculation
- Macro tracking
- View health impacts (sleep, weight, mental health)
- Optional calorie count hiding
- Simple, no-fuss interface
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Track food and exercise as quickly as a notes app. - No complicated menus, calories are automatically calculated - Log meals, workouts, and daily activity in seconds - Search for foods and see their macros - View how diet affects different aspects of health, including sleep, weight, and mental health - Hide calorie counts whenever you want - No complicated features. Just fast, easy food tracking Privacy policy: https://www.getmistapp.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.getmistapp.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mist at every 2 days against Lightpage's every 11 days. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Lightpage sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Mist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Lightpage against 4.9 for Mist. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 365 and 575 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Lightpage's written reviews are positive against 83% of Mist's.
Lightpage ships an update every 11 days, Mist every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Lightpage | Mist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (365 ratings) | 4.9 (575 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better | 82.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 365 | 575 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lightpage, Inc. | Holograph |
Customer experience
Lightpage
Mist
Bugs and requests
Lightpage
Reported bugs
4 issues- Connection issues (offline when WiFi/data is okay)
- AI chat message limit resets instead of counting down
- Flawed sign-in process (email verification loop)
- Delete account option does not work
Requested features
7 requests- Email weekly letter
- App to speak responses in chat (hands-free option)
- Android version for cross-device sync
- Ability to upload own voice recordings taken elsewhere
- More forgiving free trial (e.g., text limits per day)
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- Option to adjust AI to be more personal
- Different prompts
Mist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lightpage
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Monthly$14.991 Month
- Yearly$139.001 Year
Mist
- Mist Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Mist Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
