Comparison

Almanac vs Thinkly

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

Head to head
About

Almanac

Easily track upcoming events with a personalized countdown. Get notified when your special days arrive. Customize the look and feel to match your style.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • Customizable widgets
  • Personalized appearances
  • Device-specific storage
  • Event notifications
Features
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Almanac is a simple app to keep track of the events you look forward to. Simply add an event in the future and the app will count down the days until then and notify you on the day it happens. Almanac is highly customizable with widgets, custom app icons, and custom appearances to make it feel like your own. All events are stored privately in your device. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Thinkly

Features
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Thinkly – Voice Notes Speak naturally. Thinkly transcribes, summarizes and highlights what matters. Description: You had a brilliant idea. Then a notification. A conversation. Life. And it was gone. We've all been there — scrambling to type fast enough, staring at messy transcripts that make no sense, or juggling three different apps just to capture one thought. Note-taking shouldn't feel like a second job. That's why we built Thinkly. Just speak. Thinkly handles the rest. Record anything — a shower idea, a lecture, a work meeting, a late-night thought — and Thinkly instantly transforms your voice into clean, structured notes you'll actually use. key features of Thinkly: -Voice to Notes — Speak naturally, get readable notes in seconds -Summaries — Turn long recordings into sharp, digestible takeaways -Smart Tasks — To-dos and action items extracted automatically from your speech -Stay Organized — All your ideas, meetings, and thoughts tracked in one place -Nudges & Reminders — So nothing falls through the cracks -Translate Instantly — Capture ideas in any language, read them in yours -Sync Across All Devices —all in one assistant recordings, transcripts and clean notes follow you everywhere Built for how real people think : Whether you're a student capturing a lecture, a professional running back-to-back meetings, or someone with ADHD who needs to offload thoughts before they disappear — Thinkly meets your brain where it is. No complicated setup. No step learning curve. No feature overload. Record and let Thinkly do the work. Terms of Use (EULA) :https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Almanac4 screens
Thinkly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Almanac at none against Thinkly's 6. Thinkly's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Thinkly sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Almanac asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Almanac ships an update every 3 weeks, Thinkly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Almanac versus Thinkly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlmanacThinkly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGabriel ValdiviaHamza Khouira

In-app purchases

None

Almanac

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Thinkly

Subscriptions6
  • Thinkly Pro — Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Thinkly Premium — Weekly3 Days trial$6.297 Days
  • Thinkly Pro — Monthly3 Days trial$9.391 Month
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  • Thinkly Premium — Monthly3 Days trial$19.491 Month
  • Thinkly Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$83.991 Year
  • Thinkly Premium — Yearly7 Days trial$179.991 Year

Questions

Is Almanac free?
Almanac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thinkly free?
Thinkly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Almanac or Thinkly have ads?
Neither Almanac nor Thinkly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Almanac or Thinkly?
Almanac ships an update every 3 weeks, and Thinkly every 2 days. Most recently, Almanac was updated on November 4, 2026 and Thinkly on November 5, 2026.

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