Idea Vault vs Bitslips
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idea Vault
A secure and intuitive application for capturing, organizing, and protecting your thoughts and ideas. Features rich text editing, powerful search, and cross-device synchronization. Keep your inspiration safe and accessible.
- Rich text editing
- Distraction-free interface
- Organize with tags, colors, moods, locations
- Powerful instant search
- On-device AES encryption
- iCloud sync across devices
- Light and Dark Mode
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Idea Vault is a clean, distraction free space to capture ideas the moment they strike and organize them your way. WRITE FREELY A minimal editor with real formatting: bold, italic, underline, headings, and bullet lists — plus undo and redo, so you can write without worrying about a mistake. Start faster with built in templates for meeting notes, journal entries, and to do lists, or begin from a blank page. STAY ORGANIZED Tag notes, add a mood, drop a location, and color code anything that matters. Search finds what you need instantly — by title, body, tag, mood, or location — and quick filter chips jump you straight to favorites, encrypted notes, or any tag. Sort however you think: newest first, oldest first, alphabetical, or favorites first. YOUR NOTES, PROTECTED Lock individual notes with on device AES 256 encryption, or encrypt everything at once. Protect the whole vault with Face ID or your device passcode. Nothing leaves your device unless you choose to share it. SHARE ON YOUR TERMS Export any note as rich text or plain text and send it wherever you need it, or back up your entire vault at once from Settings. STAY ON TRACK Turn on a daily reminder so a good idea never slips away. Idea Vault is free to use, with optional ads you can remove forever with a single one time purchase. No subscriptions, no accounts, no clutter. Just a fast, private place for your best ideas.
Bitslips
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Bitslips The fastest note taking app to add whatever you need, now. It‘s one endless note. You don‘t think about where to put what. You just write it down and it's there. Everything is saved as you type. There are many other ways to add notes to Bitslips: ・Share Menu: "Add Note to Bitslips" appears in many Share Menus across the system. ・Shortcuts: You can use the "Add Note" Action in your Shortcuts. ・URL Scheme: You can call bitslips://addNote?text=Blablabla ・x-callback-url: Use an advanced URL scheme by calling bitslips://x-callback-url/addNote?text=Blablabla&x-success=GoHereAfterwards. See https://x-callback-url.com for more info. Bitslips is completely free to use for the first 10 notes. If you upgrade to the Full Version using you get: ・Unlimited notes ・Sync via iCloud to other devices running the Bitslips app. Full Version is offered as an in app subscription. ・Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ・Privacy Policy: https://zoziapps.ch/app-privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bitslips at none against Idea Vault's shown. Bitslips also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. Idea Vault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bitslips sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idea Vault ships an update every 5 weeks, Bitslips weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idea Vault | Bitslips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Struna | Zozi Apps |
In-app purchases
Idea Vault
- Remove Ads$0.99
Bitslips
- Full Version – Monthly$0.991 Month
- Full Version – Yearly$9.991 Year









