Idea Vault vs Tether
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.
Tether
This visual planner helps individuals with ADHD manage their day using time blocks instead of endless lists. It breaks down tasks, tracks energy levels, and offers a focus timer to improve concentration. Premium features include voice capture, schedule suggestions, and calendar synchronization.
- Visual time blocks for daily planning
- Task breakdown into smaller steps
- Energy level tracking for tasks
- Full-screen focus timer with background sound
- Apple Calendar synchronization
- Voice task capture
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Feel overwhelmed by everything you need to do? Tether is a visual planner built for ADHD and easily overwhelmed minds. Instead of endless to-do lists, you see your day as simple blocks of time — and make progress one step at a time. SEE YOUR DAY • Visual time blocks — your whole day at a glance, not a bottomless list • Drag to reschedule — move things around without friction or guilt • Energy tracking — learn which tasks drain you and which recharge you • Apple Calendar sync — meetings and tasks on one timeline GET UNSTUCK • Turn overwhelming tasks into tiny, doable steps • Add tasks just by speaking, in your own words • Get gentle schedule suggestions when you don't know where to start (Optional — only when you need extra help.) FOCUS BETTER • A full-screen focus timer with calming background sound • A gentle nudge when you've lost track of time • A lock-screen Live Activity so you always know what's next • 7 themes to make it feel like yours Every task has an energy level, from draining to recharging. Tether shows your weekly and monthly balance so you understand why some days feel impossible — and plan the hard things for when you actually have energy. TETHER PREMIUM Unlock voice capture, task breakdown, schedule suggestions, themes, advanced energy insights, and calendar sync. Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Download Tether free. Start where you are. Build momentum one block at a time. Tether offers monthly and yearly subscriptions, plus a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://tether-web-cyan.vercel.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://tether-web-cyan.vercel.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tether at none against Idea Vault's shown. Tether also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 Tether sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 — 5.0 for Idea Vault against 5.0 for Tether. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Idea Vault ships an update monthly, Tether weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idea Vault | Tether |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Struna | Sanket Ray |
Customer experience
Idea Vault
Tether
In-app purchases
Idea Vault
- Remove Ads$0.99
Tether
- Tether Plus$2.991 Month
- Tether Premium$7.991 Month
- Tether Plus$29.991 Year
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- Tether Premium$44.991 Year
- Tether Plus$49.99
- Tether Premium$124.99









