Comparison

Lystra vs Structured Outliner

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

Head to head
About

Lystra

Features
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Lystra is your clean, offline-first space to instantly capture thoughts, todos, and ideas—no distractions, no noise. Write down what matters the moment it hits you. Add todos with a single tap, mark them done, or swipe to delete. Pin the most important for quick access. Whether it’s a quick reminder, a task, or a passing thought—you’ll always know where it is. With speech-to-text, you can record ideas hands-free, in any language. It detects what you’re saying and writes it down. Fast. Use customizable widgets to keep your most important list on your Home Screen, always visible, always synced. Lystra is not just a notes app—it’s your organized mind on autopilot. Privacy Policy: https://lystrall-pp.netlify.app/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Structured Outliner

Features
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Keep your entire outline in a single portable file you control. No account, no server, no lock-in, future-proof. ORGANIZE IN UNLIMITED DEPTH Build trees as deep as you need. Expand, collapse, and reorder topics with just a few taps. Every topic can have its own notes. Write as much or as little as you like. SEARCH EVERYTHING Search titles or note content at once. The tree expands automatically to show every match in context, so you always know where a result lives in your outline. CROSS-LINK TOPICS Link any note to another topic using the outlook: link format. Tap to jump directly there. Tap the back arrow to return where you came from. OPEN FILES AND URLS Tap any file path or URL inside a note to open it. Connect your outline to existing documents in the folder: PDFs, photos, or anything else you reference. COLOR LABELS Assign a background color to any topic: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, or Purple. The color flows down to all child topics that don't have their own. Use it to visually separate sections at a glance. AUTOMATIC BACKUPS The app writes a .bak backup before every save. Restore at any time from the menu. SYNC YOUR WAY Store your file in iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, or any Files-compatible provider. Open it from there on each device. No special sync setup required. MEMPAD COMPATIBLE Structured Outliner uses the same .lst format as MemPad for Windows, a portable outliner that has been around since the early 2000s. Open existing MemPad files directly, no conversion needed. FREE VERSION Structured Outliner is free to use. Development is supported by a small banner ad shown at the bottom of the screen. PRO VERSION Upgrade to Pro to remove the banner ad, unlock Color Labels and Topic + Note Search and future planned features. One-time purchase. Restore on any device from the menu.

Screenshots

Lystra4 screens
Structured Outliner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lystra at none against Structured Outliner's shown. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lystra sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.39 per 7 days and Structured Outliner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Lystra versus Structured Outliner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLystraStructured Outliner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmanuele Di PietroFelipe Carraro

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lystra

Subscriptions2
  • All Access$0.397 Days
  • All Access$7.991 Year
1 purchases

Structured Outliner

One-time1
  • Pro Version$7.99

Questions

Is Lystra free?
Lystra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Structured Outliner free?
Structured Outliner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lystra or Structured Outliner have ads?
Structured Outliner shows ads; Lystra does not.

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