Comparison

NewTwos vs Curio

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

Head to head
About

NewTwos

Capture thoughts, tasks, and ideas instantly in one unified space. This app automatically organizes your entries by date and makes everything searchable, syncing seamlessly across all your devices. It's designed for speed and simplicity, replacing multiple productivity tools.

Highlights
  • All-in-one note capture
  • Automatic daily organization
  • Instant searchability
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Integrations with other apps
  • Replaces multiple productivity tools
Features
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Write things down at the speed of thought. 21 million things written. Free to use, forever. Twos is the fastest, all-in-one place to get any *thing* out of your head - notes, to-dos, reminders, lists, ideas, events - and find it the moment you need it. No folders to build. No setup. Just open it and write. ONE PLACE FOR EVERYTHING: Thoughts, tasks, reminders, ideas, grocery lists, meeting notes, that 3 am thought you'll forget by morning. It all lives in one place, so nothing slips through. Most people who switch tell us Twos replaced four or five apps at once. YOUR DAY, SORTED BY ITSELF: Write something today and Twos puts it where it on your daily list. Anything you don't finish rolls over to tomorrow on its own, so nothing gets lost between days. Your Today view always shows what matters right now - nothing to maintain. FIND ANYTHING, EVEN MONTHS LATER: Everything you write becomes searchable the instant you write it. Ask Twos Chat a question, and it answers from your own things - "what was that book someone recommended?" - in seconds. The more you write down, the more Twos can do for you. USE TWOS ANYWHERE: Twos syncs across your phone, tablet, and browser instantly. It is available on your browser at WriteThingsDown.com, as a Chrome extension, a WhatsApp integration, an email integration, a text integration, and more. HOW IT COMPARES: Unlike Notion, Twos is truly built for mobile. Unlike Obsidian, there's nothing to set up. Unlike Apple Notes, the things you write become organizable pieces you can act on. Twos has the structure of a bullet journal without the blank-page overhead. WHAT PEOPLE USE TWOS FOR: · Daily to-do lists and planning · Grocery and shopping lists · Meeting notes and follow-ups · Travel and packing lists · Journaling and daily reflections · Goals and habit tracking · Brainstorming and idea capture · Coordinating with family and friends "I'm spinning a lot of plates - a full-time job, a team of 10, a home to run. It's all in Twos." — Nicola As featured in TechCrunch and The Verge. Twos is free. Everything you need costs nothing, with optional upgrades when you want them. Privacy policy: https://www.TwosApp.com/privacy Terms of service: https://www.TwosApp.com/terms

About

Curio

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Curio is a social RSS reader and read-later app that brings content from different platforms into one personal library. Save what interests you, then read your favorite creators in one app, without getting lost in social media feeds. Save articles, blogs, newsletters, and social posts to a clean reading library. Or follow creators across X, Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and 10+ more sources, Curio adds their new public posts to your library automatically, checked once daily. Read on your time, offline, without ads and without an algorithm deciding what you see. FOLLOW PEOPLE, NOT ALGORITHMS Paste a creator's profile link. Curio checks their public posts daily and adds new ones to your reading library, so you never miss what matters, without opening five different apps. SAVE ANYTHING WORTH READING Send articles, blogs, newsletters, and social posts to Curio with a single tap. Everything is formatted into a clean, distraction-free reading view. READ OFFLINE, FOREVER Content is saved locally on your device the moment you add it. Read on a plane, on the subway, or anywhere without internet. Even if the creator deletes the original post, your saved copy stays with you. READ WITHOUT NOISE No ads. No pop-ups. No suggested content. Just the reading you chose. BUILT FOR THE SOCIAL WEB Curio supports content from X , Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Substack, Medium, Hacker News, LinkedIn, Xiaohongshu, Bluesky, Facebook, Pinterest, Weibo, Lemon8, Snapchat, Tumblr, Threads, Twitch, Vimeo, Kick, Douyin, Kuaishou, Xigua Video, Bilibili, WeChat Official Accounts, WeChat Channels, Zhihu, 36Kr, Huxiu, SSPai, and ifanr, covering 32+ platforms, and any public webpage. Availability varies by platform, account visibility, content type, and regional access. Curio does not bypass paywalls or access private. PRICING • Free: Unlimited web saves, 30 social saves per month. • Curio Plus: Unlimited saves, follow up to 50 creators, daily auto-fetch. Monthly or annual, with a 7-day (monthly) or 14-day (annual) free trial.

Screenshots

NewTwos4 screens
Curio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NewTwos at daily against Curio's monthly. NewTwos also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. NewTwos sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Curio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NewTwos ships an update daily, Curio monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NewTwos versus Curio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewTwosCurio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB30 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTwos Technologies IncorporatedWiphox

In-app purchases

9 purchases

NewTwos

Subscriptions2
  • Twos Plus7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Twos Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time7
  • 200 coins + 2 gems$1.99
  • 700 coins + 8 gems$4.99
  • 1,500 coins + 18 gems$9.99
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  • 3,500 coins + 40 gems$19.99
  • 9,000 coins + 80 gems$49.99
  • 20,000 coins + 150 gems$99.99
  • Plus Lifetime$199.00
2 purchases

Curio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is NewTwos free?
NewTwos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Curio free?
Curio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NewTwos or Curio have ads?
Neither NewTwos nor Curio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NewTwos or Curio?
NewTwos ships an update daily, and Curio monthly. Most recently, NewTwos was updated on October 15, 2026 and Curio on October 12, 2026.

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