Fast Idea Book vs Basafy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fast Idea Book
Quickly capture fleeting thoughts via text, voice, or photo with a single tap. Access your ideas through widgets, the Share Sheet, or Siri. Organize and review them later, with advanced features unlocked via subscription.
- One-tap text, voice, and photo capture
- Home Screen capture widget
- Share Sheet integration
- On-device voice transcription
- Tags and quick review
- Siri integration
- iCloud sync
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A frictionless capture pad for the ideas you would otherwise lose. If you have ever woken at 3 AM with a great idea and nothing to write it on, or watched a brilliant phrase evaporate while you opened a heavier app, Fast Idea Book is for you. It is a calm, on-device idea book built around one job — capture the thought before it fades — and one principle: never make you wait or sign in. Open the app and you are already typing. Quick notes save with a single keystroke. Brainstorm freely without folder rituals, then tag entries afterward when your brain wants structure. Voice memo capture for hands-free moments, brain-dump templates for foggy mornings, and a search that surfaces the half-remembered note in seconds. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep the latest idea visible, and the interface ships in 39 languages with full accessibility. Built for writers, founders, students, designers and anyone whose best ideas arrive at the worst possible moment.
Basafy
Automate your job search with this tool that connects to your Gmail. It organizes applications, generates tasks and calendar events, and sends reminders so you don't miss deadlines. Focus on landing your next role with all your job search information in one place.
- Automated application parsing
- Real-time email updates
- Task and calendar event generation
- Smart reminder notifications
- Centralized job search dashboard
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Tired of updating endless spreadsheets? Missing interview deadlines because they're buried in your inbox? Basafy automates your entire job search so you can focus on landing the job, not tracking it. One click. Complete automation. Connect your Gmail and watch Basafy instantly parse every application, assessment, and interview email. No more manual data entry. No more missed deadlines. Everything in one place: 1. All your applications organized automatically 2. Real-time updates as new emails arrive 3. Tasks and calendar events generated for you 4. Smart reminder notifications so you never miss a beat 5. Clean dashboard that shows exactly where you stand
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Basafy at free against Fast Idea Book's free with in-app purchases. Basafy also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fast Idea Book against 5.0 for Basafy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Fast Idea Book | Basafy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bahattin Duran | Tanyaradzwa Chisepo |
In-app purchases
Fast Idea Book
No in-app purchases
Basafy
No in-app purchases
