Fast Idea Book vs cortex
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.
cortex
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Cortex هو عقل رقمي شخصي مصمم لفهم أفكارك وربطها وتنظيمها بطريقة ذكية وسريعة، مع تركيز كامل على الخصوصية والأداء. اكتب أي فكرة، ملاحظة، هدف، أو تسجيل صوتي، وسيقوم التطبيق بتحليل المحتوى وتنظيمه وربطه بالأفكار المشابهة داخل التطبيق تلقائيًا. كل شيء يعمل محليًا داخل جهازك بدون رفع بياناتك لأي خوادم خارجية. المميزات: • تنظيم ذكي للملاحظات والأفكار • ربط تلقائي بين الأفكار المتشابهة • دعم الكتابة والتسجيل الصوتي • بحث سريع وذكي • تصميم هادئ واحترافي • يعمل بالكامل بدون إنترنت • خصوصية كاملة — بياناتك تبقى داخل جهازك • تجربة استخدام بسيطة وسريعة • دعم اللغة العربية والإنجليزية • ملخصات وتحليلات بسيطة لنشاطك وأفكارك Cortex ليس مجرد تطبيق ملاحظات… بل مساحة شخصية تساعدك على التفكير، التركيز، وتطوير أفكارك بشكل أفضل.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: cortex at 13.0 against Fast Idea Book's 18.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | Fast Idea Book | cortex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bahattin Duran | Ziad Alharbi |
In-app purchases
Fast Idea Book
No in-app purchases
cortex
No in-app purchases
