Startup Scratch vs Echo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Startup Scratch
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Your day is full of hidden startup ideas. Scratch helps you find them. Every frustration, small inconvenience, or βthere has to be a better wayβ moment is a potential business. Scratch is the idea journal and AI engine that turns your real-life pain points into organized, shareable startup ideas. How it works: Prompt Roulette β Answer a daily mix of smart questions that uncover problems hiding in your day. Take Notes β Capture details, thoughts, and examples as they happen. Your notes are saved in βMy Notesβ and can be downloaded anytime. AI Idea Generator β Turn your notes into startup or product ideas instantly. Organized by Category β Browse ideas in neatly grouped categories for inspiration or action. Export and Share β Share one idea, a whole category, or your full collection in a tap. Why Scratch? The best startup ideas donβt come from brainstorming in a vacuum β they come from living the problem. Scratch makes it easy to capture those problems in the moment, distill them into startup concepts with AI, and keep them organized until youβre ready to build. Whether you are: A founder hunting for your next big thing A content creator looking for fresh angles Or someone who wants to think more creatively about their world Scratch turns everyday friction into endless opportunity. Start free today. Capture your first spark. Privacy Policy: https://startupscratch.app/privacypolicy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Echo
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Echo is an AI-powered voice journal designed for founders, executives and solopreneurs who want to keep clarity without drowning in notes they'll never re-read. You speak. Echo listens, transcribes, structures. Then it surfaces what you couldn't see on your own: your decisions, your commitments, your recurring patterns. A spoken memory that learns from you over time. βββ WHO IT'S FOR β’ Founders and CEOs who lead on instinct but want traceability β’ Managers who make fifty decisions a day β’ Solopreneurs who run everything alone β’ Anyone who thinks better out loud than at a keyboard βββ WHAT ECHO DOES β’ Voice journal β capture raw thoughts, Echo distills the substance β’ Decision detection β Echo spots your commitments and follows up before deadlines β’ Habit tracking β visual contribution grid and reminders that adapt to your rhythm β’ Weekly debrief β Echo summarizes your week and surfaces emerging patterns β’ Quick Echo β thirty seconds to catch a thought on the go β’ iOS Widget β your habits and journal right on the home screen β’ Multilingual β 16 languages supported βββ A SILENT CO-FOUNDER Echo doesn't just store your notes β it understands them. The more you talk, the better it knows you: your style, your priorities, your blind spots. It becomes the thinking partner who follows you across the long run, without ever judging. βββ PRIVACY Your journal stays yours. Recordings are encrypted, only accessible from your account. You can export everything or wipe it clean at any time. βββ SUBSCRIPTIONS β’ Echo Pro β $14.99/month or $99.99/year β’ Echo Founder β $24.99/month or $199.99/year (most powerful AI, unlimited context, founder-tier features) β’ 7-day free trial Subscriptions auto-renew at the end of each period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before in your Apple account settings. Terms of use: https://talktoecho.com/terms Privacy policy: https://talktoecho.com/privacy
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Verdict
Startup Scratch and Echo are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Startup Scratch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Echo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Startup Scratch | Echo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 16.4 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | K N Padmavathamma | Believemy |
In-app purchases
Startup Scratch
- Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
- Yearly Plan$39.991 Year
Echo
- Echo Pro - Annual$17.991 Month
- Echo Ultra - Add-on$19.991 Month
- Echo Founder - Monthly$29.991 Month
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- Echo Pro - Annual$114.991 Year
- Echo Founder - Annual$239.991 Year









