Comparison

Nova vs Echo

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

Head to head
About

Nova

Features
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» THE TO-DO LIST THAT PLANS ITSELF You shouldn’t have to look at your entire to-do list every morning just to figure out what to do next. Nova takes your tasks, events and deadlines and turns them into a clear plan for each day. No more deciding what to do next. No more worrying about missing a deadline. Just open Nova and know what matters today. » HOW IT WORKS 1. ADD YOUR TASK Type what you need to do in plain language. “Prepare presentation before Wednesday” 2. NOVA UNDERSTANDS THE DETAILS Nova picks up things like deadlines, duration and other important task details. 3. NOVA FINDS THE RIGHT TIME Your task is scheduled around your availability, calendar and working preferences. 4. YOU GET THINGS DONE Open Nova and know exactly what’s planned for today. » WHO’S IT FOR? Nova is for anyone juggling too many tasks to keep track of. · Students · Professionals · Founders · Freelancers · Creators » ADD TASKS IN PLAIN LANGUAGE Forget complicated forms and endless tapping. Just write naturally: “Study biology for 2 hours before Friday” “Call Mom tomorrow” “Finish presentation this week” Nova understands what you mean and turns it into a task with the relevant details. » BUILT AROUND YOUR REAL LIFE Connect your calendar and let Nova work around what’s already planned. Meetings stay meetings. Appointments stay appointments. Nova finds the free time in between. Your schedule becomes one place for tasks, events and reminders. » PLANS CHANGE. NOVA ADAPTS. Your day rarely goes exactly as planned. Reschedule tasks when things change and keep moving without rebuilding your entire day from scratch. Nova helps your plan stay realistic - even when life gets in the way. » REMINDERS WHEN THEY MATTER Know what’s coming up without constantly checking your to-do list. Get notified about: › Today’s planned tasks › Upcoming events › Important updates about your day » KEEP EVERYTHING ORGANIZED Use tags to separate work, study, personal tasks and everything in between. Add notes and checklists when a task needs more detail. Everything stays organized without making planning more complicated. » EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO STAY ON TRACK › Automatic task scheduling › Natural language task input › Due dates & deadlines › Task durations › Task history & progress › Calendar integration › Events & reminders › Easy rescheduling › Tags › Notes & checklists › Smart notifications » LESS PLANNING. MORE DOING. Your to-do list already knows what needs to get done. Let Nova figure out when. ----- If you have any ideas, questions, or feedback, email us at support@nova-organize.com ------ Terms of Service: https://nova-organize.com/terms-of-service ----- Privacy Policy: https://nova-organize.com/privacy-policy

About

Echo

Features
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Most thoughts worth keeping arrive when typing is too slow, and most voice memos end up in a pile nobody plays back. Echo exists so that saying a thought out loud is enough. Talk for a minute about an idea, a decision, or something you need to remember, and Echo writes the note up, titles it, summarizes it, and files it under one of your categories. After a few weeks you have a searchable journal of your own thinking that you never had to organize. Capturing a thought takes one tap in the app, or a long-press on the Echo icon and New note from your Home Screen. Your words appear as you speak, so you can see the app is hearing you. There is nothing to name, tag, or file afterwards. Echo records in English (US and UK), French, German, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish (Mexico and Spain), and writes the title, summary, and tags in the language you spoke. A language is offered only when your iPhone can recognize it on the device. The app's menus are in English. Every note keeps two versions. The written-up one drops false starts and filler words but keeps your wording, numbers, and names. The original transcript is one tap away for when you want to check what you actually said. Your library is ordered by recency, category chips narrow it to one subject, and search covers titles, summaries, transcripts, and tags. Echo Pro adds search by meaning, so headache finds the note where you said migraine, and lets you ask a question across all your notes and get an answer drawn from them, with links back to each source. The Library shows how many days in a row you have recorded, and an optional daily reminder opens the recorder at a time you pick. On This Day brings back what you said a month ago and, after a year, on the same date last year. Journaling prompts help when you are not sure where to start. Echo starts with six categories and adds new ones when your notes call for them. Move a misfiled note and Echo learns from the correction. Transcription runs on your iPhone through Apple's speech recognition. The recording stays on the device, and only the text is sent to be written up. Turn on Require Face ID and Echo locks on open and after a minute away, with a cover in the app switcher. You can still record while it is locked, since a new note reveals nothing stored. Notes sync through your Apple or Google account, and recording, transcription, reading, and keyword search work offline. A free account includes unlimited recording, on-device transcription, keyword search, streaks, reminders, On This Day, the Face ID lock, sync, and 25 AI-filed notes a month of up to three minutes each. Echo Pro removes the monthly limit, allows notes of fifteen minutes, and adds search by meaning, questions across your notes, and follow-up questions. It costs $39.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, or $5.99 a month. Subscription Details: • Echo Pro - Annual Subscription: $39.99 per year, auto-renewable, with a 7-day free trial • Echo Pro - Monthly Subscription: $5.99 per month, auto-renewable • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends • You can manage or cancel your subscription any time in Account Settings on the App Store • Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription Write to contact@quantdesk.in if something goes wrong or there is something you want Echo to do. Support: contact@quantdesk.in | https://quantdesk.in/support Privacy Policy: https://quantdesk.in/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://quantdesk.in/terms

Screenshots

Nova4 screens
Echo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nova at every 8 days against Echo's every 3 weeks. Echo's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nova sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Echo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nova ships an update every 8 days, Echo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Nova versus Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovaEcho
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTide Media Design Dubrau & Winkler GbRQuantdesk

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nova

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited$2.991 Month
  • Unlimited7 Days trial$22.991 Year
2 purchases

Echo

Subscriptions2
  • Echo Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Echo Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Nova free?
Nova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Echo free?
Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nova or Echo have ads?
Neither Nova nor Echo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nova or Echo?
Nova ships an update every 8 days, and Echo every 3 weeks. Most recently, Nova was updated on October 10, 2026 and Echo on October 9, 2026.

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