Mindflowy Notes vs Trace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mindflowy Notes
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Mindflowy — Your Personal Stream of Consciousness Build a home for your ideas, memories, and everything you don’t want to forget. Mindflowy is a space for your random thoughts, favorite links, moments of gratitude, and meaningful quotes — all organized in a beautiful feed that feels like social media, but it’s entirely your own. A feed for your mind Capture thoughts as they come — short, quick, and spontaneous. Write freely, without overthinking, just like posting online — except this time, it’s private and personal. Familiar, yet deeply personal Mindflowy looks and feels like a social feed, making it more welcoming than traditional notes apps. Your ideas, your pace, your world — in one continuous stream. Organize effortlessly - Add tags for easy sorting - Create smart, dynamically updating collections - Browse with a gallery view - Automatically link posts to your calendar events Your thoughts deserve a better home From racing ideas to quiet reflections — keep them all in one place you’ll actually want to scroll. Private and secure Mindflowy stores your data safely using iCloud sync. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Trace
A minimalist and private space for capturing thoughts, notes, lists, and memories. It offers a clean interface for free writing and quick searching, with optional Pro features for customization and enhanced security.
- Minimalist and calm interface
- Free writing and reflections
- Bullet and numbered lists
- Quick entry search
- Local-first private storage
- Customizable themes (Pro)
- App Lock with biometric support (Pro)
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Catch a thought in three seconds, by voice or text, then get on with your day. Private by design: no account, no servers, no tracking. Everything stays on your device. No subscription, ever. Pro is a one-time purchase. Trace is a home for passing thoughts: ideas, notes, reflections, lists, and the things you don't want to lose. Open it and write, or just talk. FAST CAPTURE - Open and write. No setup, no folders to choose first - On-device dictation, with optional on-device "Tidy my words" cleanup - "New Trace" control in Control Center (iOS 18) - Drafts save as you type, so a call or a crash can't take them - Bullet and numbered lists that continue as you type FIND IT LATER - Timeline grouped by day - Search everything you've ever written, including by date - Tags to group related thoughts - Reflections that link back to past entries - Traceback resurfaces a past entry every month, free YOURS, NOT OURS - Data Not Collected. Trace runs no servers of its own - Export everything as Markdown or JSON, anytime, free. Great with Obsidian - Deleted something by mistake? It waits 30 days in Recently Deleted BUILT FOR - Brain dumps and racing thoughts - The idea you had in the shower - Something someone said that stuck - The end of a long day TRACE PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION - Extra inks and themes: Cream, Sage, Midnight, Cocoa - Matching alternate app icons - App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode - iCloud sync through your own iCloud - Weekly Traceback review Paper and Slate inks, Markdown/JSON export, and monthly Traceback stay free for everyone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mindflowy Notes at every 3 days against Trace's every 6 weeks. Trace's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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. Mindflowy Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Trace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mindflowy Notes ships an update every 3 days, Trace every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mindflowy Notes | Trace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Kovacs | Pedro Gomes do Nascimento |
In-app purchases
Mindflowy Notes
- MindFeed Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
- MindFeed Pro - Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- MindFeed Pro - Lifetime$29.99
Trace
- Trace Pro$4.99









