Comparison

LinkGraph vs Lucid

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

Head to head
About

LinkGraph

Features
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Stop pasting links into your notes and forgetting them. LinkGraph saves the link to any article, video, recipe or post from any app, with its title and thumbnail, and turns everything you save into a visual map of your ideas. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Share a link from Safari or any app, or paste it: the title, description and thumbnail fill in automatically. • Save now, organize later: everything lands in your Inbox until you're ready. • Save screenshots too. Their text is recognized on your device, so you can search them later. FIND IT AGAIN • Universal search across titles, links, notes, tags and the text inside your screenshots. • Color tags and @mentions to add context and link ideas together. • Rediscover brings back older saves you may have forgotten, every day. SEE HOW YOUR IDEAS CONNECT • An interactive map groups your links by topic. Zoom, pan and tap any node to see its connections. • On-device suggestions show related links you might have missed, with the reason why. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account needed. Your collection stays on your iPhone. • Home screen widget, plus light, dark and black themes. LinkGraph saves links and their previews; it does not download videos or other content. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and other names are trademarks of their respective owners; LinkGraph is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.

About

Lucid

Organize your thoughts with a minimalist, gesture-driven note-taking app. Connect and nest ideas fluidly with block-based editing. Bookmark sections and navigate easily with intuitive gestures.

Highlights
  • Minimalist and intuitive design
  • Fluid, block-based editing
  • Gesture-driven navigation
  • Bookmark any section
  • Spacebar caret navigation
Features
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■ Beautifully minimal Intuitive & clean design that keeps you in the flow. A note-taking app that gets out of your way. ■ Connect ideas Organize thoughts as they form. Freely move and nest ideas with fluid, block-based editing. ■ Gesture driven • Swipe right to focus on any subsection • Swipe left to collapse a section • Navigate through parent blocks by swiping from the edge • Pull down to add a block at the top or tap empty space to add at the bottom ■ Other features • Bookmark any section, not just top-level notes • Easily move the caret between blocks by holding the spacebar (not possible in other outliners) ■ Roadmap Lucid is in early development and many more features are coming soon: • External links • Bidirectional linking • Desktop app & iCloud sync • More themes and customization options For the philosophy and reasoning behind the app, visit https://thelucidnotes.com/

Screenshots

LinkGraph4 screens
Lucid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lucid at none against LinkGraph's 1. Lucid also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. LinkGraph sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lucid asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LinkGraph ships an update every 4 months, Lucid every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LinkGraph versus Lucid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkGraphLucid
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan Cambizacaillia chaban

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LinkGraph

One-time1
  • LinkGraph Plus$1.99
None

Lucid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LinkGraph free?
LinkGraph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lucid free?
Lucid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LinkGraph or Lucid have ads?
LinkGraph shows ads; Lucid does not.
Which is updated more often, LinkGraph or Lucid?
LinkGraph ships an update every 4 months, and Lucid every 2 weeks. Most recently, LinkGraph was updated on October 30, 2026 and Lucid on October 31, 2026.

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