Comparison

IdeaAddiction vs Erudity

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

Head to head
About

IdeaAddiction

Receive one rigorously sourced and curated idea daily to stimulate your thinking. The app encourages focused contemplation rather than endless scrolling, with a free tier offering one idea and a pro tier for unlimited access and the full archive.

Highlights
  • One curated idea per day
  • Links to real sources
  • Rate ideas and track streaks
  • No feed or endless scrolling
  • Unlimited ideas with Pro tier
  • Access to full archive with Pro tier
Features
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FOR BRAINS THAT WANT MORE One fascinating idea per day. Rigorously sourced. Carefully curated. Designed to stick. Then we cut you off. The limit is the point. Curiosity works better when you're hungry. Most apps want you scrolling forever. IdeaAddiction wants you thinking about one thing all day—then coming back tomorrow for more. FREE TIER: WHAT YOU GET • One curated, surprising fact every day • Real sources—every idea links to scholarship, journalism, or primary documents • Rate each idea and track your streak • No feed. No scroll. No algorithm. PRO TIER: IDEAADDICTION PRO ($4.99, one-time) Unlimited ideas. Full archive. Feed whenever you want. IdeaAddiction is for people who already consume podcasts, Substacks, and Wikipedia rabbit holes—but want it concentrated, curated, and ritualized. People who quote things at parties. People who send screenshots to group chats. Feed your brain.

About

Erudity

This app generates personalized courses on any topic you're curious about, breaking down complex subjects into easy-to-digest, swipeable cards. Explore topics at your own pace, dive deeper into specific areas, and track your learning progress with personalized milestones.

Highlights
  • AI-generated courses on any topic
  • Swipeable card format for learning
  • Deep Dive feature for detailed information
  • Progress tracking and milestones
  • Adjustable learning levels (Beginner, Intermediate, Expert)
  • Bookmark and build learning libraries
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Ever said “I've always wanted to learn that” and never got around to it? The secrets of movie magic. How jazz found its sound. Why cities look the way they do. Pick something you've been curious about, and Erudity builds you a course to explore, one small topic at a time. A starting point that makes sense. Answer a few questions about what you already know. Your responses help shape where the course begins and what it covers, so you can spend more time discovering the parts that interest you. The next steps, already mapped out. A constellation of connected topics unfolds against a night sky. Each star is somewhere to begin or something to come back to. See what you've explored, find your next topic, and watch new branches appear as you learn. Your curiosity has a map of its own. Small enough to finish. Interesting enough to return to. Each topic is a short deck of question-and-answer cards. Pause over a question, flip for the answer, and swipe to see what comes next. Work through a deck in a short sitting, or leave it waiting for your next quiet moment. Every card has a longer story. Sometimes a detail is the most interesting part. Tap a highlighted word for its meaning, or open a Deep Dive to explore the explanation behind the card: the history, the mechanism, the connections. Keep the things worth coming back to. Save favorite cards, revisit what you've read, and follow your progress through levels, streaks, and milestones. The discoveries you want to remember have somewhere to stay. Make it yours with Premium. Erudity includes limited free access to try creating courses and learning from their cards. A Premium subscription provides broader access to courses, topics, and Deep Dives, plus controls to skip topics you already know or steer away from those that aren't for you. Available in English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese. The world is your syllabus. Eligible users can try the annual plan free for seven days. The trial converts to a paid subscription unless canceled. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Service: https://erudity.app/support/terms Privacy Policy: https://erudity.app/support/privacy

Screenshots

IdeaAddiction4 screens
Erudity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Erudity at 4 against IdeaAddiction's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. IdeaAddiction sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Erudity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for IdeaAddiction against 5.0 for Erudity. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
IdeaAddiction versus Erudity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdeaAddictionErudity
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB47 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJustin NeumanERUDITY LTD

Customer experience

IdeaAddiction

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Erudity

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

IdeaAddiction

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade – Lifetime Access$4.99
2 purchases

Erudity

Subscriptions2
  • Erudity - Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Erudity - Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is IdeaAddiction free?
IdeaAddiction is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Erudity free?
Erudity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IdeaAddiction or Erudity?
IdeaAddiction and Erudity are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do IdeaAddiction or Erudity have ads?
Neither IdeaAddiction nor Erudity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IdeaAddiction or Erudity?
IdeaAddiction ships an update every 3 weeks, and Erudity every 3 weeks. Most recently, IdeaAddiction was updated on October 31, 2026 and Erudity on October 31, 2026.

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