Prod vs Privy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prod
Quickly capture fleeting thoughts and ideas the moment they arrive. Organize them with simple swipes and receive timely reminders to act on them. Discover your personal ideation patterns to work with your creativity.
- Instant idea capture
- Swipe to organize ideas
- Timely reminders
- Ideation habit tracking
- Focus on active ideas
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Most ideas aren't bad. They're lost. Thinking is a resource. Most people waste most of it by accident — wrong moment, wrong friction, no tool at hand. The gap between having an idea and losing it is where most good thinking goes. Prod exists because that's a waste worth fixing. Capture in seconds Ideas are fleeting. Prod gets out of your way so you can catch a thought the moment it arrives. No setup, no ceremony. Review with a swipe Not every idea needs action right now. Swipe to mark ideas as Active, Paused, or Archived — you can also send an idea to be actioned elsewhere. Stay focused on what matters without losing anything. Timely prods The difference between an idea and something real is usually just timing. Prod handles the timing. Discover your patterns Learn when your mind is sharpest. Prod tracks your ideation habits — your most productive times, your best days, your streaks — so you can work with your creativity, not against it. Prod is not a project manager. It is not a notes app. It is the thing you reach for in the first three seconds of an idea arriving — and the reason that idea still exists tomorrow. Available on iPhone, iPad. Some features require a subscription or in-app purchase. EULA — https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privy
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Privy is a private place for everything you write. Notes, journals, lists, ideas, the things you'd never put in a regular notes app. Write it all in one calm, beautiful space, then lock what matters behind your own key. Privacy isn't a setting you switch on. It's the default. No account, no login, no cloud you don't control. Your words live on your device, and the developer has zero access to them. WRITE ANYTHING Quick notes, long entries, daily journals, checklists, plans. Add photos, record a voice memo, or scan a document straight into a note. Rich text and reminders are built in. LOCK IT DOWN Protect the whole app with a passcode or Face ID, and seal individual notes behind their own password. Locked notes reveal nothing. Not a preview, not a title, not a word. A SPACE FOR EVERY PART OF LIFE Keep things in separate Vaults. Work, personal, health, travel, the private stuff. Each one is its own walled-off space, and you can give the sensitive ones their own password. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT There's nothing to sign up for and nothing to log into. Open the app and start writing. Your notes never leave your phone unless you choose to sync them through your own iCloud. MAKE IT YOURS Light, Dark, and a soft Pink theme. Choose your font and text size. Pin the notes you reach for most. CALM BY DESIGN No streaks, no badges, no pressure. Just a quiet place to think and keep what's yours. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Write notes, journals, and lists with rich text, photos, voice notes, and scans - Lock the app with a passcode or Face ID - Password-protect individual notes and entire vaults - Organize everything into separate, private vaults - Pin important notes to the top - Search everything in seconds - Export any note as text or PDF - Set gentle reminders - Three themes, multiple fonts and sizes YOUR DATA IS YOURS Privy is local-first. No accounts, no servers collecting your notes, no tracking. Optional sync uses your own private iCloud, so your notes move between your devices without ever passing through us. Write it down. Lock it up. Keep it private. PRIVY PRO A one-time purchase (no subscription) unlocks: unlimited vaults, a separate password for each vault, document scanning, PDF export, and the Light and Pink themes with accent colors. Everything else — writing, photos, voice notes, app lock, locking individual notes, and your first vault — is free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://privy.northos.xyz/en/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Prod at 3 against Privy's 1. Privy's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Prod sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Privy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prod | Privy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Walker | Mark Pernitsch |
In-app purchases
Prod
- Prod Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
- Prod Pro - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Prod Pro - Lifetime$79.99
Privy
- Privy Pro$9.99









