Comparison

Polymath vs Briefly

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

Head to head
About

Polymath

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Polymath brings your projects, habits, and tasks into one calm dashboard with a liquid‑glass interface and domain accents. iCloud‑only sync, no ads, no trackers. Designed for multi‑hyphenates: manage career, learning, fitness, and creative goals in one system with time blocking, habit streaks, and focused planning. Built for people who work across different domains and need a single place to track priorities, record progress, and stay productive. Key features: • Unified dashboard for projects, habits, and tasks • Time blocks for focused planning • Habit streaks and progress tracking • Domain accents to keep contexts clear • iCloud‑only sync, privacy‑first

About

Briefly

Features
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Briefly is a private work journal that helps you capture what you did each day — and turns it into AI-powered weekly summaries. Log your daily work entries by typing or using voice. Briefly organizes them by week and project, then automatically generates concise summaries highlighting your accomplishments, skills used, and key takeaways. FEATURES • Daily journal entries with voice-to-text support • AI-generated weekly summaries • Organize entries by project • Calendar view to browse past entries • Auto-generate summaries every week • Clean, distraction-free interface Never scramble before a performance review again. Briefly keeps a running record of your wins, skills, and contributions — so you're always ready when it matters. Perfect for building your resume, preparing for 1:1s and performance reviews, or simply remembering what you actually worked on. Terms of Use: https://syafiiezaelani.github.io/careerjournal-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://syafiiezaelani.github.io/careerjournal-legal/

Screenshots

Polymath4 screens
Briefly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polymath at none against Briefly's 1. Polymath also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Briefly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Polymath asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polymath ships an update every 3 weeks, Briefly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Polymath versus Briefly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolymathBriefly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.126.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDivyansh DivyanshMuhammad Syafiie Bin Zaelani

In-app purchases

None

Polymath

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Briefly

Subscriptions1
  • Briefly Premium$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Polymath free?
Polymath is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Briefly free?
Briefly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Polymath or Briefly have ads?
Neither Polymath nor Briefly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polymath or Briefly?
Polymath ships an update every 3 weeks, and Briefly every 9 days. Most recently, Polymath was updated on October 5, 2026 and Briefly on October 2, 2026.

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