Comparison

Beyond vs iWool

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

Head to head
About

Beyond

This app provides a dedicated space for capturing quotes and personal thoughts, then prompts you to respond and reflect. It visually balances your collected ideas with your own insights, fostering deeper understanding and connection between concepts. Import notes from other services and enjoy a quiet, personal environment for thoughtful writing.

Highlights
  • Capture quotes and excerpts
  • Respond to prompts with personal writing
  • Visualize thinking balance
  • Connect ideas through references
  • Import from Kindle, Readwise, WeRead
  • Create calm share cards
Features
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Turn the highlights you save into thoughts of your own. Beyond puts excerpts and your responses side by side, helping you capture what moves you, develop your own voice, and return to ideas worth exploring. CAPTURE WHAT MOVES YOU Select text from a photo of a book page, paste an excerpt, or import highlights and notes from Kindle, Readwise, and WeRead. WRITE BEYOND THE EXCERPT Swipe right on an excerpt to start writing with the original already attached. Add references and tags to turn a moment of inspiration into your own understanding. CONNECT YOUR IDEAS Link related entries and follow their backlinks. Explore recurring themes and a monthly timeline to see how your thinking develops. MAKE REFLECTION A HABIT Rediscover saved entries with Review Cards. See your writing and connections in Weekly Review. Home Screen widgets let you reread, start writing, or check this week's expression at a glance. Set optional reminders at a time that suits you. SHARE YOUR WORDS Create simple image cards from an entry or your weekly reflection. Beyond does not write with AI. Every word comes from your reading and thinking. Beyond is free to use. An optional subscription unlocks Pro features, including iCloud sync, Theme Explorer, and Timeline. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel in Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://beyond.noteofnote.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://beyond.noteofnote.com/privacy

About

iWool

A local tracker for managing deals, activities, and earnings without sign-up or data upload. It offers calendar views, detailed statistics, customizable reminders, and home/lock screen widgets for at-a-glance information.

Highlights
  • Local data storage
  • Calendar and timeline views
  • Detailed earnings statistics
  • Customizable reminders
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Live Activities support
  • QR/barcode scanning
Features
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iWool is a local tracker built for 【capturing deals, tracking activities and counting earnings】 — 【no sign-up, no upload, your data lives only on your iPhone】. 【Today, at a glance】 The home page pairs 【six status summary cards】 (Active, Upcoming, All, Expired, Completed, Cancelled) with a filter bar — tap a card to switch filters, tap again to jump back to Today. Full-text search across 【title, notes, platform, requirements and rules】. Long-press for complete, cancel/restore, archive, duplicate or delete. Recurring activities show 【today's occurrence】, so status and time match your real schedule. 【Calendar】 Switch between 【month view and week timeline】; tap a date to focus it. Dots and the left bar on each row use the platform color. Pull to refresh anytime. 【Save what you can, log what you earn】 Activities can have an estimated earning; record the real one via a 【half-sheet form】 with amount, optional note and 【record date】, and delete a single entry when needed. Statistics cover today, this week, this month and this year, plus platform ranking and monthly trend — 【tap a trend bar】 to see every earnings entry in that period; 【tap a status row or the total row】 to drill into the matching events. Amounts follow 【your chosen currency】 with 【customizable decimal places】 (fixes zero-decimal currencies like JPY/KRW/VND). 【Set recurrence once】 Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and custom intervals; monthly/yearly can span multiple days per cycle. Lists and the calendar expand per day; edits still target the master activity. The detail page shows the 【next occurrence start】 and a 【Starts in countdown】, which apply to one-off activities too. 【Reminders keep up】 Multiple reminders per activity, with presets and custom minutes (at start / before start / before deadline / daily fixed time). 【System local notifications】 are tidied up whenever you reopen the app; cancelled activities stop ringing; post-completion behavior is tunable. List rows show 【small reminder glyphs】 to verify what's scheduled. 【Home Screen and Lock Screen, glanceable】 Home Screen widgets cover today, stats, earnings, glance and top platforms, with 【Stats Large in a 2x3 grid】 (Active / Upcoming / All + Expired / Completed / Cancelled). Lock Screen widgets where supported; on newer systems list widgets support 【tap per row】 to open an activity. A built-in 【Widget guide】 in Settings walks you through setup with FAQ. 【Dynamic Island and Live Activities】 Toggle in Settings and tune 【how early to show】 (1 to 480 minutes). Multiple in-window activities each get their own Live Activity or rotate; long-press an eligible activity to 【attach a Live Activity manually】. 【Thoughtful tools and details】 The activity form can one-tap fill 【popular app links】 (Pay / Bank / shopping schemes), or use 【scan or pick from album】 to auto-fill a URL. Links in notes, requirements, rules and the activity URL 【long-press to bring up the native iOS link menu】. Settings also includes a standalone 【QR / barcode scanner】. 【Looks good, feels right】 Multiple theme colors, light/dark/auto, frosted-glass cards; switch among 【alternate Home Screen app icons】. The UI supports 【13 display languages and multiple currencies】, with configurable 【app badge strategy】 and a 【sharing-includes-earnings toggle】 (off by default). 【Your data, always in your hands】 【Export a full backup】 anytime; import supports 【replace the entire library】 or 【append-only merge】. 【Completed / Expired / Cancelled】 entries can be archived in one tap or individually, and 【restored anytime】 from Settings. 【Who is it for?】 You — if you regularly chase deals on e-commerce or food delivery, follow bank and payment campaigns, want to keep deals organized and earnings clear, and want 【your data to stay on your device】.

Screenshots

Beyond4 screens
iWool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Beyond at Free against iWool's $0.99. iWool's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Beyond is free to download; iWool costs $0.99 up front. Beyond sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and iWool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beyond versus iWool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeyondiWool
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊 张天从 何

Customer experience

Beyond

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

iWool

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Beyond

Subscriptions2
  • Beyond Pro Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Beyond Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$59.99
1 purchases

iWool

One-time1
  • Tip the Developer$0.99

Questions

Is Beyond free?
Beyond is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iWool free?
iWool costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Beyond or iWool have ads?
Neither Beyond nor iWool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beyond or iWool?
Beyond ships an update weekly, and iWool weekly. Most recently, Beyond was updated on October 10, 2026 and iWool on October 24, 2026.

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