Beacon vs Idea Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beacon
This app helps you break down large aspirations into manageable steps. It provides a guided path to achieve your objectives through a simple journaling feature and timely reminders. Track your progress and reflect on your journey towards personal or professional goals.
- Set long-term goals
- Chart path to achieve goals
- Smart, timely reminders
- Journal progress tracking
- Simple, organized design
- Reflect on journey
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Turn long-term dreams into reality. Beacon is a long-term goal tracker and journal that guides you forward—one step at a time. • Set your goals and chart the path to get there • Stay oriented with smart, timely reminders • Track your journey with a simple, intentional journal • Look back and see how far you’ve traveled • Simple design to keep you organized and focused Whether you’re navigating personal, professional, or life goals, Beacon lights the way. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Idea Notes
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APP INTERFACE: English. IdeaCatch is a focused, private notebook for thoughts that arrive before you have time to organize them. CAPTURE FIRST - Save a thought in a few taps - Type @work, @app, @blog, @biz or @personal anywhere in the line to file it automatically - Edit, delete or favorite any saved idea FIND IT AGAIN - Search both idea text and tag names - Filter the notebook by tag - Group by tag or sort alphabetically - Export every saved idea as Markdown or CSV FULL ACCESS Full Access removes the saved-idea cap and unlocks custom @tags. Weekly, yearly and one-time lifetime options may be available. Prices, billing periods and availability are supplied by Apple. An introductory offer appears only when the App Store reports both an offer and eligibility for your Apple Account. Saved ideas always remain readable, editable, exportable and deletable. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Ideas stay in the app's on-device database. There is no account, advertising or analytics SDK, and IdeaCatch does not collect or sell personal data. Optional daily reminders are scheduled locally by iOS, and notification permission is requested only when you enable one. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Beacon at 3 against Idea Notes's 1. Beacon also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Beacon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Idea Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Beacon | Idea Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JOHN GREGORY DOLD | LEAN ASIA CO., LTD |
In-app purchases
Beacon
- Beacon: Journal + Goal Tracker$2.991 Month
- Beacon: Journal + Goals Tracker$29.991 Year
Idea Notes
- Tag Organizer Weekly$2.997 Days
- Private Notebook Yearly$14.991 Year
- Markdown Export Lifetime$29.99
