Comparison

Home Screen Blueprint vs Spider Notes

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

Head to head
About

Home Screen Blueprint

Design a simple, long-lasting iPhone home screen layout. Organize apps by function, scenario, or frequency with a step-by-step manual guide. Achieve a clean and sustainable first page without automation or tracking.

Highlights
  • Organize by function, scenario, or frequency
  • Step-by-step manual guide
  • Design sustainable layouts
  • Clean first page
  • No automation or tracking
Features
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Organize your iPhone home screen with a clear and practical structure. Home Screen Blueprint helps you design a simple, long-lasting layout for your apps. Instead of endlessly rearranging icons, build a structure that adapts to your daily use. Choose how you want to organize: • By function (Work, Life, Entertainment, Tools) • By scenario (Morning, Day, Night, Out) • By frequency (Daily, Sometimes, Rarely) The app provides a step-by-step manual guide. You reorganize your apps yourself — nothing is changed automatically. Designed for people who: • Feel their home screen is messy • Want a clean first page • Prefer a simple and sustainable layout No automation. No tracking. No clutter. Just clarity.

About

Spider Notes

Features
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Spider Notes turns your thinking into a spider web. Start with a central idea and watch related thoughts radiate outward on clean radial spokes, with sibling ideas linked by concentric rings of silk. It is a spatial, visual way to take notes, brainstorm, plan, and revise. FEATURES • Strict spider-web canvas with automatic layout • Pan and pinch-to-zoom for webs of any size • Per-branch colour coding • Recall mode for active-recall study • Light and dark appearance • Export any web as an image or PDF • Private by design, with notes stored locally • Native support for iPhone, iPad, and Mac Spider Notes is free. No account, purchase, or subscription is required. Privacy Policy: https://www.lukekevinmclaughlin.com/privacy Support: https://www.lukekevinmclaughlin.com/support SUBSCRIPTION AND TERMS Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.lukekevinmclaughlin.com/privacy

Screenshots

Home Screen Blueprint3 screens
Spider Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spider Notes at every 4 days against Home Screen Blueprint's every 10 days. Home Screen Blueprint's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Screen Blueprint ships an update every 10 days, Spider Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Home Screen Blueprint versus Spider Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Screen BlueprintSpider Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHAO HUANGLuke Mclaughlin

In-app purchases

None

Home Screen Blueprint

No in-app purchases

None

Spider Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Screen Blueprint free?
Home Screen Blueprint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spider Notes free?
Spider Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Home Screen Blueprint or Spider Notes have ads?
Neither Home Screen Blueprint nor Spider Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Screen Blueprint or Spider Notes?
Home Screen Blueprint ships an update every 10 days, and Spider Notes every 4 days. Most recently, Home Screen Blueprint was updated on October 28, 2026 and Spider Notes on October 25, 2026.

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