Comparison

My Next vs Idea Notes

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

Head to head
About

My Next

Features
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My Next: Todo is a calm, private planning app for your personal life β€” not work. Plan your week with clarity, manage your days with focus, and keep your app content on your device. WEEKLY PLANNING Create plans for your week or month and organize them in list or kanban view. Set up a weekly routine so recurring tasks are added automatically each new week. Move todos between Unplanned, Planned, and Done with simple gestures. DAILY FOCUS See today’s todos at a glance, sorted by time. Swipe right to complete, swipe left to skip, or move a todo to another day. Use notifications to stay on track and act directly from the lock screen. WAKE ALARM Set tomorrow’s alarm from the day view or plan each weekday in Weekly Routine. Preview built-in melodies, choose optional gradual volume, and adjust snooze. Prefer no sound? Choose haptic delivery, which follows your system settings, or a silent notification. Add a bedtime reminder based on your desired sleep and wind-down time. Optionally hold todo notifications during the night and snooze until you stop the alarm. With a silent notification, held notifications are released at the scheduled alarm time. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account required. No ads. Your app content stays on your device, under your control. Optional anonymous usage analytics contain no todo or alarm content and can be turned off completely. Back up anytime to iCloud, Files, Dropbox, or AirDrop. CALM BY DESIGN No gamification. No streaks. No pressure. Just a simple, thoughtful app that helps you bring structure and clarity to your personal life. FREE FOREVER Create up to 3 plans, auto-generate 2 weeks ahead, set up to 5 repeating todos, and use every Wake Alarm feature on 3 active alarm days. Extra adds unlimited alarm days, plans, and repeating todos. Terms of Use (EULA): https://mynextstudio.com/my-next/todo/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://mynextstudio.com/my-next/todo/privacy/

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Idea Notes

Features
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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

Screenshots

My Next4 screens
Idea Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: My Next at monthly against Idea Notes's every 4 months. My Next also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. My Next sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Next ships an update monthly, Idea Notes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
My Next versus Idea Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy NextIdea Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly β€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size118 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLars BruceLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

7 purchases

My Next

Subscriptions4
  • Extra Monthly$1.991 Month
  • My Next: Extra$2.991 Month
  • Extra Yearly$14.991 Year
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  • My Next: Extra$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Coffee$2.99
  • Support$4.99
  • Super Supporter$9.99
3 purchases

Idea Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Tag Organizer Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Private Notebook Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Markdown Export Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is My Next free?
My Next is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idea Notes free?
Idea Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Next or Idea Notes have ads?
Neither My Next nor Idea Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Next or Idea Notes?
My Next ships an update monthly, and Idea Notes every 4 months. Most recently, My Next was updated on October 28, 2026 and Idea Notes on November 5, 2026.

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