ListHappens vs iDea
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ListHappens
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List Happens is your fast, flexible productivity sidekick — built for people who want clean lists, zero friction, and total control. Whether you're scanning a paper checklist, importing a WhatsApp dump, or capturing tasks on the fly, List Happens turns chaos into structured, actionable lists in seconds. Key Features -Sub-task functionality enabled through optional "advanced" mode. - Scan to checklist (OCR): Snap a photo of any list and instantly convert it into editable checklist items. - Regex-powered cleaning: Remove timestamps, emojis, prefixes, clutter, or any recurring noise with custom patterns. - Quick‑Add modal: Add tasks at lightning speed with smart defaults, date pickers, and keyboard‑first design. - Theme‑aware UI: Beautiful, accessible light/dark mode with bold contrast and clean typography. Privacy & Control - No account required - No ads - Your data stays on your device - Built with a privacy‑first philosophy Why List Happens? Because productivity should be fast, fun, and frictionless. List Happens is crafted by developers obsessed with clean UI, smart workflows, and theme consistency — so you can focus on what matters, not managing your tools.
iDea
This app offers a serene and uncluttered environment to capture, organize, and nurture your thoughts and inspirations. It prioritizes a natural, accessible, and distraction-free experience for saving everything from fleeting notions to future projects.
- Quick idea capture
- Organized thought management
- Track idea status
- Minimalist design
- Activity statistics
- Siri integration
- Gentle reminders
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iDea is a calm and minimal space designed to help you capture, organize, and develop your ideas naturally. Whether it’s a random thought, a future project, a creative inspiration, or something you simply don’t want to forget, iDea lets you save it instantly and keep everything organized without distractions. The app is built around a simple philosophy: ideas should feel lightweight, accessible, and never overwhelming. Features • Quickly capture ideas • Organize thoughts in a clean interface • Track active, completed, and archived ideas • Minimal and distraction-free design • Insights and activity statistics • Siri integration for fast idea capture • Gentle reminders designed to help without becoming intrusive • Designed for a natural and comfortable experience • Privacy-focused: your ideas stay on your device iDea is designed for creators, thinkers, developers, students, and anyone who constantly has ideas worth saving. No clutter. No complicated systems. Just your ideas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iDea at none against ListHappens's 3. iDea also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). ListHappens's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. ListHappens sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. iDea asks for nothing beyond the download.
ListHappens ships an update every 3 months, iDea monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ListHappens | iDea |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kimon Demetriades | Bojan Pletikapa |
In-app purchases
ListHappens
- Small Tip$1.00
- Medium Tip$3.00
- Large Tip$7.00
iDea
No in-app purchases









