Comparison

Lucid vs Idea Outliner

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

Head to head
About

Lucid

This app offers a minimalist and intuitive note-taking experience, allowing users to organize thoughts with fluid, block-based editing. It features gesture-driven navigation and unique caret movement for efficient idea connection and management.

Highlights
  • Minimalist and intuitive design
  • Block-based editing for organizing ideas
  • Gesture-driven navigation
  • Bookmark any section
  • Unique caret movement with spacebar
Features
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■ Beautifully minimal Intuitive & clean design that keeps you in the flow. A note-taking app that gets out of your way. ■ Connect ideas Organize thoughts as they form. Freely move and nest ideas with fluid, block-based editing. ■ Gesture driven • Swipe right to focus on any subsection • Swipe left to collapse a section • Navigate through parent blocks by swiping from the edge • Pull down to add a block at the top or tap empty space to add at the bottom ■ Other features • Bookmark any section, not just top-level notes • Easily move the caret between blocks by holding the spacebar (not possible in other outliners) ■ Roadmap Lucid is in early development and many more features are coming soon: • External links • Bidirectional linking • Desktop app & iCloud sync • More themes and customization options For the philosophy and reasoning behind the app, visit https://thelucidnotes.com/

About

Idea Outliner

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Simplify your creative process with Idea Outliner, the ultimate tool for organizing and refining your ideas. Whether you're a student, professional, or entrepreneur, this app provides the flexibility and functionality you need to capture, structure, and present your thoughts effectively. Key Features: Flexible Idea Organization: Break down your ideas into any number of thoughts. Each thought can be a paragraph of text or an image, allowing you to visually represent your concepts. Assign categories to each paragraph for easy categorization and organization. Drag-and-Drop Reordering: Easily reorder your thoughts by dragging and dropping them. This feature ensures that your ideas are presented in the most logical and coherent order. AI-Powered Drafts: Generate high-quality drafts for your ideas. AI-generated reports are ready for review and editing, helping you streamline your workflow and focus on refining your ideas. This feature only uses Apple Intelligence and is prompted to only use the data you enter into the app itself. Due to the context constraints of Apple Intelligence there is a limit of about 10,000 character or 2,000 words. The app uses various strategies to increase the effective word limit such as deduplication. Cross-Device Sync: Keep your ideas accessible across all your Apple devices. Your ideas are synced seamlessly, allowing you to work on them from anywhere and at any time. Customizable Presentation Layouts: Choose from three presentation layout methods: Manual, Auto by Section, and Full Auto. Each method offers a unique way to present your ideas, allowing you to customize the layout to suit your preferences. Secure Data Storage: Your data is stored securely on your Apple devices, ensuring that your ideas are protected and accessible. *Please note Apple Intelligence may offload some generative task to Private Cloud Compute. See https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/intelligence-engine/ for details. User-Friendly Interface: The intuitive and user-friendly interface of Idea Outliner makes it easy to navigate and use, even for those who are not tech-savvy.

Screenshots

Lucid4 screens
Idea Outliner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lucid at 17.0 against Idea Outliner's 26.4. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Lucid versus Idea Outliner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucidIdea Outliner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerillia chabanMyriApps, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Lucid

No in-app purchases

None

Idea Outliner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lucid free?
Lucid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idea Outliner free?
Idea Outliner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lucid or Idea Outliner have ads?
Neither Lucid nor Idea Outliner shows ads.

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