Comparison

YearMap vs Contextly Notes

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

Head to head
About

YearMap

Features
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Flights got expensive because you forgot to book. Concert tickets sold out while you were "getting to it." You said yes to brunch, then realized you're flying to Barcelona that morning. Time blindness is real. YearMap™ fixes it. Your entire year as a color-coded heatmap. Magenta for "maybe." Cyan for "confirmed." One glance to know if you can commit. Built by someone with ADHD who needed a simpler way to see the bigger picture. DESIGNED FOR ADHD BRAINS Color tells the story: no reading required. No guilt, no streaks, no gamification. Just a calm, visual answer to one question: "Can I do this?" Pinch to zoom from a full year heatmap down to a single month. Add a widget to your Home Screen and never even open the app. ACCESSIBLE BY DESIGN Colorblind patterns, VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and Light/Dark Mode. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your data lives on your device and syncs via iCloud. No accounts. No tracking. No analytics. YEARMAP PRO Try everything free for 7 days. One payment, yours forever. See your year. Plan your life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Contextly Notes

This app links your notes to your calendar, transcribes and summarizes meetings, and generates actionable steps. It seamlessly integrates with popular task managers to turn your thoughts into to-dos, all processed privately on your device.

Highlights
  • Link notes to calendar events
  • Record and transcribe meetings on-device
  • Instant conversation summaries
  • Generate actionable next steps
  • Sync tasks with popular managers
  • Powered by Apple Intelligence
Features
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If you're writing it down in a note, it's probably important. The thing is, getting the important stuff is often too hard. Your notes should already know about your meetings and events. And, if you're taking notes in a meeting, you're probably leaving with action steps. Meetings shouldn’t end in scattered notes and forgotten follow-ups. Contextly turns what you capture into what you do—right on your Mac. Contextly connects your notes to your calendar so every thought lives in context. Record a meeting (or drop in an audio file), and Contextly transcribes it on device, summarizes the conversation, and generates clear action steps you can actually use. Then, send those action steps to your preferred task manager as to-dos with the click of a button. Connect Things 3, Reminders, Omnifocus, or Todoist, and turn your meeting notes into action without juggling multiple apps. Instead of revisiting notes later, you leave every meeting with decisions, tasks, and momentum. What you can do with Contextly: Capture notes in context Link notes to calendar events automatically so you always know when, where, and why something was written. Record and transcribe meetings Use built-in recording or import audio. Transcription runs on your Mac for speed and privacy. Summarize instantly Get clean, readable summaries that highlight what matters—no manual cleanup required. Turn conversations into action Contextly generates actionable next steps from your notes. Review, edit, and send them where you work. Sync with your task manager Send tasks to Things, OmniFocus, Todoist, or Apple Reminders. Built for Apple Intelligence Powered by on-device Apple Intelligence for fast, private summaries and insights. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

YearMap4 screens
Contextly Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

YearMap and Contextly Notes are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. YearMap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Contextly Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
YearMap versus Contextly Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYearMapContextly Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReimagined Multimedia KLGJason Aten

In-app purchases

1 purchases

YearMap

One-time1
  • YearMap Pro$9.99
2 purchases

Contextly Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Contextly Pro14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Contextly Pro - Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is YearMap free?
YearMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Contextly Notes free?
Contextly Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do YearMap or Contextly Notes have ads?
Neither YearMap nor Contextly Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YearMap or Contextly Notes?
YearMap ships an update every 2 days, and Contextly Notes every 2 days. Most recently, YearMap was updated on September 30, 2026 and Contextly Notes on October 2, 2026.

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