Comparison

Structured Outliner vs Bullet

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

Head to head
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Structured Outliner

Features
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Keep your entire outline in a single portable file you control. No account, no server, no lock-in, future-proof. ORGANIZE IN UNLIMITED DEPTH Build trees as deep as you need. Expand, collapse, and reorder topics with just a few taps. Every topic can have its own notes. Write as much or as little as you like. SEARCH EVERYTHING Search titles or note content at once. The tree expands automatically to show every match in context, so you always know where a result lives in your outline. CROSS-LINK TOPICS Link any note to another topic using the outlook: link format. Tap to jump directly there. Tap the back arrow to return where you came from. OPEN FILES AND URLS Tap any file path or URL inside a note to open it. Connect your outline to existing documents in the folder: PDFs, photos, or anything else you reference. COLOR LABELS Assign a background color to any topic: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, or Purple. The color flows down to all child topics that don't have their own. Use it to visually separate sections at a glance. AUTOMATIC BACKUPS The app writes a .bak backup before every save. Restore at any time from the menu. SYNC YOUR WAY Store your file in iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, or any Files-compatible provider. Open it from there on each device. No special sync setup required. MEMPAD COMPATIBLE Structured Outliner uses the same .lst format as MemPad for Windows, a portable outliner that has been around since the early 2000s. Open existing MemPad files directly, no conversion needed. FREE VERSION Structured Outliner is free to use. Development is supported by a small banner ad shown at the bottom of the screen. PRO VERSION Upgrade to Pro to remove the banner ad, unlock Color Labels and Topic + Note Search and future planned features. One-time purchase. Restore on any device from the menu.

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Bullet

Features
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Mac Version Website โ†’ bullet.overio.space - Bullet is a focused outliner for structured thinking. - Most ideas do not begin as finished documents. They start as fragments: a sentence, a question, a few scattered points. Bullet helps those fragments grow into structure. You can create branches, nest ideas, collapse details, focus on a section, and shape your thinking before turning it into writing, plans, research notes, or product ideas. - On iPhone, Bullet gives you a clean, portable outline workspace for capturing and organizing thoughts wherever they happen. Your outlines sync with Bullet for macOS through iCloud, so you can continue working across devices. - Bullet is useful for: - Capturing ideas and messy notes - Building article, video, course, or presentation outlines - Breaking down product ideas, requirements, and decisions - Organizing reading notes, research threads, and project context - Turning complex problems into expandable branches - Core features on iPhone: - Nested outline editing - Fast branch creation, indentation, folding, and reordering - Focused navigation through branches - Markdown-style text support - iCloud sync with Bullet for macOS - A calm interface for thinking in structure - Bullet for macOS also supports AI-assisted workflows for expanding, organizing, and rewriting outlines. The iPhone app focuses on capture, editing, navigation, and sync. - Bullet is not a generic notes app. It is a thinking space where ideas start as branches, then gradually grow into finished work.

Screenshots

Structured Outliner4 screens
Bullet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bullet at none against Structured Outliner's 1. Bullet also leads on ads (none vs shown). Structured Outliner's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Structured Outliner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bullet asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Structured Outliner ships an update every 9 days, Bullet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Structured Outliner versus Bullet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStructured OutlinerBullet
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFelipe Carraro้น ็Ž‹

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Structured Outliner

One-time1
  • Pro Version$7.99
None

Bullet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Structured Outliner free?
Structured Outliner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bullet free?
Bullet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Structured Outliner or Bullet have ads?
Structured Outliner shows ads; Bullet does not.
Which is updated more often, Structured Outliner or Bullet?
Structured Outliner ships an update every 9 days, and Bullet every 2 weeks. Most recently, Structured Outliner was updated on October 7, 2026 and Bullet on October 17, 2026.

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