IntentNote vs Purposely
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IntentNote
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We help you reach what you set out to do. A workout streak, passing an exam, a promotion, your dream — write it down and Lumi helps you stay on track. IntentNote is not a place to let notes pile up. It helps you shape passing thoughts, unfinished tasks, and long-postponed goals into one step you can take today. If you have ever saved a note and then wondered what should happen next, IntentNote helps you find the thread again. Log Today's Workout in One Line When you start, pick the goal you care about most. Choose Exercise and your Workout Log is ready to go. · Exercise, sets and load in one line — set your usual workout once under Tracking Items and every new entry starts with it · Add your own fields, like time or distance · Save it, celebrate, and share today's workout right away (#workoutdone) · Add your photo in the app you share to · Lumi checks in at the time you set — you pick the tone and how often · Start right away, no sign-in needed Start With Questions A blank page should not be the thing that stops you. IntentNote gives each kind of thought a form to grow in. - General Notes: capture ideas before they disappear. - Deadline Tasks: keep dates, progress, and next actions in view. - Life Goals: turn a large direction into concrete steps. - Inspiration: gather the lines, ideas, and references you want to return to. Life Goals are designed around guided questions, so a vague ambition can become something you understand, refine, and begin. Organize With AI Lumi When you need help, Lumi helps you make sense of the note in front of you. - Summarize long notes into the essentials. - Suggest titles and keywords from your writing. - Break large goals into actionable steps. - Point out gaps and possible next actions. - Help you continue when a note has stalled. Lumi does not decide for you. It reads what you have written and helps make the shape clearer, while the final choice stays with you. From Notes To Action Good thoughts disappear easily. Big goals are easy to postpone. IntentNote turns notes from storage into a place where thinking settles, work starts moving, and goals keep their thread. Checkpoints and progress help you see where you are, what has changed, and what to do next. Pick Up Anywhere Start without an account — sign up later when you want your notes synced. Write on your phone and continue on another device. Keep writing offline; when you reconnect, your notes sync automatically. A Daily Line Of Inspiration Sometimes one short line can change the direction of a day. IntentNote brings you a daily moment of inspiration, with a home screen widget for today's line. Start a note that does more than collect your thoughts. Let it show the next step. IntentNote. Small notes. Real next steps. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://intentnote.com/privacy/
Purposely
This app helps you identify, plan, and reflect on your life's purposes. It focuses on the 'why' behind your actions, enabling you to track progress and build self-awareness. Designed for privacy, it offers a personal space for goal setting without ads or data sharing.
- Identify life purposes
- Plan actionable steps
- Track daily actions
- Private reflection journal
- No ads or social features
- Data privacy focused
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You identify your life purposes. You plan, and you show up for them. You reflect, building the self-awareness that makes change stick. Most goal apps start with tasks. Purposely starts with the question underneath the tasks: what is this actually for? Once you have named your purposes, the planning has somewhere to point. HOW IT WORKS Name your purposes. Choose the handful of things your life is actually organized around. Not resolutions. Not a to-do list. The commitments you want your days to add up to. Make a plan. Turn each purpose into something concrete you can act on this week, not someday. Show up. Track what you actually did, so the gap between intention and action becomes visible instead of vague. Reflect. Write about how it went. Over time your entries become a record of who you are becoming, in your own words. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your reflections are yours. Purposely contains no ads, no social feed, no followers, and no sharing. We do not sell your data and we do not use your writing to train Al models. You can delete your account and everything in it from inside the app, permanently, at any time. FREE Purposely is free. There are no in-app purchases and no subscription. A NOTE Purposely supports reflection and personal goal-setting. It is not therapy, counseling, or medical care.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Purposely at none against IntentNote's 10. Purposely also leads on ads (none vs shown). IntentNote's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. IntentNote sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Purposely asks for nothing beyond the download.
IntentNote ships an update weekly, Purposely fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | IntentNote | Purposely |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AlienPeoples | Siddant Bharath |
In-app purchases
IntentNote
- Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Max Monthly$14.991 Month
- Basic Yearly$34.991 Year
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- Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
- Max Yearly$149.991 Year
- Tester Pack (100 AI Credits)2 variants$0.99
- 50 AI Credits$3.99
- 200 AI Credits$11.99
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- AIクレジット500$24.99
Purposely
No in-app purchases









