Comparison

LumiBud vs Bubbly Thoughts

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

Head to head
About

LumiBud

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LumiBud keeps your day in one place. Tell Lumi one sentence. It can become a task, a plan, a journal note, or something on your list. Nothing is saved until you say so. ONE CALM PLACE Stop switching between a planner, a habit tracker, a journal, and a mood diary. LumiBud brings the day together without the noise of a social feed. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Daily planner — a plan you can actually keep • Tasks and goals — what needs doing, and what you’re working toward • Habits and routines — little things, done often • Journal — a private place to look back • Mood diary — notice how the week felt • Meals — plan the week, then shop once • Book club — read the same book together • Watch together — stay in sync with the people you’re with • Notes, lists, and expenses — the rest of the day, in the same app YOURS Your journal, notes, and personal details stay yours. LumiBud does not sell them. Download LumiBud and keep the day in one place.

About

Bubbly Thoughts

This app allows you to speak your thoughts, which are then automatically organized into distinct, named items. It can parse lists, recognize dates, and answer questions based on what you've said, all while keeping your data private on your device.

Highlights
  • Speech-to-text organization
  • Automatic thought categorization
  • List parsing
  • Date recognition
  • Private data storage
  • Searchable thought history
Features
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Speak your mind. Bubbly sorts it. Say everything at once. The errands, the dates, the half-formed worry, the question you keep meaning to look up. Bubbly breaks it into separate thoughts, names each one, and files them where they belong. Everything happens on your iPhone. Your words are never sent anywhere to be read, summarised, or trained on. • Speak once, get many. One rambling paragraph becomes separate bubbles. • Lists stay lists. Say five things to buy and they arrive as five items. • Ask your own thoughts. "Did I ever pay the dentist?" Answered from what you actually said. • Dates that hold up: "every Tuesday", "before the 30th", "moved to Friday". • Nothing is capped. Nothing is filed by hand.

Screenshots

LumiBud4 screens
Bubbly Thoughts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LumiBud at none against Bubbly Thoughts's 1. Bubbly Thoughts's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bubbly Thoughts sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. LumiBud asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LumiBud ships an update every 4 months, Bubbly Thoughts every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LumiBud versus Bubbly Thoughts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumiBudBubbly Thoughts
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB49 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAnuoluwapo AdanikeYehuda Green

In-app purchases

None

LumiBud

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bubbly Thoughts

Subscriptions1
  • Bubbly+$4.991 Month

Questions

Is LumiBud free?
LumiBud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bubbly Thoughts free?
Bubbly Thoughts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LumiBud or Bubbly Thoughts have ads?
Neither LumiBud nor Bubbly Thoughts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LumiBud or Bubbly Thoughts?
LumiBud ships an update every 4 months, and Bubbly Thoughts every 3 days. Most recently, LumiBud was updated on November 5, 2026 and Bubbly Thoughts on October 31, 2026.

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