LumiBud vs Bubbly Thoughts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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.
- Speech-to-text organization
- Automatic thought categorization
- List parsing
- Date recognition
- Private data storage
- Searchable thought history
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | LumiBud | Bubbly Thoughts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anuoluwapo Adanike | Yehuda Green |
In-app purchases
LumiBud
No in-app purchases
Bubbly Thoughts
- Bubbly+$4.991 Month









