Comparison

Idea Journal vs Flurry

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

Head to head
About

Idea Journal

Features
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PREMIUM — PURCHASE REQUIRED: All features described below are part of Pro and require a purchase: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Every great idea gives you about thirty seconds before it slips away. Idea Journal is built for that moment: open, jot, done — your spark is safe, filed, and waiting for the day you are ready to build it. Most notes apps make you fight folders and formatting when all you needed was to get the thought out of your head. Idea Journal keeps capture down to one tap, then does the organizing part properly: color-coded categories, tags, priorities, and reminders that bring the right idea back at the right time. WHAT YOU GET • A thought that hits you in the checkout line, saved before you reach the register • Ten color-coded categories out of the box — plus your own, so Business, Trips, and Gifts never mix • A reminder that resurfaces Tuesday's spark exactly when you can finally act on it • Sub-tasks that turn a vague idea into three concrete next steps with a progress bar • Charts that reveal your most productive day and which category your mind keeps returning to • A CSV export of everything you have ever captured — your ideas are yours to take anywhere PERFECT FOR • Writers collecting plots, lines, and characters before they evaporate • Founders and side-hustlers triaging what to build next by priority • Makers and hobbyists keeping every project idea out of their head and in one place • Anyone tired of losing brilliant 2 a.m. thoughts to a pile of unsorted notes WHY NOT JUST USE A NOTES APP? A general notes app is where ideas go to be buried under grocery lists. Idea Journal separates capturing from organizing: jotting takes one tap, and every entry lands with a category, a priority, and an optional reminder — so nothing gets buried, and revisiting feels like browsing, not excavating. Favorites, pins, and archive keep the list honest as it grows. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your ideas are stored on your device. No account, no sign-up, no ideas sitting on someone else's server. PREMIUM (PURCHASE REQUIRED) Idea Journal requires a subscription or one-time purchase: Weekly, Yearly, or Lifetime. Full access unlocks unlimited ideas, custom categories, and the complete statistics dashboard — summary cards, category and priority charts, your most productive day, and a tag cloud of what you think about most. Your next big idea will show up unannounced. Get Idea Journal now so it has somewhere to land. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

About

Flurry

Features
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Most task apps assume you can already start, Flurry's built around actually starting, for ADHD. You create a hill and start small by warming up first and doing small tasks. Then when you're ready, tackle the Hill you've been avoiding. As you work, you feed your snowball with your time. Summiting hills feeds your snowball and unlocks new ones with their own unique traits. Built for people with ADHD who struggle with task initiation. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Idea Journal4 screens
Flurry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flurry at none against Idea Journal's 3. Idea Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (16 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Idea Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Flurry asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
Idea Journal versus Flurry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdea JournalFlurry
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEAN ASIA CO., LTDFernando Cervantes

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Idea Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Reminders Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Creative Spark Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Inspiration Lifetime$29.99
None

Flurry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idea Journal free?
Idea Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flurry free?
Flurry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Idea Journal or Flurry have ads?
Neither Idea Journal nor Flurry shows ads.

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