Comparison

Fromly vs Nominal Ops

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

Head to head
About

Fromly

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Fromly is your second brain with chat: write notes and tasks, and talk to an AI that actually knows them — because it can read and edit them for you. • Chat with memory: every note, task or document has its own AI conversation. It remembers the context and picks up right where you left off. • AI that really edits: ask it to add a paragraph, summarize a document, or pull tasks out of a note — and it does it directly, not just tells you about it. • Agenda & tasks: plan your day, week and month, with recurring tasks and reminders. • Contexts: group notes and tasks by project or area of your life, each with its own memory. • Agents: automate the processes you repeat. • Real-time sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac and web. Free to start. Pro unlocks unlimited AI. Your notes are yours: private and exportable any time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nominal Ops

This app bridges the gap between your plans and actual work. It helps you shape projects, manage your week, and track focused work sessions. Gain insights from reality with flexible reports and stay organized with shared tags.

Highlights
  • Live dashboard for focus, commitments, and interruptions
  • Kanban and Gantt project views
  • Capacity-aware Agenda Days for work balance
  • Focused work session tracking
  • Flexible reports for time and project health
  • Private iCloud sync
  • AI-assisted planning
Features
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Your plans are not the work. Nominal Ops is where the two meet. Turn outcomes into roadmaps, roadmaps into a realistic week, and the week into focused action. When priorities shift or interruptions land, Nominal Ops shows what changed—and what to do next. ONE LIVING PLAN • See focus, commitments, and interruptions together on a live dashboard. • Shape projects in Kanban, then move into Gantt for dependencies, forecasts, milestones, and baselines. • Balance planned and unplanned work across a capacity-aware Agenda Days view. • Build routines that stay visible, schedulable, and connected to the rest of your work. STAY WITH THE WORK • Start and track focused work sessions. • Capture interruptions without losing your place. • See scheduled work alongside Apple Calendar, with optional calendar and reminder sync. • Use widgets and App Shortcuts to keep the next action close. LEARN FROM REALITY • Build flexible reports for time, interruptions, project health, and roadmap velocity. • Organize projects, tasks, sessions, routines, and interruptions with shared tags. • Account for working days and workspace holidays when a plan reaches the calendar. MADE FOR APPLE PLATFORMS Nominal Ops is a native workspace for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. It supports keyboard and pointer workflows, touch, Apple Pencil on iPad, light and dark appearances, custom themes, accessibility settings, and private iCloud sync. On supported devices, Apple’s on-device models can turn a written or dictated outcome into a structured roadmap. On Mac, an optional local automation server lets tools you explicitly approve work with your Nominal Ops data. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Nominal Ops account. No ads. No tracking. No data collection. Your planning data stays on your device and, when you enable sync, in your private iCloud database. START FREE. GROW WHEN YOU NEED TO. Standard includes up to 3 active projects, 100 active roadmap items, reports, sync, and AI-assisted planning. Pro is a one-time unlock for unlimited active projects, unlimited active roadmap items, and widgets. Plan work. Track reality.

Screenshots

Fromly3 screens
Nominal Ops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fromly at every 3 days against Nominal Ops's every 3 weeks. Fromly also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Fromly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.00 per month and Nominal Ops sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fromly ships an update every 3 days, Nominal Ops every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Fromly versus Nominal Ops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFromlyNominal Ops
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlberto LezaunJames Sodini

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Fromly

Subscriptions2
  • Fromly Pro Monthly$6.001 Month
  • Fromly Pro Yearly$45.001 Year
One-time2
  • 5M AI tokens$4.00
  • Fromly Lifetime$129.00
1 purchases

Nominal Ops

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is Fromly free?
Fromly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nominal Ops free?
Nominal Ops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fromly or Nominal Ops have ads?
Neither Fromly nor Nominal Ops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fromly or Nominal Ops?
Fromly ships an update every 3 days, and Nominal Ops every 3 weeks. Most recently, Fromly was updated on October 8, 2026 and Nominal Ops on October 10, 2026.

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