Comparison

Structree vs Modrift

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

Head to head
About

Structree

Features
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Structree is a simple app for organizing your thoughts into clear structures. Instead of keeping ideas as scattered notes, Structree helps you break them down into Worlds, Pyramids, Trees, and Nodes. Use it to organize projects, study topics, product ideas, personal plans, or any subject you want to understand more clearly. Create a World for a broad theme. Build Pyramids to shape your thinking. Use Trees to connect related ideas. Open Nodes to add detailed text and images. Structree is designed to stay simple. It focuses on structure, not complexity, so you can think clearly without being overwhelmed by too many features. Key features: - Organize ideas with Worlds, Pyramids, Trees, and Nodes - Add text blocks and images to Nodes - Search and reorder your structures - Keep your data on your device - Remove ads with an optional upgrade - Unlock larger limits with Pro Lifetime Structree is useful for: - Structured thinking - Idea organization - Study notes - Project planning - Product planning - Brainstorming - Personal knowledge organization If normal notes feel too flat, Structree gives your ideas a shape.

About

Modrift

Features
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Modrift is a lightweight client for quickly opening, reading, and lightly editing files stored in the cloud โ€” right from your iPhone. Not a heavy notes app: just open, read, and tweak, as fast as possible. Key features - Open Markdown files (.md / .txt / .markdown) with clean formatted rendering - Launch straight from Files or any app via "Open in Modrift" - Keep your own working home (iCloud โ€บ Modrift): list, create and organise files there - Switch between Home (by place) and Recent (by time) - Toggle between edit and preview with one tap - A formatting toolbar above the keyboard in edit mode โ€” headings, lists, checkboxes, bold and more, one tap each - Automatic saving (no manual save button) - Full-text search, and sorting by date modified or name - Turn to landscape for longer lines โ€” easier on long paragraphs and tables - Japanese / English interface Beyond Markdown - View images (PNG / JPEG / GIF / HEIC / WebP) with pinch to zoom โ€” free - View PDFs with paging and zoom โ€” Modrift Pro (one-time purchase) - View Word documents (.docx) formatted, with headings, lists and tables โ€” Modrift Pro - View Excel workbooks (.xlsx) as tables, with sheet switching โ€” Modrift Pro Markdown, text and images stay free. Only PDF, Word and Excel viewing is part of Modrift Pro โ€” a single one-time purchase, no subscription. These formats are view-only; they cannot be edited. About your home and editing - Files in your home (iCloud โ€บ Modrift) are editable in place, and edits sync to iCloud - Files outside your home (Dropbox / Google Drive, or iCloud Drive outside the Modrift folder) are view-only. To edit one, use "Copy to Home" and edit the copy (the original is not written back) - You can choose whether your home lives in iCloud or on this iPhone, in Settings Relationship to the Files app Modrift complements the Files app rather than replacing it. Leave general folder management to Files; Modrift focuses on formatted Markdown viewing, light editing, and tidying its own home folder. The name combines Mo (Mobile / Motion) + drift โ€” the idea of thoughts and files flowing freely on mobile.

Screenshots

Structree4 screens
Modrift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Modrift at none against Structree's 2. Modrift also leads on ads (none vs shown). Structree's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Structree sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Modrift asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Structree ships an update every 5 days, Modrift every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Structree versus Modrift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStructreeModrift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuichi SatoNoriyuki Katahara

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Structree

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Pro Lifetime$14.99
None

Modrift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Structree free?
Structree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Modrift free?
Modrift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Structree or Modrift have ads?
Structree shows ads; Modrift does not.
Which is updated more often, Structree or Modrift?
Structree ships an update every 5 days, and Modrift every 4 days. Most recently, Structree was updated on October 25, 2026 and Modrift on October 7, 2026.

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