Comparison

Back to This vs Ideon

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

Head to head
About

Back to This

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You save a link "for later." Later never comes. Back to This fixes that. Instead of dumping links into a bookmark folder you'll never open again, Back to This reminds you — again and again — until you actually open the link or delete it. It's a link inbox with a nudge, not a graveyard. THE 15 RULE Your inbox holds up to 15 active links. Save a 16th and the oldest quietly moves to your Archive. A short, finishable list instead of an endless pile — because if everything is saved, nothing is. HOW IT WORKS • Paste or share a link from any app • Tag WHY you saved it — Read Later, Learn, Work, Idea, Buy, Watch, Reference • Pick WHEN and HOW OFTEN to be reminded • Get repeated reminders until you open it or let it go BUILT TO BE FAST • Save from any app with the Share extension • Tap a reminder to jump straight to the link • Open in the related app, or read inside the app • Clean, distraction-free, light and simple WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT • No feeds, no ads, no social clutter • No account required — your links stay on your device • Reminders that don't let you forget • A calm inbox that stays small on purpose Stop bookmarking things into the void. Save it, and let Back to This bring you back. — Back to This Pro Try everything free for 7 days. After the trial, keep Pro for the listed price per month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. https://getbacktothis.com/terms

About

Ideon

This app provides a private, scrollable feed to save and revisit ideas, links, files, and notes. Capture content manually or share from other apps, then organize with related notes and gentle reminders. It's designed for easily managing small but useful pieces of knowledge.

Highlights
  • Private feed for ideas, links, files, and notes
  • Share links and files from other apps
  • Manual posts with various media attachments
  • Searchable concept library
  • Gentle optional reminders for saved ideas
  • Local storage for manually captured content
Features
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Ideon is a private, scrollable feed for the ideas, links, files, concepts, terminology, and insights you want to keep. Capture an idea manually with text, photos, video, audio, or file attachments. Share links and supported files from other apps into Ideon, then keep everything in a simple personal feed you can revisit later. Ideon is built for the small pieces of knowledge that are too useful to lose: AI answers, articles, places, documents, diagrams, study notes, and real-life observations. Add related notes to older posts, connect follow-up thoughts, and let Ideon gently bring useful ideas back when they may be worth revisiting. There are no decks to organize, sessions to complete, or study streaks to protect. Pull to reshuffle, keep scrolling, search your library, and mark ideas as useful, fragile, or mastered to influence when they return. Features: • A private feed for ideas, links, files, and notes • Share links and supported files from other apps • Manual posts with text, camera, photos, video, audio, and file attachments • Related notes and comments for follow-up thinking • Searchable concept library • Gentle optional reminders for older saved ideas • Subtle spaced-repetition weighting without flashcards • Local storage for manually captured content • No advertising or cross-app tracking Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.ideonapp.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Back to This4 screens
Ideon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ideon at every 5 days against Back to This's every 3 weeks. Ideon also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). 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. Back to This sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Ideon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Back to This ships an update every 3 weeks, Ideon every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Back to This versus Ideon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBack to ThisIdeon
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuanite FZEMohamed Abdelsalam

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Back to This

Subscriptions1
  • Back to This Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
1 purchases

Ideon

One-time1
  • Ideon Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Back to This free?
Back to This is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ideon free?
Ideon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Back to This or Ideon have ads?
Neither Back to This nor Ideon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Back to This or Ideon?
Back to This ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ideon every 5 days. Most recently, Back to This was updated on October 31, 2026 and Ideon on October 31, 2026.

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