Comparison

bubbly vs Corteks

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

Head to head
About

bubbly

This app provides a gentle space to unload thoughts and tasks without the pressure of rigid checklists or deadlines. Thoughts are visualized as organic bubbles on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Live Activities, with options for voice input and syncing with your calendar.

Highlights
  • Visualize thoughts as organic bubbles
  • Voice input for quick capture
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Live Activities integration
  • Sync with Apple Calendar and Reminders
  • Satisfying 'pop' for task completion
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Get it off your mind. Are you overwhelmed by rigid checklists and the pressure to optimize every minute of your day? Bubbly is a gentle place to unload your thoughts, so you can empty your mind instead of filling it with more stress. No more opening apps just to check a simple task. No more stressful deadlines. Simply toss your scattered thoughts into bubbles and let them stay where you can see them—on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Live Activities. 1. Visualized As You Think Your thoughts and notes float as soft, organic crayon bubbles. Choose the view that fits your moment: - Bubble View: See your thoughts floating freely. - Compact View: Keep more bubbles visible at a glance. - List View: Organize everything in a simple vertical list. See what matters most without rigid categories or complicated checklists. 2. Voice to Bubble Capture thoughts as fast as they come. Too busy to type? Just speak, and Bubbly will toss your words into a bubble instantly. 3. Lock Screen Wallpapers Turn your Lock Screen into a calm visual space for your thoughts. - Set a basic bubbly Lock Screen wallpaper. - Choose Bubble View, Compact View, or List View. - Keep your bubbles visible without opening the app. 4. Design Wallpapers Create a Lock Screen that feels like your own. - Use your favorite photo as the wallpaper background. - Choose Bubble View, Compact View, or List View. - Select from multiple design fonts. - Customize background colors and overlay strength. - Create a wallpaper that matches your mood and style. 5. Home Screen Widgets Keep your bubbles visible on your Home Screen with bubbly widgets. Choose a widget style that fits your day and see your thoughts without opening the app. 6. Live Activities Keep important bubbles visible on your Lock Screen, even alongside notifications. Live Activities update automatically as your bubbles change. 7. Calendar & Reminders Sync Connect bubbly with Apple Calendar and Reminders. Sync bubble text, dates, times, repeating schedules, completions, and changes between bubbly and Apple apps. - Create, edit, or delete a bubble in bubbly and reflect the change in Apple Calendar or Reminders. - Create, edit, or delete an event or reminder in Apple apps and reflect the change in bubbly. - Keep repeating events and reminders connected to their bubbles. 8. Pop for Relief The mission ends with a satisfying pop. Experience the joy of clearing your head once a task is done. No strings attached. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Corteks

Features
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Corteks is where you put a thought so you can stop holding it. Speak it, type it, or snap a photo. That is the whole job. Corteks reads what you captured, titles it, files it, and connects it to everything you have thought before. WHAT IT DOES WITH YOUR THINKING Reads every capture. A title, a one-line summary, what it is about, and the older thoughts it genuinely connects to. You never file anything yourself. Builds a graph, not a folder tree. Your thoughts cluster by what they are actually about, and you start seeing that you have been circling something for weeks. Writes your week, every Sunday. Not a step count. What you thought about, what changed, and what you keep returning to. Answers questions about your own mind. Chat is grounded in what you captured, so it points at your own words instead of inventing advice. Holds what you are working toward. Write down your objectives, focus three at a time, and Corteks reads those three closely. Three, because attention does not divide well. WHAT IT IS NOT No feed. No streaks. No badges. Nothing is public and nothing is shared, so there is nobody to perform for. It never tells you that you are behind. An objective that has gone quiet is reported as a fact, never as a failing. YOUR THOUGHTS ARE YOURS Everything is private to your account. It is used to build what the app shows you and nothing else: your graph, your readings, your weekly story, and the answers you get in chat. Export everything to your email whenever you like, in a readable file and as JSON. Delete your account and it all goes with it. CORTEKS PRO Start with a free trial. No card, and nothing is charged when you sign up. Pro covers capturing without limits, having every capture read and connected, your weekly reading, readings on your three focused objectives, and chat. After the trial, everything you already captured stays readable forever. Browsing, search, the graph, past readings and export never stop working. Corteks Pro is $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://corteks.app/terms Privacy: https://corteks.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

bubbly4 screens
Corteks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Corteks at every 3 days against bubbly's every 2 weeks. Corteks also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. bubbly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Corteks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bubbly ships an update every 2 weeks, Corteks every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
bubbly versus Corteks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbubblyCorteks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJiyun ParkSanad Shegem

In-app purchases

3 purchases

bubbly

Subscriptions2
  • bubbly.pro14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • bubbly.pro$16.991 Year
One-time1
  • bubbly.pro$39.99
2 purchases

Corteks

Subscriptions2
  • Corteks Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Corteks Pro Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is bubbly free?
bubbly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Corteks free?
Corteks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do bubbly or Corteks have ads?
Neither bubbly nor Corteks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bubbly or Corteks?
bubbly ships an update every 2 weeks, and Corteks every 3 days. Most recently, bubbly was updated on October 31, 2026 and Corteks on October 31, 2026.

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