Comparison

ThinkAloud Notes vs Habit

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

Head to head
About

ThinkAloud Notes

Record your thoughts and let on-device AI transform them into structured notes with titles, tags, and links. Your data stays private on your phone, with no accounts or subscriptions required. Access and manage your notes as standard Markdown files.

Highlights
  • Voice, photo, and text input
  • On-device AI note generation
  • Automatic tagging and linking
  • Ask questions about your notes
  • Knowledge graph creation
  • Markdown file export
  • Optional cloud sync
Features
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You think out loud. ThinkAloud writes it down. Hit record and just talk: a passing idea, a meeting, a whole lecture. When you stop, you can play the recording back and decide whether it's worth keeping before anything happens to it. Only then does the on-device AI turn it into a real note, with a title, some structure, tags, and links to the related notes you already have. Here's the part that matters. All of this happens on your phone. ThinkAloud runs Google's Gemma model locally, so your voice and your notes never get uploaded anywhere. There's no account to create, no server in the middle, and nothing to pay every month. You download the model once, and after that it works offline. Your notes are just Markdown files in an ordinary folder, the same format Obsidian uses. Point ThinkAloud at a vault you already have, or let it keep one for you. Either way you can open, edit, or back them up with any app you like. Nothing is trapped inside. What it's good at: - Voice, photos, or quick text go in; clean, tagged notes come out - Ask your notes a question in plain language and get an answer with its sources listed, so you can tap straight through to where each fact came from - A knowledge graph that builds itself as your notes start linking up - Full-text search, tags, folders, and checklists - Optional sync to your own Google Drive or iCloud. Your account, a private folder, no servers of mine in between. No ads, no analytics, no tracking, no accounts. I made ThinkAloud because I wanted a notebook that was actually mine. That's the whole idea. The on-device model needs around 3 GB of free space and a fairly recent device.

About

Habit

Features
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Habit-Check is a private, offline-first tracker for the things you're trying to do more of — and the things you're trying to stay on top of. HABITS Build streaks with a colour-coded tile grid that shows months of progress at a glance. Tap any past day to correct it. TASKS Due dates, priorities, recurring schedules, tags, sub-tasks with checkboxes, and an Eisenhower matrix for deciding what actually matters. Complete a task straight from its notification. CALENDAR See your schedule by year, month, week, three days or a single day, colour-coded by priority. FASTING Nine protocols from 12:12 through to 72 hours, with a live timer and a plain-language explanation of the metabolic phase your body is in — backed by cited primary research rather than marketing copy. Log your weight and watch the trend over time. FOCUS A Pomodoro timer that feeds into your statistics. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account. No cloud. No analytics. No ads. Everything lives on your device, and you can export a backup whenever you want. HABIT-CHECK PRO Habits, tasks, notes and the calendar are free. Pro adds Statistics, the full fasting suite, the Focus timer, custom backgrounds, the light theme, habit share-images and backup — free for 30 days, then US$7.99 per year, or a one-time US$24.99 lifetime unlock. Habit-Check is a productivity tool, not a medical device. The fasting information is educational and is not medical advice. Consult a qualified clinician before starting any fasting protocol, especially if you are pregnant, managing a medical condition, taking medication, or have a history of disordered eating. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Habit-Check Pro is an auto-renewing subscription of US$7.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. A lifetime unlock is also available as a single non-renewing purchase. Terms of Use: https://YOUR-USERNAME.github.io/habit-check/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://YOUR-USERNAME.github.io/habit-check/

Screenshots

ThinkAloud Notes4 screens
Habit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ThinkAloud Notes at none against Habit's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Habit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. ThinkAloud Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThinkAloud Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, Habit weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ThinkAloud Notes versus Habit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThinkAloud NotesHabit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGhanashyam Vinod TattiEDBERG KOJO SAM

In-app purchases

None

ThinkAloud Notes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Habit

Subscriptions1
  • Habit-Check Pro1 Month trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Habit-Check$24.99

Questions

Is ThinkAloud Notes free?
ThinkAloud Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Habit free?
Habit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ThinkAloud Notes or Habit have ads?
Neither ThinkAloud Notes nor Habit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThinkAloud Notes or Habit?
ThinkAloud Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Habit weekly. Most recently, ThinkAloud Notes was updated on November 10, 2026 and Habit on November 13, 2026.

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