Comparison

Lucid vs Thought Meadow

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

Head to head
About

Lucid

Features
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Ever had a great idea, written it down, and never found it again? Notes apps just pile up. All-in-one tools get overwhelming. Lucid sits in between. โ–  Catch the 3 seconds it lives Tap the home screen widget and start typing. Don't pick a type or a place โ€” just get it down. โ–  Organize in 5 minutes a day Swipe through your thoughts and answer one thing: "Where does this go?" No jargon โ€” Projects, Areas, Resources, Archive. โ–  Today, only what matters Open the app and today's tasks come first. Each one done is a small win. โ–  Your second brain, in your hand No account, no login. Every thought stays safe on your iPhone. Stop losing your best ideas. Let Lucid remember them for you.

About

Thought Meadow

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Some ideas just need a quiet place. Thought Meadow is a simple, native notes app for iPhone, in English and Arabic. Capture a thought, plan your day, and keep what matters. Open the app and start writing, with no account or internet connection. A little room to think: โ€ข Write notes with automatic local saving. โ€ข Organize with folders, tags and pinned notes. โ€ข Search titles, content and tags. โ€ข Use Markdown preview and interactive checklists. โ€ข Archive notes or move them to Trash and restore them later. โ€ข Export a note as Markdown or back up your full notebook. โ€ข Import text, Markdown and notebook backups through Files. Your thoughts, yours alone: โ€ข The local notebook needs no account. The app has no ads, analytics or tracking. โ€ข Notes stay on your device and are not sent to the developer's server. โ€ข Add optional password encryption for your notebook and full backups. โ€ข Your password is not stored and cannot be recovered if lost. The local notebook is free and open source under the MIT license. Optional Thought Meadow Plus subscription: โ€ข Keep a separate iCloud notebook on your devices signed into the same iCloud account. โ€ข Invite people to shared checklists. Invited participants can join for free. โ€ข Choose an unencrypted local note to copy to iCloud, or save an iCloud item as a local copy. โ€ข The workspace requires iCloud and an internet connection. Open or refresh it to fetch the latest saved items. The local password lock applies to the local notebook. Eligible subscribers receive a 7-day free trial, then the subscription renews automatically at US $5.00/month unless canceled. Prices vary by country. Apple displays your local price before confirmation. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://alawyadnan.github.io/thought-meadow/privacy.html Notes are excluded from automatic iPhone backups. Export copies regularly through Files and keep them outside the device: deleting the app may delete local notes. This first release has not yet had an independent security audit.

Screenshots

Lucid4 screens
Thought Meadow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lucid at none against Thought Meadow's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Thought Meadow sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.00 per month. Lucid asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lucid ships an update every 3 days, Thought Meadow every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Lucid versus Thought Meadow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucidThought Meadow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoo wong KwonAlawy Alshakhouri

In-app purchases

None

Lucid

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Thought Meadow

Subscriptions1
  • Thought Meadow Plus7 Days trial$5.001 Month

Questions

Is Lucid free?
Lucid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thought Meadow free?
Thought Meadow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lucid or Thought Meadow have ads?
Neither Lucid nor Thought Meadow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lucid or Thought Meadow?
Lucid ships an update every 3 days, and Thought Meadow every 2 days. Most recently, Lucid was updated on November 13, 2026 and Thought Meadow on November 13, 2026.

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