Comparison

Minpick vs Ink

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

Head to head
About

Minpick

Features
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You had five minutes. You had things to do. But the five minutes disappeared while you were deciding what to start. Then another small pocket of time came, and choosing still took longer than starting. It was not because there was nothing to do. There was too much to choose from. I used to be there too. That is why I made Minpick—not to make you work harder, but to shorten the part where you have to decide. Save something you want to do later and roughly how many minutes it takes. When you have 3 minutes, choose 3. When you have 5, choose 5. When you have 10, choose 10. Minpick shows up to three tasks that should fit. You do not have to scan a long to-do list again. If you want to narrow things down, use category or priority—for example, only work, or only tasks with medium or high priority. You can choose a time from the Home Screen widget. If a nudge helps, set a reminder for a day and time. You can switch languages in the app, and VoiceOver and Dynamic Type are supported. If you want to stop, stop. If today is a day to rest, rest. You do not have to turn every free minute into output, and you do not have to open Minpick every time. Next time a few minutes open up and you have things to do but cannot decide what to start, open Minpick then. I did not make it to push you harder. I made it to make that deciding moment a little shorter. You still choose. No account is required. Your saved tasks stay on your device. There are no ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases.

About

Ink

Features
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Ink is a local-first writing workspace for iPhone and iPad. Keep drafts, notes, sources, and their connections together without an Ink account. WRITE YOUR WAY • Work in rich text or Markdown, then preview a clean reading version. • Set a daily word goal and adjust the editor font, size, and line height. FIND THE CONNECTION • Search titles and note text, browse recent notes, and organize work with projects, favorites, bookmarks, and templates. • Link notes with wiki links, use tags, and explore local graph and discovery views. • Keep related drafts on simple Kanban boards. BRING IN SOURCES. TAKE WORK OUT. • Import documents, PDFs, images, audio, and video. Ink can recover searchable text from supported PDFs. • Keep revision history, move notes to Trash and restore them when needed. • Share or export individual work as Markdown, plain text, HTML, PDF, DOCX, or EPUB; export a Markdown vault or static site when you need a wider backup. AI ON YOUR TERMS AI is off by default. Connect a provider you choose—including local Ollama or a supported cloud provider—to summarize, rewrite, outline, ask questions, and create study materials. Ink shows the selected context scope, cites matched workspace sources when available, and lets you insert generated text instead of silently replacing your work. YOUR WORK, YOUR DEVICES Your workspace lives locally on your device. When iCloud Drive is available, Ink keeps readable Markdown copies of active notes in your Ink folder. Optional CloudKit sync can keep workspace changes available across your Apple devices. If you use AI, Ink sends the material needed for your requested action directly to the provider you choose. Ink is built for writers, students, researchers, and anyone who wants a calmer place to think. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Minpick4 screens
Ink3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ink at Free against Minpick's $3.99. Ink also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). Minpick's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Ink is free to download; Minpick costs $3.99 up front. Ink sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Minpick asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minpick ships an update fortnightly, Ink every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Minpick versus Ink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinpickInk
Price$3.99Free — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMakoto FukuokaBENOIT BARNABY

In-app purchases

None

Minpick

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ink

Subscriptions1
  • Ink Pro$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Minpick free?
Minpick costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ink free?
Ink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Minpick or Ink have ads?
Neither Minpick nor Ink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minpick or Ink?
Minpick ships an update fortnightly, and Ink every 2 days. Most recently, Minpick was updated on October 25, 2026 and Ink on October 25, 2026.

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