# Thoughts! vs Papertuck

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Papertuck at 17.0 against Thoughts!'s 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Thoughts! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Papertuck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Thoughts! ships an update every 4 days, Papertuck every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Thoughts! | Papertuck |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Every 5 days |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Size | 53 MB | 68 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **17.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Seongjae Kim](https://appshunter.io/developer/6783318248) | [Varun Adiyeri Parambath](https://appshunter.io/developer/1871832309) |

## What reviewers say

### Thoughts!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thoughts-idea-organizer/id6783318246)

Capture and organize all your ideas, notes, links, and photos in one place. The app intelligently suggests titles, summaries, and tags, and helps you organize content using the PARA method. Never lose an idea again with powerful search and threaded notes.

**Highlights:** Quick note capture, Threaded notes for related ideas, Save links with key points, Photo notes with screenshots, Event and reminder creation, PARA folder organization, AI-generated titles, summaries, and tags

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Thoughts! Pro | $1.99 | per month |
| Thoughts! Pro | $12.99 | per year |


### Papertuck

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/papertuck-document-vault/id6799600487)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Papertuck Pro Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| Papertuck Pro Annual | $24.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Personal | $49.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Thoughts! free?

Thoughts! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Papertuck free?

Papertuck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Thoughts! or Papertuck have ads?

Neither Thoughts! nor Papertuck shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Thoughts! or Papertuck?

Thoughts! ships an update every 4 days, and Papertuck every 5 days. Most recently, Thoughts! was updated on November 10, 2026 and Papertuck on October 31, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*