Iris vs HOLDit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Iris
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Remember what you worked on before the details disappear. Iris is a private, local-first work journal that makes it easy to capture small work updates, keep track of your progress, and build a useful record of what you’ve accomplished over time. Record a quick voice note or type an update, and Iris can organize it into clearer highlights, impact, blockers, people, and next steps. As your notes build up, turn your work history into weekly updates, monthly summaries, achievement records, or performance review drafts. With Iris, you can: - Capture quick work notes whenever something worth remembering happens - Record short voice notes and turn them into editable transcripts - Tag notes by project to keep different areas of your work organized - Organize messy notes into highlights, impact, blockers, people, and next steps - See your recent work, activity, and follow-ups from Home - Generate weekly recaps and manager updates - Create monthly summaries and achievement records - Turn your work history into yearly summaries and performance review drafts - Set reminders to build a consistent logging habit Built for the way work actually happens You don’t need to maintain a detailed journal every day. Capture a quick update when something moves forward, you solve a problem, receive useful feedback, unblock someone, or finish something you may want to remember later. Over time, Iris gives you a clearer record of your work — without turning work tracking into another heavy productivity system. Private by design Your journal entries and saved summaries are stored locally on your device. AI features are optional and only run when you choose to use them, including voice transcription, note organization, and summary generation. Iris does not store your raw journal entries or voice recordings. Iris Plus is available for higher AI usage limits and additional summary features. Privacy Policy: https://iris-ai.xyz/mobile-privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
HOLDit
This app provides a private, local space to capture and organize significant thoughts and realizations. It uses a card-based system with optional color-coding to help users revisit important moments. The intentional card limit encourages focus on what truly matters.
- Private, local storage
- Card-based thought organization
- Color-coding for categorization
- Intentional card limits
- Thought release for new moments
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HOLDit is a private place for thoughts too important to disappear into a regular notes app. Some moments change how you see your life: a realization, an epiphany, a sentence you need to remember, or a decision that brings clarity. HOLDit gives each one a place to stay. KEEP A MOMENT Each card holds a moment and the thought connected to it. Tap a card to write freely. Name the moment in your own words, then keep the thought beneath it. Hold a saved card to give it a color. Tap the card count to change the order of your cards. Return to the grid whenever you want to revisit them. MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT MATTERS Start with 4 cards. With Access, unlock all 99. The limit is intentional. Choose the thoughts that matter enough to keep close, rather than saving everything. When a card no longer needs to stay, release it with the slider inside the saved card. KEEP YOUR THOUGHTS PRIVATE Your thoughts are stored only on your device, with support for iCloud backups. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Iris and HOLDit are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Iris sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and HOLDit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Iris | HOLDit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KENNETH CHIN WEI YOW | Seunghoon Baek |
In-app purchases
Iris
- Iris Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
- Iris Plus Yearly$29.991 Year
HOLDit
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$34.991 Year









