illusions「幻」 vs Lobster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
illusions「幻」
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illusions「幻」mobileは、.mdi形式の原稿をiPhoneやiPadでいつでもどこでも確認するためのモバイル版アプリです。 「ファイル」Appから.mdiファイルを開き、縦書き・横書きで原稿を閲覧できます。ルビや傍点、改ページなど、日本語の文章表現にも対応しています。 【ファイルの開き方】 「ファイル」Appに保存されている.mdiファイルを選択して開きます。保存先にはiCloud Driveの利用を推奨します。 Google DriveやOneDriveなど、iCloud Drive以外のクラウドストレージでは、サービス側の同期状況によってファイルの読み込みや保存に失敗する場合があります。大切な原稿はバックアップを取り、安定した利用のためiCloud Driveをご利用ください。 サポート: https://www.illusions.app
Lobster
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Write what only you can say. Catch the thought where it finds you. Connect the scattered pieces. Work the sentences until they hold. Then export something a reader can actually read. Lobster keeps every stage of a piece of writing in one library — a novel, a blog post and a diary all live in the same drawer. CATCH IT WHERE IT HAPPENS — Catch Ideas Good sentences rarely arrive at the desk. The Catch Ideas button sits in the same place on every screen: one press captures text, a photo, a video, a voice recording or where you are. Anything shared to Lobster from another app lands there too. It all collects in the Idea Aquarium until you are ready to use it. SCATTERED PIECES FIND EACH OTHER — Interstellar View Sheets that share a keyword are drawn together — dotted lines for keywords, solid lines for links you made yourself. Seeing that last year's note already touches today's chapter gives you a sentence a list of files never would. A PARAGRAPH, SENTENCE BY SENTENCE — Writing Studio Lobster lays a paragraph out one sentence at a time, with a rewrite line under each. Compare, pick the one you want, drag sentences into a new order. Only what you choose goes back into the manuscript, and the original stays safe while you work. SEE HOW MUCH OF IT IS YOURS — Voiceprint Research leaves other people's sentences in a draft. Voiceprint separates what you pasted from what you wrote and shows you the balance, sheet by sheet. Copying a passage to learn from it? Turn on transcription mode and it won't count against you. BUILD THE PAGE YOU EXPORT — Style Studio Preview the page your PDF or DOCX will become, large enough to actually read. Adjust headings, body text, quotes and notes right there. A FULL MARKDOWN EDITOR • Headings, lists, quotes, code, footnotes, tables, images, equations and a table of contents • Sheet links, bookmarks, annotations and a second editor side by side • A dashboard with statistics, progress, outline, notes, keywords and more • Writing goals by words, characters, lines or pages, with a deadline • Eight writing types — essay, novel, blog, magazine, reporting, social, diary and freeform — each with its own starting structure EXPORT PDF, DOCX, ePub, HTML and plain text, plus print with page and paragraph numbers. YOUR WRITING, KEPT SAFE • There is no server. Your manuscript lives on your device; iCloud keeps your Mac, iPhone and iPad in step. • There is no AI. Lobster never writes your sentences and never sends your writing anywhere. • Automatic hourly, daily and weekly backups, saved versions and a trash. • Lock the app with a password, Touch ID or Face ID. NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Use every feature free for five days. If Lobster earns its place, buy it once — no renewal, no next charge. One purchase opens Lobster on Mac, iPhone and iPad. If the trial ends before you buy, only editing locks: everything you wrote stays readable, searchable and exportable. Available in English, Korean, Japanese, German and French. Privacy Policy: https://royworkx.com/lobster/privacy Terms of Use: https://royworkx.com/lobster/terms Support: RoyWorkx@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: illusions「幻」 at none against Lobster's 1. Lobster's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Lobster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. illusions「幻」 asks for nothing beyond the download.
illusions「幻」 ships an update every 5 days, Lobster daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | illusions「幻」 | Lobster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Junpei Ikuta | Byeongkon Kim |
In-app purchases
illusions「幻」
No in-app purchases
Lobster
- Lobster Lifetime$39.99
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