Comparison

Ideamixer vs Tempo

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

Head to head
About

Ideamixer

This application helps users brainstorm and generate new ideas by allowing them to add their own thoughts and mix them together. It provides useful functions for creative thinking and idea generation.

Highlights
  • Add personal ideas
  • Mix ideas together
  • Generate new concepts
  • Creative thinking tool
  • Idea brainstorming
Features
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Ideamixer is an app for brainstorming and growing your ideas. An idea is a new combination of things you already know — not something out of nowhere. Ideamixer helps you capture what you notice, feel, and learn, then combine it all to spark new ideas. Over 500 built-in words are ready to jump-start your thinking. Tools to expand and deepen your ideas - Idea Hex: expand associations in a mandala-chart layout - Virtual Talk: answer questions about your idea to find new perspectives - Missing Link: explore what connects your idea and a random word - Idea Link: organize your thoughts in a mind-map style - Osborn's Checklist: transform an idea through nine viewpoints - Idea Mixer / Random Mix: combine ideas with each other or with random words - Separate: split an overgrown idea into a brand-new one - Color coding: categorize your ideas by color Go ahead and get good ideas! --- Icons by Icons8

About

Tempo

Features
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Tempo - Time Tracker will let you organize the most important events with custom reminders before and after the event to never forget them when it really matters!

Screenshots

Ideamixer3 screens
Tempo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempo at none against Ideamixer's 1. Tempo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Ideamixer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tempo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ideamixer ships an update every 2 months, Tempo daily. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ideamixer versus Tempo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdeamixerTempo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColorBoxStudioAntonino Cannistraci

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ideamixer

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$3.99
None

Tempo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ideamixer free?
Ideamixer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tempo free?
Tempo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ideamixer or Tempo have ads?
Ideamixer shows ads; Tempo does not.
Which is updated more often, Ideamixer or Tempo?
Ideamixer ships an update every 2 months, and Tempo daily. Most recently, Ideamixer was updated on October 11, 2026 and Tempo on October 7, 2026.

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