Comparison

AYOA vs IdeaPad

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

Head to head
About

AYOA

This app offers a unified workspace for thinking, planning, and achieving goals. It integrates mind mapping, task management, AI assistance, and collaborative whiteboards to support diverse thinking styles. Ideal for brainstorming, project planning, and team collaboration.

Highlights
  • Mind mapping for visual thinking
  • Task planning and scheduling
  • AI-powered idea generation
  • Collaborative whiteboards
  • Neuro-inclusive design
Features
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AYOA is the inclusive productivity tool that helps you think, plan & achieve your way. Combine mind mapping, task management, AI, and whiteboards in one beautiful workspace. Whether you’re brainstorming, planning projects, or collaborating with your team, AYOA adapts to every thinking style, perfect for creatives, professionals, students, and neurodivergent users. Why AYOA? • Mind maps for visual thinking • Task planning, scheduling & prioritisation • AI-powered prompts & idea generation • Collaborative whiteboards for teams or solo • Neuro-inclusive features for all brains Join thousands who use AYOA to capture ideas, organise projects, and get more done. Stop imagining productivity. Experience it. Terms and Conditions: https://ayoa.com/terms-and-conditions

About

IdeaPad

This app helps you develop your idea generation skills by encouraging daily practice. It provides a simple interface to record your thoughts without judgment, fostering creativity and problem-solving abilities. You can export your ideas to develop them further outside the app.

Highlights
  • Daily idea generation practice
  • Write or speak ideas
  • Save and track ideas
  • Inspiration prompts for topics
  • Export ideas via email
  • No editing or deleting past ideas
Features
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To have good ideas, have many. Ideas are the currency of life. IdeaPad helps you exercise your idea muscle to strengthen it. You must stop censoring your own ideas in order to get used to having them, noticing them, and developing them. Practice daily by writing down 10 ideas. Or any number really. Hold yourself to a daily practice to improve your ability to come up with ideas and solve problems. IdeaPad is very simple: write or speak your idea. Save it. Repeat. The main purpose of IdeaPad is to practice expressing them, not to make sure they are all great, not to develop them into something bigger, not to judge them. All of these steps come later. Because of this, IdeaPad doesn’t allow you to edit past ideas. You can’t delete them (unless you delete the app). You can only add to them. Get used to producing ideas... and producing lots of them. What to do if you can’t come up with 10 ideas? Come up with 20! Give yourself less time to write them to make sure your inner censor doesn’t stand a chance. Use our inspirations to set a topic for your idea-generating session. Think you are onto something really great? We are not here to steal it. We never upload your ideas anywhere. If you want, you can export all your ideas by sending them to yourself via email. Then do with them what you want: start that new project, build a successful business, do something amazing, have fun! Happy ideating!

Screenshots

AYOA4 screens
IdeaPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IdeaPad at none against AYOA's 5. IdeaPad also leads on iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.1). AYOA's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 12) and review sentiment (62% vs 50%). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. AYOA sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $17.00 per month. IdeaPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for AYOA against 4.5 for IdeaPad. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AYOA has 1K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of AYOA's written reviews are positive against 50% of IdeaPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AYOA ships an update every 2 weeks, IdeaPad every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AYOA versus IdeaPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAYOAIdeaPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1K ratings) — better4.5 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews62.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenGenius LimitedThree Green Wedges

Customer experience

AYOA

All ratings1,032 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive62.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative30.0%

IdeaPad

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

AYOA

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Disappearing data and lost work
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Pencil support on iOS
  • Improved printing capabilities
  • Automatic task archiving
  • Dual verification for task completion
  • Better integration with calendars and task managers

IdeaPad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

AYOA

Subscriptions2
  • AYOA Monthly$17.001 Month
  • AYOA Annual$155.991 Year
One-time3
  • Ayoa Task 1 Year$119.99
  • Ayoa Mind Map 1 Year$119.99
  • Ayoa 12 Months Ultimate$155.99
None

IdeaPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AYOA free?
AYOA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IdeaPad free?
IdeaPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AYOA or IdeaPad?
AYOA is rated higher. AYOA averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while IdeaPad averages 4.5 from 12 ratings.
Do AYOA or IdeaPad have ads?
Neither AYOA nor IdeaPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AYOA or IdeaPad?
AYOA ships an update every 2 weeks, and IdeaPad every 4 weeks. Most recently, AYOA was updated on September 24, 2026 and IdeaPad on September 10, 2026.

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