# Birch - Organized Photo Notes — Notes, for visual individuals! > Photo-based note-taking and organization app using hashtags. (iPhone/iPad app by Daniel McCarthy.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birch-organized-photo-notes/id1435221449 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Daniel McCarthy](https://appshunter.io/developer/635693343) - Category: Productivity, Photo & Video - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.70/5 from 124 App Store ratings · 61 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 65 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2020-01-07 - Data updated: 2026-08-14 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birch-organized-photo-notes/id1435221449/reviews.md ## What is Birch? Birch is a different kind of Notes app, built for photos. It's Notes, for visual individuals! Organized photo notes: Are you the type of person who's always super busy, and takes quick reminder photos of things you need to remember later? Is your photo album filled with pictures of product labels, mail, receipts, household projects, whiteboards, recipes, etc? Many of us have turned our photo album into a visual notes app, but Birch can make this "Photo Notes" part of your life much simpler and more organized! Just snap a photo, add a hashtag in a note, and that's it! Create photo notes in seconds and find them lighting fast when you need them later. Hashtags are simpler and way more convenient than creating albums and folders to organize your photos, especially these reminder note photos! Think of it like a document scanner mixed with an organized file cabinet, except it's not limited to only documents or PDFs and can be used to document and reference anything that can be captured by a photo! Multiple hashtags can be added to any photo note, so you can find these organized pics in multiple places. And the organization is managed automatically for you by simply adding hashtags to your notes! Just a few examples of where Birch really shines: • Snapping a quick photo note of something you see in the wild and want to buy later. • Labels & product numbers of household supplies you need to find at the store later. • Receipts and mail you don't want to keep physical copies of. • Organizing and saving whiteboard notes, so you can safely erase but never lose. • Or even just organizing your favorite photos from an occasion (it's built for notes... but it's still way easier than managing personal photo albums) Free with a paid Pro option: I'm a small indie developer, but I don’t think it’s right to make money unless you’re actually getting value. So you get a good amount of features and functionality for free, then have an upgrade option to access more “power user” features. If Birch is helping to make your life a bit easier, upgrading costs less than 5 coffees per year… only 3 if you drink the good stuff! Organize your life, with beautiful photo notes! A clean, simple and intuitive design that looks great in Light or Dark mode! In-App purchase disclaimer: Should you decide to upgrade to Birch Pro, a purchase will be applied to your iTunes account at the time of upgrade. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see our ToS EULA (http://danielmac.co/birch-eula) and Privacy Policy (http://danielmac.co/birch-privacy-policy). ## Key features - Organized photo notes - Hashtag-based organization - Quick photo capture - Fast search functionality - Multiple hashtag support - Light and Dark mode support ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Pro (Monthly) | $1.49 | per month | | Pro (Annual) | $14.99 | per year | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 61) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birch-organized-photo-notes/id1435221449/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Worth the price for me *2025-08-16, version 1.32* Once I upgraded to pro, this was exactly what I needed and had been looking for. The free version was just too constricting. ### 1/5 — Just Sell Me The App *2023-09-28, version 1.32* This continuous yearly monetization scheme is nonsense. You make an app and I want to buy your app- Sell it. The App itself is useful but I'm not going to pay to rent a stagnant piece of software. ### 5/5 — Stop telling me to upgrade to Pro when I already paid for Pro *2023-07-17, version 1.32* Love the app except that even though I am in my second year of paying for Pro it keeps limiting me and saying I have to have Pro to do what I want to do. I’m looking at my Apple subscription info and it clearly says I have Pro through July 6, 2024. Fix your records and stop limiting my actions. ### 5/5 — Outstanding *2023-06-13, version 1.32* I’ve used a lot of note apps and tried to use photos to keep track of things for years. This app makes it all work seamlessly across my iCloud for all my devices. Excellent execution and a beautiful design! ### 5/5 — Best kept secret! *2023-01-01, version 1.32* Amazing! I have organized all my pictures and able to edit and add notes. It has cut my searching for the right notes or references down 80% while working. ### 5/5 — This might work! *2022-05-25, version 1.32* My photo library is full of reminders - that I can never find again! I am thrilled to be able to pull those into Birch and delete them from Photos. Will take all new memory snaps with Birch and immediately hashtag. I am ADD and visually inclined. ### 5/5 — Great photo catalog app *2021-12-29, version 1.32* I use this to organize my pottery glazes, it works better than the current pottery glaze apps that are available. Not a fan of subscription apps but it’s clean, attractive and does what I need it to do. ### 1/5 — Ugh *2021-09-22, version 1.32* well designed but you need to pay to add more than one photo ☹️ ### 5/5 — Finally a visual productivity app *2021-05-02, version 1.30* Love it. Using already. Few questions: for someone in a health workplace, how is your data secured? If I have a patient info in a pic am I/are you/we covered? Part two: any family sharing/calendar reminder functionality planned? Any integrating with smart devices? Excellent app, saw the stormtrooper reddit post, great use of your time. Also, the design symphony is beautifully simple. Pps: any thoughts on pic stitching? I’ve immediately went to sort my recipes and it works as a multi image note but might be smoother as one long image. I can see how that would cause other problems tho. ### 5/5 — Simple solution for organizing visual notes and commentary *2021-02-11, version 1.29* My Apple Photos app is cluttered with screen shots, snap shots, visual reminders, receipts, art study, and family photos. Really gets in the way of managing my fine art photos. Apple’s keyword tagging is feeble, and can only be done on Mac—not iOS. Now I can just index all the documentary stuff with keywords in birch, add explanatory text as needed, and delete the copy in the Photos. Finally a way to preserve ideas & records, while keeping my artwork and family photos at my fingertips on all my devices. ## Frequently asked questions about Birch ### What does this app do? This app allows you to create organized photo notes. You can snap a picture of anything you need to remember, add hashtags to categorize it, and then easily find it later. It's designed for visual individuals who want to simplify managing reminder photos. ### How does the organization work? Organization is managed through hashtags. You can add one or multiple hashtags to each photo note, allowing you to find your pictures in various categories. This is presented as a simpler alternative to traditional albums and folders for reminder photos. ### Is the app free to use? Yes, the app offers a good amount of features and functionality for free. There is also a paid Pro option available for 'power user' features, which is an in-app purchase. ### What kind of photos can I organize? You can organize any photo that serves as a note or reminder. Examples include product labels, receipts, mail, household project photos, whiteboard notes, recipes, or even favorite photos from an occasion. ### What are the benefits of using hashtags over folders? Hashtags are described as simpler and more convenient than creating albums and folders, especially for reminder photos. They allow for flexible categorization, as a single photo can be tagged with multiple hashtags, making it discoverable in different contexts. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.32 — 2021-09-19 Thanks for all the amazing feedback! Here's what's new in the most recent updates: • Bug fixes and performance improvements. • NEW FEATURE: Edit photos with cropping, drawing, etc. • Fixed a text bug when "Bold/Large Text" was enabled. Thanks Gary, lol you can make your text as big as you want now :) More coming soon! If you are enjoying Birch, quickly tapping a star rating (or leaving a nice text review if you're feeling generous) means the world to us and helps a lot! ### 1.31 — 2021-05-17 Thanks for all the amazing feedback! Here's what's new in the most recent updates: • NEW FEATURE: Edit photos with cropping, drawing, etc. • Fixed a text bug when "Bold/Large Text" was enabled. Thanks Gary, lol you can make your text as big as you want now :) • Greased a few gears, changed the oil and put some air in the tires. More coming soon! If you are enjoying Birch, quickly tapping a star rating (or leaving a nice text review if you're feeling generous) means the world to us and helps a lot! ### 1.30 — 2021-02-26 Thanks for all the amazing feedback! Here's what we've got for you in the most recent updates: • New feature! Edit photos with cropping, drawing, etc. • Fixed a text bug when "Bold/Large Text" was enabled in your device settings. • A few other bug fixes and performance boosts. More coming soon! If you are enjoying Birch, quickly tapping a star rating (or leaving a nice text review if you're feeling generous) means the world to us and helps a lot! ### 1.29 — 2020-09-17 Thanks for all the amazing feedback! Here's what we've got for you in the most recent updates: • New iOS 14 Widget! • Slick new navigation transitions • Major stability improvements to iCloud syncs • A new, fully native iPad app! Woo! More coming soon! If you are enjoying Birch, quickly tapping a star rating (or leaving a nice text review if you're feeling generous) means the world to us and helps a lot! ### 1.28 — 2020-08-19 Thanks for all the amazing feedback! Here's what we've got for you in the most recent updates: • Slick new navigation transitions • Removed birch link when sharing photos with Pro • Fixed some rare app crashes • Major stability improvements to iCloud syncs • A new, fully native iPad app! Woo! • Real time, live syncing between your devices with Pro More coming soon! 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