Comparison

Squiddle vs Notes Index

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

Head to head
About

Squiddle

This app allows you to quickly sketch ideas, notes, or reminders using your finger on your phone. You can then save these doodles, share them with others, or upload them to cloud storage. It's a fun and flexible way to capture thoughts on the go.

Highlights
  • Finger sketching and note-taking
  • Save and share doodles
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Mark up photos and images
  • Set doodle reminders
  • Organize notes with tags
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Squiddle is the fun way to doodle and take notes on the go! Squiddle gives you the freedom to use your finger to sketch your thoughts right onto your phone at the exact moment they are on your mind. Then you can save them for later or share them with friends. Be silly, serious, or both: it’s up to you. Draw a mustache on your friend, sketch an expressive idea for your spouse or share a brainstorming byproduct with a coworker. Squiddle does the remembering so your mind can be free to think! Features include: - Quickly sketch an idea and share it with friends or upload it to your cloud storage (Evernote, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc - must have those apps installed) - Mark up a photo or image with important annotations or entertaining messages - Use a doodle to set a lively reminder for yourself - Organize notes into a series of tags

About

Notes Index

Features
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Notes Index turns your handwritten notes into a library you can search. Scan a notebook page or loose sheet with the built-in document scanner, or bring in a photo you already took. Notes Index cleans up the page, recognizes your handwriting on the device, and files it by date. FIND ANY PAGE Search for a word you wrote and Notes Index highlights exactly where it appears on the page. BROWSE LIKE PAPER Pinch through your library from a full-width page down to a dense grid. On iPad, open two pages side by side, like an open notebook. MARK IT UP Write on your pages with Apple Pencil or your finger, and recrop a page any time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no ads. Text recognition happens on your device. Turn on iCloud sync to keep your library on all your devices, stored in your own iCloud account. Export your images and text whenever you like.

Screenshots

Squiddle4 screens
Notes Index4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Notes Index at weekly against Squiddle's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squiddle ships an update every 2 months, Notes Index weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Squiddle versus Notes Index: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquiddleNotes Index
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThink Tank Productionsnedrelow, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Squiddle

No in-app purchases

None

Notes Index

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Squiddle free?
Squiddle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notes Index free?
Notes Index is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Squiddle or Notes Index have ads?
Neither Squiddle nor Notes Index shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Squiddle or Notes Index?
Squiddle ships an update every 2 months, and Notes Index weekly. Most recently, Squiddle was updated on October 4, 2026 and Notes Index on October 2, 2026.

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