Comparison

PlaceRack vs iXnote

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

Head to head
About

PlaceRack

Features
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Every so often, one finds it hard to recall a specific place they visited and the associated experience. It was one such time that led to the origin of the PlaceRack app; a convenient way to capture, catalog, recall and recommend. PlaceRack is an app to remember. It allows you to capture a memorable event, a dining experience or anything worth noting. You can add images, audio or text to your capture session. At a later time, you easily recall this event by performing a simple search and scrolling a list of possible choices. You can share any of your experiences with friends, and on social media; also you can receive recommendations from your friends. At the capture session, the app provides Yelp scores and recommendations from your friends.

About

iXnote

This app acts as a context assistant, organizing information into interconnected cards for people, projects, and meetings. It helps you prepare for discussions by automatically linking relevant details and capturing new information as you go, all while keeping your thinking private.

Highlights
  • Interconnected card system
  • Automatic context building during conversations
  • On-device processing and iCloud sync
  • Calendar meeting import
  • Export to JSON and CSV
  • Custom categories and advanced search (Pro)
Features
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Context is all you need. Walk into every meeting with the right context already in front of you. iXnote is your Context Assistant. It gives you the right context, so you walk in ready and stay present in the room. CARDS, AND CONNECTED CARDS iXnote is built from one simple thing: the card. A card holds one thing. A person. A project. A meeting. A decision. Connect a card to the cards it relates to, and those connections become its context. Tap any card to see it in its context, the whole situation around it. FOLLOWALONG With FollowAlong, the context comes together as you talk. You never break stride to make it happen. It surfaces the cards that matter and captures the new ones, so you stay in the conversation and make the call. ON DEVICE FollowAlong runs entirely on your device, powered by the latest open-source AI models. Nothing you say is ever uploaded, and your cards stay in your own iCloud. It works on any iPhone, iPad, or Mac that supports Apple Intelligence. THE THINKING STAYS YOURS iXnote gives you the context. The thinking stays yours: the conclusions, the insight, the call in the room. SIMPLE BY DESIGN Just cards, and the connections between them. Simple enough to use in the middle of a meeting, ready to hold thousands of connected cards. ONE TAP FROM YOUR CALENDAR Import your meetings with one tap. iXnote makes connected cards for the people, the companies and the meeting itself, so the room is mapped before you arrive. AUTOMATE THE BORING PART Twelve Shortcuts actions put your cards within reach of everything else on your device. Make cards, connect them, find them, open one, or read back a day's transcript. Every card also has an appendix, text that stays out of the way but stays searchable, so your automations have somewhere to write. FREE - Unlimited cards and connections - Full-text search - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac - Meeting import from your calendar - Export to JSON and CSV - Shortcuts and the Share Extension iXnote PRO - Custom categories with your own colors - Advanced search filters - Import from Obsidian, mind maps, and OPML outlines - Transcript export iXnote: the right context for the moment you're in. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeveula/

Screenshots

PlaceRack4 screens
iXnote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iXnote at every 11 days against PlaceRack's every 12 months. PlaceRack's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). 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. PlaceRack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and iXnote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlaceRack ships an update every 12 months, iXnote every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PlaceRack versus iXnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaceRackiXnote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBreakpoint Software Incixnote, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PlaceRack

One-time1
  • Standard$6.99
2 purchases

iXnote

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PlaceRack free?
PlaceRack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iXnote free?
iXnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlaceRack or iXnote have ads?
Neither PlaceRack nor iXnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlaceRack or iXnote?
PlaceRack ships an update every 12 months, and iXnote every 11 days. Most recently, PlaceRack was updated on October 26, 2026 and iXnote on October 6, 2026.

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