Comparison

Standard Notes vs RecruitPath

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

Head to head
About

Standard Notes

Securely capture and sync your thoughts across all devices with end-to-end encryption. This app offers a simple, lasting place for all your notes, from personal thoughts to sensitive information, with robust privacy features.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Offline access
  • Passcode and biometric lock
  • Tagging system
  • Open-source code
  • Optional productivity editors and themes
Features
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Standard Notes is a private and secure end-to-end encrypted notes app. It allows you to write and sync your notes across all your devices, including your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and web browser. Private means your notes are end-to-end encrypted, so only you can read your notes. Even we can't read the contents of your notes. Simple means it does one job and does it well. Standard Notes is a safe and lasting place for your life's work. Our focus is making it easy to write notes wherever you are and syncing them with encryption to all your devices. Our users love us for: • Personal Notes • Tasks & Todos • Passwords & Keys • Code & Technical Procedures • Private Journal • Meeting Notes • Cross-platform Scratchpad • Books, Recipes, & Movies • Health & Fitness Log Standard Notes comes free with: • Seamless sync across all your devices, with easy to use applications on iPhone, iPad, Mac, web browsers, and other platforms. • Offline access, so you can access your downloaded notes even without a connection. • No limit on number of devices. • No limit on number of notes. • Passcode lock protection, along with Touch ID and Face ID protection. • A tagging system to organize your notes (like #work, #ideas, #passwords, #crypto). • The ability to pin, lock, protect, and move notes to trash, which allows you to recover deleted notes until the trash is emptied. Standard Notes is completely open-source, which means when we say your notes are encrypted with industry-leading XChaCha-20 encryption, and that only you can read your notes, you don't have to take our word for it. Our code is open to the world to audit. We made Standard Notes simple because longevity is important to us. We want to make sure we're here, protecting your notes, for the next hundred years. You shouldn't have to find a new notes app every year. To sustain our development, we offer optional paid subscriptions which give you access to powerful tools like: • Productivity editors (like Markdown, Code, Spreadsheets) • Beautiful themes (like Midnight, Focus, Solarized Dark) • Powerful cloud tools including daily backups of your encrypted data delivered to your email inbox every day, or backed up to your cloud provider (like Dropbox and Google Drive). We're always happy to talk, whether it be a question, thought, or issue. Please feel free to email us any time at help@standardnotes.com. When you take the time to send us a message, we'll be sure to do the same. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

RecruitPath

Features
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RecruitPath is the recruiting outreach app built for high school athletes and the parents who support them. Connect your athlete’s email, build a target school list, and run personalized coach outreach from one place—without losing track of who you contacted, who replied, and who still needs a follow-up. YOU STAY IN CONTROL Every email sends from your athlete’s connected inbox (iCloud, Gmail, or Outlook). RecruitPath helps you draft, organize, and track outreach—you review and approve before anything goes out. ORGANIZE YOUR RECRUITING • Target list — Browse NCAA programs, add schools, and see coach contacts as staff is loaded • Outreach templates — Initial emails and follow-ups tailored to your sport, film links, and summer schedule • Batch drafting — Create many drafts at once; pick which film and events to include per batch • Reply tracking — See who responded, who needs a follow-up, and open any coach thread in context • Subject A/B testing — Test subject lines and lock what works for your campaign RESEARCH & STRATEGY • School fit — Explore programs with fit scores and rationales based on your profile and goals • Call prep — Generate a prep sheet before phone or video calls with a coach (Agentics plan) • Recruiting calendar — Track camps, coach calls, and campus visits alongside your outreach • Strategy brief — Weekly guidance on where to focus next BUILT FOR REAL FAMILIES • Parent + athlete households — Parents manage billing and setup; athletes can run day-to-day outreach • Multi-sport support — Basketball, soccer, football, golf, track, lacrosse, and more • Profile & film — Grad year, stats, highlight links, and showcase events flow into your templates • Delivery help — Fix bounced addresses and keep your contact list clean AGENTICS (OPTIONAL UPGRADE) Upgrade to Agentics for AI-assisted draft suggestions, strategy briefs, and call prep. AI output is always editable—you approve every message before it sends. SUBSCRIPTION RecruitPath offers a 14-day free trial, then Basic ($19.99/month) or Agentics ($29.99/month). One subscription covers your whole household. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in App Store settings. RecruitPath is made for the grind of college recruiting—clear next steps, fewer missed follow-ups, and outreach that still sounds like your athlete. Questions? brad@on-tour.ai Privacy: https://www.on-tour.ai/policies#policies Terms: https://www.on-tour.ai/policies#terms

Screenshots

Standard Notes4 screens
RecruitPath4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Standard Notes at 13.0 against RecruitPath's 15.1. 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. Standard Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $119.99 per year and RecruitPath sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Standard Notes versus RecruitPath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStandard NotesRecruitPath
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStandard Notes Ltd.On Tour AI, Inc.

Bugs and requests

Standard Notes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes disappearing or getting deleted unexpectedly
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Keyboard and UI bugs on mobile
  • Compatibility problems with older iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for images and attachments
  • Implement a more robust search function
  • Introduce a dark mode option
  • Allow for better note organization (folders, nested tags)
  • Add undo/redo functionality

RecruitPath

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Standard Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Professional Plan7 Days trial$119.991 Year
2 purchases

RecruitPath

Subscriptions2
  • RecruitPath Monthly Basic14 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • RecruitPath Monthly Agentic14 Days trial$29.991 Month

Questions

Is Standard Notes free?
Standard Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RecruitPath free?
RecruitPath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Standard Notes or RecruitPath have ads?
Neither Standard Notes nor RecruitPath shows ads.

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