Knote vs Secure Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knote
Record, organize, and secure your audio notes with high quality and ease. Protect your recordings with biometric authentication and share them instantly across platforms. Create nested folders for efficient management of lectures, meetings, and personal moments.
- High-quality audio recording
- Biometric and passcode protection
- Folder and sub-folder organization
- One-click sharing
- Audio visualizer
- Bookmark and filter notes
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The highest quality, maximum secure and organized audio / voice notes ever! Knote is IOS app to record and store your voice notes in the highest quality, maximum safe and organized. In addition, you can protect your voice notes with face id/touch id or passcode, organize them easily, share your voice recordings through one app with the quickest way. User friendly and modern design makes it even easier to capture and share personal notes, classroom lectures, family moments, work meetings, speeches, interviews and more. Furthermore, it makes easy to learn new languages. Features: * Easy Recording * - Easy to record voice with help of one button - Audio visualizer to check real time status of the status of the recording - Choose name of the audio recording or edit it later by simply double tapping on it * Simple listening * - Easily play your voice recordings later with help of integrated full-featured player - Repeat any audio note or play all playlist with help of repeat or shuffle feature on player * Advanced and easily organized * - Bookmark your audio recordings to bring them front and filter by bookmarked voice notes - Share your voice recording on any platform with your friends with help of one click - Delete any note independently - Feature to create folder - You can even create sub-folders within previously created folder to keep your notes more organized - Feature to move subfolder to any previously or new created parent folder - Feature to rename folder or subfolder by double tapping on its name * Protection * - Feature to protect your notes with Face ID, Touch ID or with simply Passcode More about: https://knote.io/
Secure Notes
Safeguard your private thoughts, voice memos, and sensitive information with robust, multi-layered security. This app offers military-grade encryption, biometric locks, and secure voice recording to keep your data protected. Enjoy a distraction-free, ad-free experience with a powerful rich text editor and seamless iCloud syncing across devices.
- 3-Layer Security (app, folders, notes)
- Secure Voice Recording
- Biometric Lock (Face ID, Touch ID, Passcode)
- iCloud Sync
- Rich Text Editor with Markdown
- Trash Recovery
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Lock your notes. Only you can access them. Secure Notes is a private and secure notes app designed to protect your thoughts, passwords, voice memos, and sensitive information. Everything is encrypted on your device, and even we cannot read your data. If you need a truly private place for your notes, Secure Notes gives you full control, strong protection, and a simple experience that works every day. Built for real privacy - Your notes are yours. Always. - No tracking - No analytics on your content - No data selling - No external access to your notes All data is stored securely on your device and, if enabled, inside your private iCloud account. This is not just a locked notes app — it is built for real privacy. Powerful protection Secure Notes uses multiple layers of protection to keep your data safe. 3-layer security: lock the app, folders, and individual notes Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode protection Lock specific notes with additional security Encrypted storage on device Designed to prevent unauthorized access Your notes stay protected even if your device is lost or accessed by someone else. Write, record, and organize Capture everything in one place. Secure text notes for daily use Voice notes up to 10 minutes Speech-to-text: transcribe any voice note with one tap Markdown editor with formatting support Live preview for better writing experience Organize notes into folders Whether you are writing ideas, journaling, or storing important information, everything stays private and accessible. Sync across your devices iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad Instant updates across devices Your data remains under your control No external servers. No unnecessary exposure. Designed for speed and simplicity Fast and responsive performance Clean, modern interface Dark mode support No ads or distractions Reliable experience every day Additional features Trash recovery for up to 30 days Improved text rendering Enhanced Markdown editing Notifications to stay on top of your notes Continuous performance improvements Why people choose Secure Notes Private journaling and personal thoughts Password and sensitive information storage Financial tracking and private records Health notes and personal logs Recovery phrases and secure data storage Anything you want to keep hidden, protected, and under your control. Security you can trust All notes are encrypted and stored locally unless you enable iCloud sync. We do not have access to your data and cannot read your notes. Deleting the app removes all unsynced data permanently. Terms and conditions: https://www.pixelport.io/app/secure-notes-lock-notes/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.pixelport.io/app/secure-notes-lock-notes/privacy-policy EULA: https://www.pixelport.io/app/secure-notes-lock-notes/eula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Knote at none against Secure Notes's 6. Knote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Secure Notes's advantage is ratings volume (716 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Secure Notes sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Knote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Knote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Notes has 716 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Knote ships an update every 3 days, Secure Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knote | Secure Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (716 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 64.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 716 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rahman Mammadov | PixelPort LLC |
Customer experience
Knote
Secure Notes
Bugs and requests
Knote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Secure Notes
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Delayed text input and display
- Inability to access locked notes
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to move notes between folders
- Option to customize font, size, and colors
- Trash/Recycle bin for deleted notes
- Cloud sync/backup functionality
In-app purchases
Knote
No in-app purchases
Secure Notes
- Secure Notes - 1 Month PRO3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Secure Notes - Pro Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Secure Notes Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Secure Notes Pro Annual Offer$19.991 Year
- Secure Notes - 1 Year PRO$39.991 Year
- Secure Notes Pro - Lifetime$99.99







