effi vs Pendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
effi
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Effi is a project management tool that simplifies bug reporting • design QA. • Proof • Annotate for Video / Image / Docu • QA for Mobile App / Web / Game UI•UX • Project management / Remote work / JIRA integration **Main features** • QA with video • In the meantime, if it was difficult to explain the issue point of the video in minutes/seconds, try entering the description by taking X,Y points on a specific frame of the video. Much more intuitive and accurate communication becomes possible. • The easiest way to QA with your smartphone • You can easily mark the issue area on video and screenshots on your smartphone and deliver it to the person in charge. CS job group, PM / representative who is out of the office can also QA easily with a smartphone. • Simply import screenshots to effi web and comment! • Have you been cumbersome to transfer screenshots to your PC, draw an area with a drawing tool, and then attach files? You can now experience simplified bug reporting. • Fully bidirectional sync with JIRA • When you create a task in effi, it is synced to JIRA (and vice versa), Comments/content edits are also synchronized. effi web/app can be linked not only with JIRA Cloud, but also with JIRA on-premises and on-premises. • Did you have trouble with many comments being read at once? • Unlike Slack, Trello, and Asana, effi manages whether each message is read or not. You can leave important or unread messages in the 'New Message List'. • There is no need to figure out and enter the device name and OS version one by one. • When you load a video/image to the effi web, About 400 types of smartphone device names and OS versions are automatically recorded. • Easiest way to share test builds • No need to develop your own test build installation page, just upload the file. URL sharing by version and history management are also possible. • Keep your projects organized with sections and folders. • If it was difficult to manage too many sub-tasks of the business card in existing tools, try the folder of effi.
Pendar
Quickly capture and organize fleeting thoughts using voice, text, or photos. Seamlessly send your ideas to your preferred to-do or collection apps with customizable workflows. Your ideas are securely stored on your device and personal iCloud.
- Voice recording with transcription
- Text and photo capture
- Customizable export workflows
- Send ideas to other apps
- Secure local and iCloud storage
- Cross-device support
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Never forget your ideas again! With Pendar you can quickly capture and organise the ideas that pop up in your head. Use the voice recorder to transcribe your thoughts and send them to your favourite to-do app or any other collection app. Whether you are on a run, on your bike or in your car, ideas can come up anytime, anywhere. Pendar lets you quickly capture your ideas through voice, text or photos and save them. You can set up workflows that allow you to easily send them to the appropriate location to continue with the idea. Be it a to-do app or an issue logging tool. With one click you can send your ideas through! PRIVACY All ideas captured by Pendar are saved on your phone and to your personal iCloud storage (to which only you have access to), so nobody but you can access these. TERMS OF USE You can find the terms of use here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: effi at none against Pendar's 2. effi also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Pendar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Pendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. effi asks for nothing beyond the download.
effi ships an update every 2 months, Pendar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | effi | Pendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Effi Inc. | Niels Hoogendoorn |
In-app purchases
effi
No in-app purchases
Pendar
- Pendar Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Pendar Premium7 Days trial$9.491 Year









