Comparison

Save by OpenArchive vs FlickNote

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

Head to head
About

Save by OpenArchive

This app allows users to securely archive and organize their mobile media. It provides tools for uploading, editing metadata, and sharing content to private servers or the Internet Archive, ensuring long-term preservation and control.

Highlights
  • Upload media to private servers or Internet Archive
  • Edit media metadata (location, notes)
  • Flag media as 'significant'
  • Batch edit media metadata
  • Organize media into project albums
  • Share to Save from other apps
  • Wi-Fi-only upload setting
  • Creative Commons licensing options
Features
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Save by OpenArchive enables you to safely preserve, organize, and share your mobile media. Designed with and for individuals and organizations working to securely archive media directly from their mobile devices to a server, Save keeps you in control of your media at all times. Features •⁠ ⁠Upload any type of media to a private server or directly to the Internet Archive •⁠ ⁠Edit media metadata, including location and additional notes •⁠ ⁠Flag media as “significant” for organization and/or easy retrieval later •⁠ ⁠Batch edit media — update the metadata of multiple media files at once •⁠ ⁠Create multiple project albums to keep your media organized (e.g. “Summer 2019,” “Workshop photos,” “Kitchen remodel,” etc) •⁠ ⁠Share to Save from other apps on your phone, such as your Photos or voice memos apps •⁠ ⁠“Wi-Fi-only” upload setting, for when cellular data networks are unreliable or expensive •⁠ ⁠Creative Commons licensing options for the media you collect and share •⁠ ⁠Uninterrupted uploads using a foreground service Benefits Preserve Upload your important mobile media to a private server of your choice (using a free and open source platform like Nextcloud or ownCloud). Publish the media publicly to the Internet Archive for resilient, robust preservation by a third-party. Organize Create custom-named Projects to keep your media sorted in ways that make sense to you. Add helpful notes, location, and other contextual information one by one or in bulk. Enable findability and organization with folders in the app that correspond to your own private server. Share Connect to existing project albums created and managed by partners and colleagues. Send media to the Save app from your camera roll and other applications. Secure Save always uses TLS encryption, which encrypts the connection between your mobile device and your chosen destination, whether a private server or the Internet Archive. Save works with server software like Nextcloud that makes it easy to encrypt the data you’ve collected. Help & Support OpenArchive’s FAQ - https://open-archive.org/faq/ Contact us at info[at]open-archive[dot]org About OpenArchive is a team of technologists, ethnographers, and archivists committed to helping people easily preserve and organize their mobile media. We create intuitive, privacy-first decentralized archiving tools and educational resources to preserve history. About Save Save is an intuitive, privacy-first decentralized mobile archiving app that helps people preserve their mobile media for the long term. It offers users greater control over their media by providing tools for authentication, verification, privacy, licensing, and flexible storage options for long-term access and reuse. Save addresses the gaps in the current online ecosystem existing around the a) ethical short-term collection and b) long term preservation of sensitive mobile media. We provide mobile-centered, scalable, industry-standard, ethical, intuitive, easy to use tools for at-risk communities to pseudonymously preserve and authenticate their media so that it will be accessible and maintain its provenance in the future. Links Terms of Service: https://open-archive.org/privacy/#terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://open-archive.org/privacy/#privacy-policy

About

FlickNote

Transform your voice and imported documents into organized, searchable knowledge. This AI-powered tool automatically titles, summarizes, and tags your content, even extracting action items. Chat with your knowledge base to get instant answers.

Highlights
  • Voice recording with speaker detection
  • AI-generated summaries and titles
  • Tap-to-recall to original recording moments
  • Multi-input: voice, text, PDFs, links
  • Automatic task and deadline extraction
  • Chat interface for knowledge retrieval
Features
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Your voice becomes knowledge. Record meetings, capture ideas, import PDFs and links — FlickNote turns any input into organized, searchable notes with AI. What makes FlickNote different: ◆ Voice-first — one tap to record. Crash-safe. Speaker detection built in. ◆ Tap-to-recall — every AI summary links back to the exact moment in your recording. ◆ Multi-input — voice, text, PDFs, docs, links. One place. ◆ AI auto-organizes — titles, summaries, tags, categories. You capture, AI sorts. ◆ Tasks, extracted — AI finds action items and deadlines from your notes automatically. ◆ Chat your knowledge — ask questions, get answers from everything you've ever captured. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Save by OpenArchive4 screens
FlickNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FlickNote at 5.0 against Save by OpenArchive's 4.3. FlickNote also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Save by OpenArchive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FlickNote sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Save by OpenArchive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlickNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Save by OpenArchive ships an update every 2 months, FlickNote every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Save by OpenArchive versus FlickNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSave by OpenArchiveFlickNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (14 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings14 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB82 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOpenArchive LLCGuionAI

Customer experience

Save by OpenArchive

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%

FlickNote

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Save by OpenArchive

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

FlickNote

Subscriptions4
  • Plus$5.991 Month
  • Pro14 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Plus$59.991 Year
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  • Pro14 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time3
  • 500 Neurons$4.99
  • 2000 Neurons$17.99
  • 5000 Neurons$39.99

Questions

Is Save by OpenArchive free?
Save by OpenArchive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlickNote free?
FlickNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Save by OpenArchive or FlickNote?
FlickNote is rated higher. Save by OpenArchive averages 4.3 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while FlickNote averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Save by OpenArchive or FlickNote have ads?
Neither Save by OpenArchive nor FlickNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Save by OpenArchive or FlickNote?
Save by OpenArchive ships an update every 2 months, and FlickNote every 6 days. Most recently, Save by OpenArchive was updated on November 3, 2026 and FlickNote on October 30, 2026.

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