Comparison

Book Note vs SaveBoard

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

Head to head
About

Book Note

Easily track your reading progress and thoughts. Add books by searching or taking photos, and create detailed notes with bookmarks. Keep a digital journal of your literary journey.

Highlights
  • Add books via search
  • Add books with photos
  • Create reading notes
  • Add bookmarks to notes
Features
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Join the simple reading notes app ‘Reading Note’. - Add books by searching for them. - You can also add books with photos. - Add bookmarks to your reading notes.

About

SaveBoard

Features
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SaveBoard — Save Links. Stay Organized. Stop losing important links in group chats and overflowing inboxes. SaveBoard turns every URL into a beautiful visual card, so you can find anything instantly. Save any link, beautifully. Paste a URL and SaveBoard automatically generates a rich preview card — with title, image, and description pulled from the page. No more scrolling through chat history trying to find "that link someone shared last week." Organize into boards. Create boards for anything — Basketball Schedule, School Notices, Travel Research, Work Projects. Drag, sort, and manage your links the way that makes sense to you. Find it instantly. Powerful search across all your saved links, notes, and tags. Filter by board or tag. Whether it's a YouTube video, a PDF, a registration form, or a recipe — it's always one tap away. Share boards with anyone. Share an entire board with a single link. Perfect for team projects, group activities, or sending curated collections to friends and family. More than just links. - Add personal notes and tags to any save - Mark favorites for quick access - Kanban view to manage links like tasks - File uploads supported - AI-powered tags and summaries Built for real life. SaveBoard was built by a parent who was tired of losing important links across dozens of group chats — gymnastics schedules, school registration forms, event videos. If you manage multiple group chats, this app is for you. Free to start. Upgrade for more saves and storage. Terms of Use (EULA): https://saveboard.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://saveboard.app/privacy

Screenshots

Book Note4 screens
SaveBoard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Book Note at none against SaveBoard's 2. SaveBoard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. SaveBoard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Book Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Note ships an update every 2 weeks, SaveBoard every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Book Note versus SaveBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook NoteSaveBoard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.315.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer2026 GnosisMihee Youn

In-app purchases

None

Book Note

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SaveBoard

Subscriptions2
  • SaveBoard Pro1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • SaveBoard Pro1 Year trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Book Note free?
Book Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SaveBoard free?
SaveBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Book Note or SaveBoard have ads?
Book Note shows ads; SaveBoard does not.
Which is updated more often, Book Note or SaveBoard?
Book Note ships an update every 2 weeks, and SaveBoard every 6 days. Most recently, Book Note was updated on November 3, 2026 and SaveBoard on October 28, 2026.

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