Comparison

notetaking database | mitynote vs Ikes

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

Head to head
About

notetaking database | mitynote

Organize your thoughts and ideas with a flexible note-taking app. Create blurbs, documents, or image sets, and store them in secure, lockable Projects. All data is stored locally for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Create blurbs, docs, and image sets
  • Organize notes into lockable Projects
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • Hide sensitive notes from search
  • Cross-device support (iOS, Mac)
  • Future features in development
Features
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Easily create different kinds of notes, including blurbs, docs, or image sets, in order to best capture what you're thinking. Finally: all of your ideas, all in one app. Mitynote is the conceptual home you've been waiting for. Store notes in Projects, which are each individually sorted according to your preference. If you have a batch of particularly sensitive notes, put them in a Project and lock it, making them unavailable for viewing without authentication, and will also hide them from search results and from your All Notes screen. Mitynote is built for your thoughts and revolutionary ideas. It is the archive to your life experiences. Exclusivity to iOS guarantees privacy and encryption, with all of your data being stored locally on your device. Many features are currently development and will be released in the coming months...please leave a review and share! This is an exciting time to be alive! Thanks for using Mitynote! The Mitynote Privacy Policy and Terms of Use can be located at the following websites, respectively: https://www.mitynote.com/mitynote-privacy-policy https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Ikes

Capture and organize text or image ideas with a dynamic feed. Intelligent search and discovery help you find inspiration and make unexpected connections. Syncs seamlessly across devices and prioritizes your privacy.

Highlights
  • Quick capture for text and images
  • Dynamic Idea Feed for discovery
  • Tag, source, and color organization
  • Intelligent search by meaning
  • Automatic idea discovery
  • Shuffle for serendipity
  • iCloud sync across devices
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Ikes is not your ordinary note app. It's built for capturing ideas and finding them again — fast. Got an idea? Read a great quote? Snapped a page from a book? Just throw it all into Ikes. Text, images, and links drop into a single feed, and you add tags, sources, and sparkles to whatever matters. Later, filters and search bring anything back in seconds. Now with a new unified export: send your whole library — or just the ideas matching your current filter — out as TXT, CSV, TSV, JSON, or YAML. JSON and YAML are designed for AI and RAG workflows, ready to drop straight into your pipeline. - Save text, images, and links instantly, with tags, sources, and sparkles. - Works inside Safari, X/Twitter, book readers, and other apps via the share extension. - Filter bar, tag/source browsers, and full-text search surface what you need. - Shuffle and random idea views bring forgotten ideas back to the top. - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac — included for free. - Place your favorite quotes on your Home Screen with widgets. [ Premium features ] - Intelligent Search — semantic search across your entire idea feed. - Intelligent Discovery — surface related ideas you had forgotten. - Unified Export to TXT / CSV / TSV / JSON / YAML (Export All or Export Filtered). - Text recognition (OCR) on captured images — perfect for reading physical books. - Filter which ideas appear in widgets. - Custom color schemes and app icons. [ Ikes at a glance ] - Free iCloud sync - Text, images, and links with tags, sources, and sparkles - Share extension for 3rd-party apps - Filter bar + tag cloud - Shuffle / random view - Home Screen widgets - Dark mode - Universal: iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Screenshots

notetaking database | mitynote4 screens
Ikes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: notetaking database | mitynote at 5.0 against Ikes's 4.7. notetaking database | mitynote also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. notetaking database | mitynote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Ikes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

notetaking database | mitynote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of notetaking database | mitynote's written reviews are positive against 93% of Ikes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

notetaking database | mitynote ships an update weekly, Ikes every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
notetaking database | mitynote versus Ikes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameternotetaking database | mitynoteIkes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better4.7 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better92.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1430 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB284 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer2196, LLCINCREDIBLE FOX, Inc.

Customer experience

notetaking database | mitynote

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ikes

All ratings31 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

notetaking database | mitynote

Subscriptions2
  • Mitynote+$0.991 Month
  • Mitynote Pro$2.991 Month
1 purchases

Ikes

One-time1
  • Ikes PREMIUM$9.99

Questions

Is notetaking database | mitynote free?
notetaking database | mitynote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ikes free?
Ikes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, notetaking database | mitynote or Ikes?
notetaking database | mitynote is rated higher. notetaking database | mitynote averages 5.0 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Ikes averages 4.7 from 30 ratings.
Do notetaking database | mitynote or Ikes have ads?
Neither notetaking database | mitynote nor Ikes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, notetaking database | mitynote or Ikes?
notetaking database | mitynote ships an update weekly, and Ikes every 2 weeks. Most recently, notetaking database | mitynote was updated on September 23, 2026 and Ikes on September 23, 2026.

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