PhotoNote vs Relic Hound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhotoNote
Capture information visually by taking photos instead of typing. Organize your visual notes with tabs and colored tags. Photos are stored within the app, preventing clutter in your device's photo gallery.
- Capture notes via camera
- Organize with tabs
- Categorize with colored tags
- Internal photo storage
- Reorder notes and tags
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Instead of typing letters on the keyboard, I'm sure there are times when I take a picture and use it as a note instead. However, there is a risk that the photo folder will be flooded with notes. It is this application that is useful in such a case. All you have to do is take a picture with the built-in camera. You can organize the notes you have taken with tabs. In addition, the photos you took will be saved in the app, so you won't clutter up your photo folder! Usage examples: - Receipt - Timetable - Cooking Recipes - Deadline for reports written on the blackboard - Organize the screenshot. In addition, you can separate the notes you took with colored tags for each category. Tags can be added, deleted, and reordered from the pre-prepared colors. You can also reorder your notes.
Relic Hound
Easily track and log your metal detecting finds and rocks. Geolocate your discoveries to easily find them again later. This app helps organize your hobby.
- Track metal detecting finds
- Log collected rocks
- Geolocate discoveries
- Easy recollection of finds
- Organize hobby items
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Finally an app to easily track and log all your metal detecting finds and rocks. Geolocate and keep track of all your finds for easy recollection later. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Relic Hound at none against PhotoNote's shown. Relic Hound also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. PhotoNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Relic Hound sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PhotoNote against 5.0 for Relic Hound. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
PhotoNote ships an update every 3 weeks, Relic Hound every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhotoNote | Relic Hound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Satoshi Kobayashi | Benjamin Walton |
Customer experience
PhotoNote
Relic Hound
In-app purchases
PhotoNote
- Pro plan$3.991 Month
Relic Hound
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
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