Starchive vs PinNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starchive
This cloud-based digital asset management solution helps businesses and creators preserve, organize, and access their files. It offers instant organization with auto-tags, curated collections, and secure cloud storage.
- Cloud digital asset management
- Auto-tagging for organization
- Curated collections
- Easy file sharing
- Fast browser uploads
- Secure cloud storage
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Starchive is a new digital asset management solution in the cloud, built for the pocket and priced for the everyday business or creator to help them preserve, organize, access, share, and leverage their files in one central place. Way more than an online file storage system, Starchive offers its users instant organization through auto-tags, the ability to curate media into collections without duplicating files, easy sharing functionality, the fastest browser upload in the market, secure cloud storage with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and more.
PinNote
This app places your essential notes directly on your iPhone's Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy. Access important information like passwords, to-dos, or reminders at a glance without unlocking your device. Customize your notes with adjustable font sizes and backgrounds, and utilize privacy mode to blur sensitive content.
- Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy widgets
- Adjustable font size and background colors
- Privacy mode for sensitive information
- iCloud sync across devices
- Pinning and sorting of important notes
- Paper-inspired design
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PinNote — pin what matters most to your screen. Some things you just need to see at a glance: door codes and gate passwords, Wi-Fi name and password, parking spot number, to-dos and shopping lists, a daily dose of motivation. Standby Note is built for exactly these glance-and-go moments. It puts your notes directly on your iPhone's Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy — no unlocking, no opening apps, just look. Key features: Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy widgets Supports Lock Screen rectangular, Lock Screen inline, Home Screen widgets, and StandBy widgets — keeping your notes always in view. Minimal editor, huge type Notes are shown in extra-large bold type, with adjustable font size (16–56pt) and paper, white, yellow, blue, or black backgrounds. Privacy mode Enable it and your Lock Screen widget blurs automatically — sensitive info stays hidden from prying eyes. iCloud sync Notes sync automatically across iPhone and iPad via iCloud. Pin & sort Pin important notes so they always stay on top. Paper-inspired design Warm cream paper, ink-black type, and an amber accent — clean, high-contrast, and unobtrusive, like a real sticky note on your screen. Who is it for? Anyone who forgets door or Wi-Fi codes; anyone who needs to jot down parking spots fast; anyone who wants a daily reminder always in sight; anyone who loves minimal, glanceable tools. Standby Note — keep what matters, always in view. We welcome your feedback and suggestions. We will add or optimize features based on your requests. Support Email: sunjun20141@qq.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/p/1467c8fe80745c7beac61d87faf270f4ce650a31
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Verdict
Starchive and PinNote both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of PinNote's written reviews are positive against 59% of Starchive's. PinNote also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Starchive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (182 vs 6). On price, rating, 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. PinNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Starchive asks for nothing beyond the download.
PinNote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Starchive has 182 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Starchive's written reviews are positive against 95% of PinNote's.
Starchive ships an update monthly, PinNote every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starchive | PinNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (182 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 182 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Relab | 军 孙 |
Customer experience
Starchive
PinNote
Bugs and requests
Starchive
Reported bugs
8 issues- Uploads fail
- Videos take 15+ minutes to play
- Auto-upload not functioning
- Cannot upload pictures
- App crashes when uploading
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- No synchronization or backup
- Account creation errors ('no account associated')
- Photos deleted after upload
Requested features
3 requests- iPad version needed
- Better backup options (whole phone)
- Desktop app
PinNote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Starchive
No in-app purchases
PinNote
- PinNote Premium$3.99
