Comparison

Library Notes vs Citez

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

Head to head
About

Library Notes

This app helps book lovers organize their thoughts and memories about the books they read. It allows users to create detailed notes and offers a unique review mode to help recall key information and quotes.

Highlights
  • Organize book notes
  • Create reading logs
  • Review mode for memory recall
  • Capture quotes and prompts
  • Open-source
  • User owns all data
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Library Notes is a free, open-source iOS app for taking notes about the books you read. There’s no service, no accounts, no passwords. You always own your data. If you are a book lover, your reading log and the notes you take about the books you read are one of the most important things you create in your life. Your notes help books become a part of you. Inspired by Commonplace Books, Library Notes is an iPad and iPhone app designed specifically for book notes. To help you remember your book notes, Library Notes has “review mode.” Review mode scans your notes for quotes, prompt questions, and fill-in-the-blank questions. It prompts you with this material to make sure you constantly refresh your memory with all of the great things you’ve been capturing. You are what you read!

About

Citez

Easily save and organize favorite book quotes by scanning them with your phone. Add tags to find quotes by topic and create summaries of key insights to build a personal knowledge base. Enhance your book discussions and retain what you learn.

Highlights
  • Scan book quotes with your camera
  • Organize quotes with tags
  • Summarize book insights
  • Build a digital library
  • Create a personal knowledge base
Features
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Tired of writing down quotes from books? With Citez you can save your favorite quotes easier than ever! Just scan a text passage you like with your phone camera, let Citez do its magic and add the quote to your collection. By additionally adding tags to a quote you can collect and find relevant information across all the books in your library. Finished a book? Summarize the most interesting insights from the book by adding a Learning to the book. Citez helps you by giving you a variety of prompts to choose from. Grow a personal knowledge base, shine bright in your next book discussion and never forget what you learned from the books you read! This is what you get with Citez: DIGITAL LIBRARY - all your favorite books in one place SCAN QUOTES - add quotes to a book simply by scanning them TAGS - collect and find relevant quotes to specific topics across all your books LEARNINGS - summarize what you read in your own words to remember it later Saving and managing book insights has never been easier!

Screenshots

Library Notes4 screens
Citez4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Library Notes at 5.0 against Citez's 3.6. Library Notes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Library Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Library Notes's written reviews are positive against 77% of Citez's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Library Notes ships an update every 3 months, Citez every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Library Notes versus Citez: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibrary NotesCitez
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.1% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian DeweyMarcel Friedrich

Customer experience

Library Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Citez

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral11.4%
Negative11.4%

In-app purchases

None

Library Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Citez

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Library Notes free?
Library Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Citez free?
Citez is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Library Notes or Citez?
Library Notes is rated higher. Library Notes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Citez averages 3.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Library Notes or Citez have ads?
Neither Library Notes nor Citez shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Library Notes or Citez?
Library Notes ships an update every 3 months, and Citez every 6 months. Most recently, Library Notes was updated on October 2, 2026 and Citez on October 11, 2026.

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