Comparison

Super Productivity vs PrivacyNotes

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

Head to head
About

Super Productivity

This app helps you plan, focus, and complete your work with a to-do list, time tracker, and integrations. It offers features for deep work, privacy, and seamless connection with project management tools.

Highlights
  • Fast to-do list
  • Precise time tracking
  • Pomodoro and focus timers
  • Drag-and-drop planner
  • Jira, GitHub, GitLab integration
  • Focus mode and break reminders
  • Keyboard shortcuts
Features
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Plan. Focus. Ship work. Super Productivity combines a fast to-do list, precise time tracking, and smart integrations in one local-first app for macOS. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Capture and prioritize tasks without friction • Track time per task (Pomodoro and focus timers included) • Plan your day and week with a clear, drag-and-drop planner • Export clean timesheets and work reports INTEGRATED, NOT INTRUSIVE • Connect Jira, GitHub, GitLab, and OpenProject • Import issues, filter what matters, and stay updated without noise BUILT FOR DEEP WORK • Focus mode, break reminders, and lightweight self-reviews • Wide keyboard shortcut coverage for a fast workflow PRIVATE & LOCAL-FIRST • Open source, no accounts, no data collection • Your data stays on your device; backups and exports are always available WHO IT’S FOR Developers, freelancers, and teams who care about clarity, speed, and privacy.

About

PrivacyNotes

Securely manage your notes, tasks, and journal with end-to-end encryption. This app ensures your data is private by design, with no trackers or ads. It works offline and syncs encrypted across your devices without requiring an account.

Highlights
  • Zero-knowledge encryption
  • Markdown-native notes
  • Task management
  • Private journaling
  • Offline functionality
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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Your notes app knows everything about you. PrivacyNotes does not. Notes, tasks, calendar, journal and passwords, encrypted on your device. Not mined, not sold, not shown to anyone. WHY PEOPLE SWITCH - Always encrypted, on your phone and on the way to our servers in Switzerland - No ads, no trackers, no analytics. You are not the product - Open source: anyone can check what the app does - Sign up with a 12-word phrase instead of an email - Lock the app with Face ID or a PIN - Works offline, syncs across your devices EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE - Notes: a rich editor, tags, links between notes, instant search - Tasks: every checkbox from every note, in one list - Calendar: events, repeats and birthdays, with reminders on Pro - Journal: track your mood, sleep and medication - Vault: passwords, cards and SSH keys - Files: photos, documents, audio and video - Bookmarks: your saved links, with their icons - Contacts: an address book that stays private BRING YOUR NOTES ALONG Import from Apple Notes, Evernote, Google Keep, Obsidian, Standard Notes, Joplin, Notesnook, UpNote, Samsung Notes and plain Markdown files. Export everything, any time. FREE FOREVER Free on 2 devices, with no time limit and no credit card. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: unlimited devices, 500 MB of encrypted storage, reminders, note history and more. ABOUT THE APP PRIVACY LABEL Apple asks us to list everything that can reach our server, even when it arrives encrypted. User Content is your notes, encrypted on your device. Identifiers are a key made from your recovery phrase and a device hash, not your name. Contact Info is an email, only if you sign in with Apple, Google or GitHub. Purchases is your Pro status. Nothing is shared, sold or used for ads. Privacy Policy: https://lifetimelabs.dev/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Super Productivity4 screens
PrivacyNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Super Productivity at none against PrivacyNotes's 4. Super Productivity also leads on ratings volume (37 vs 10). PrivacyNotes's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PrivacyNotes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Super Productivity asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PrivacyNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Super Productivity's written reviews are positive against 100% of PrivacyNotes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Productivity ships an update weekly, PrivacyNotes every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Super Productivity versus PrivacyNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper ProductivityPrivacyNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (37 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better10
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes MillanLifetime Labs LLC

Customer experience

Super Productivity

All ratings33 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%

PrivacyNotes

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Super Productivity

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PrivacyNotes

Subscriptions3
  • 1 GB Encrypted Storage$4.991 Year
  • 2 GB Encrypted Storage$8.991 Year
  • 5 GB Encrypted Storage$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • PrivacyNotes Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Super Productivity free?
Super Productivity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PrivacyNotes free?
PrivacyNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Super Productivity or PrivacyNotes?
PrivacyNotes is rated higher. Super Productivity averages 4.8 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while PrivacyNotes averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Super Productivity or PrivacyNotes have ads?
Neither Super Productivity nor PrivacyNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Super Productivity or PrivacyNotes?
Super Productivity ships an update weekly, and PrivacyNotes every 3 days. Most recently, Super Productivity was updated on October 24, 2026 and PrivacyNotes on October 24, 2026.

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