Comparison

Take Rich Notes vs Brace.to

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

Head to head
About

Take Rich Notes

Create rich notes by combining text, photos, sketches, and audio. Organize them into notebooks, set reminders, and add locations with directions. Work offline and sync seamlessly across devices.

Highlights
  • Combine text, photos, images, sketches, and audio
  • Create tables, to-do lists, and highlighted text
  • Organize notes into notebooks
  • Set reminders and locations with directions
  • Offline work and iCloud synchronization
  • Multiple templates for note creation
Features
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Do you need to integrate text, photos, images, sketches or audio? Would you like to create documents with style containing tables, to-do lists or highlighted text? Then Take Rich Notes can help you. ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES Create notes with ease choosing from multiple templates. Combine multiple sources of information – text, photos, images, sketches or audio. Create your own style – use tables, to-do lists or highlighted text. Be more organized – group notes concerning given topic into one notebook. Schedule REMINDER for note – to review or just to have a look on it. SET LOCATION for note – search location by name or address, or just swipe the map to the desired location. GET DIRECTIONS to that location. WORK OFFLINE You can still create, edit and delete notes when you do not have an Internet connection. Take Rich Notes will cache your changes and sync back to your iCloud account next time you are online. SYNCS SEAMLESSLY BETWEEN YOUR IPHONE, IPAD AND IPOD Take Rich Notes keeps your data in sync between your iPhone, iPad and iPod devices through iCloud. FREE & PREMIUM Take Rich Notes is provided free of charge for the basic functionalities. More features are included in the Premium plan available through monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscription. The Premium plan includes as follows: – Unlimited number of notes; – All predefined and custom templates; – All editing options, such as using tables; – Search in notes; – Ads free; – All predefined and custom notebooks; – All predefined and custom intervals to use for reminders; – Unlimited number of location’s directions; – All predefined and custom periods, including unlimited, for data history duration. Auto-Renewable Subscription payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your account will be charged at the cost of the subscription plan you have chosen. You can cancel the auto-renew subscription at any time from the account settings on iTunes, but we are unable to issue refunds for any pay periods that have already been billed. Privacy policy: www.zigoros.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: www.zigoros.com/terms-and-conditions

About

Brace.to

Save and organize links privately across all your devices. This manager encrypts your saved content, ensuring only you can access it. It offers multiple ways to save links and presents them with titles and images for easy recall.

Highlights
  • Encrypted link saving
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Link beautification (title/image)
  • Web3 technology integration
  • Browser extensions
  • Mobile apps
Features
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Your bookmark manager with privacy at heart. Brace.to helps you save links to everything and visit them later easily, anytime, on any of your devices. Powered by Stacks technology, all your saved links are encrypted, and only you can decrypt them and see the content inside. There are several ways to save a link for your convenience. You can save a link: • At our website (https://brace.to) • In the web browser address bar by typing "brace.to" and "/" before any link • With our web browser extensions on your desktop • Via our mobile apps on your phone Then, you can visit your saved links anytime on any of your devices. Every link you save will be beautified with its representative image and title so you can easily find and recognize it. Powered by Web3 technology from Stacks: • Your account is cryptographically generated; only you, with your Secret Key, can control it. Your account cannot be locked, banned, or deleted by anyone, as your Secret Key is required to access and modify your account. • Everything is encrypted; only you, with your Secret Key, can see the content inside. No one can see the content inside your data, so it cannot be used to create targeted ads. If your data is stolen, no information is leaked. • Your data lives in a data server of your choice; only you, with your Secret Key, can change it. You can manage your data and set permissions directly, as you can host your own data server or choose any data server provider. Bring back control of your account and data one link at a time with Brace.to, powered by Web3 technology from Stacks, to ensure your privacy cannot be compromised. Not only that Brace.to doesn't be evil; Brace.to can't be. Brace.to offers one simple no-tricks subscription plan to support us and unlock all extra features: - Tags - Lock lists - Change title & image - Dark appearance - Pin to the top It's our intention to never show advertisements, and we don't rent, sell, or share your information with other companies. Our optional paid subscription is the only way we make money. Please support us and unlock all extra features. Terms of Service: https://brace.to/#terms Privacy Policy: https://brace.to/#privacy Support: https://brace.to/#support

Screenshots

Take Rich Notes4 screens
Brace.to4 screens

Verdict

The call

Take Rich Notes and Brace.to both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Brace.to's written reviews are positive against 0% of Take Rich Notes's. Brace.to also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). Take Rich Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Take Rich Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Brace.to sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Take Rich Notes against 4.2 for Brace.to. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Take Rich Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Brace.to's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Take Rich Notes ships an update every 7 months, Brace.to monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 30, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Take Rich Notes versus Brace.to: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTake Rich NotesBrace.to
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZigoros EOODSTX APPS COMPANY LIMITED

Customer experience

Take Rich Notes

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Brace.to

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Take Rich Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Premium 1 Month7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium 1 Year1 Month trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Brace.to

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter14 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Take Rich Notes free?
Take Rich Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brace.to free?
Brace.to is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Take Rich Notes or Brace.to?
Brace.to is rated higher. Take Rich Notes averages 4.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Brace.to averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Take Rich Notes or Brace.to have ads?
Take Rich Notes shows ads; Brace.to does not.
Which is updated more often, Take Rich Notes or Brace.to?
Take Rich Notes ships an update every 7 months, and Brace.to monthly. Most recently, Take Rich Notes was updated on July 30, 2026 and Brace.to on June 1, 2026.

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