Versatile Notes vs DashBase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Versatile Notes
This app functions as a versatile database for storing essential business data, including text, files, images, videos, PDFs, and secure password information. Its powerful search capabilities allow for instant retrieval of even large amounts of data, and data can be organized into groups for efficient management. It also supports iCloud syncing for seamless sharing across Apple devices.
- Store text, images, videos, PDFs
- Securely save IDs and passwords
- Organize data into groups
- Powerful search with AND/OR options
- iCloud syncing across Apple devices
- Apple Watch compatibility for data display
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Would you like to make your smartphone or tablet PC into a useful business tool? “Versatile Notes” is a database application that records data essential to your business. “Versatile Notes” also has an excellent search function, so even if you have a lot of data saved, the app will be able to display data instantly. By entering lots of data over time, this app can become your capable personal secretary. [Features] First, let’s enter data. Entering text is a given naturally, but you can also enter digital files such as images, videos, and PDFs. You can enter ID and password information as well. *Your ID and password will be encrypted and saved in Keychain. You can manage recorded data by separating it into groups. Even if a lot of data is accumulated, you can find the data you need instantly with the powerful search function. You can also choose an “AND” or “OR” search to find information. You can also designate attributes such as groups or dates for data. If you use iCloud with recorded data, the data can be shared with all iPhones and iPads in your possession. This app is also compatible with the Apple Watch. You can also display recorded data on the Apple Watch. *There is no data recording function for the Apple Watch. Data will only be displayed on it. [Contact us] https://www.studioks.net/en/contact-us/ [Studio K's] https://www.studioks.net/en/
DashBase
Organize your life with a personal archive that keeps documents, tasks, and notes accessible on the go. Seamlessly integrate scans, photos, and files, with powerful search and project management features. Works offline and syncs via iCloud.
- Document reader with Markdown support
- Task management with due dates and notifications
- Review mode for highlighting text
- Quick note capture
- Photo and file attachments with preview
- Share sheet integration
- Project management with statuses and timelines
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Your personal archive, always with you. DashBase for iPhone and iPad is the free companion to your archive: read documents, check off tasks, add photos and files on the go - and keep everything that matters in your pocket. RECEIPTS, DOCUMENTS AND NOTES FROM HONESTSCAN • Receive corrected text, every page of the original scan as a PDF, and labelled diagrams. Text and originals stay separate. • Purchase cards link receipts to products, confirmed warranty dates, claims and archive reviews. Contracts have their own date card. • Enlarge the scan and check the details before filing. Reminders use confirmed dates; archive reviews never delete anything automatically. Connecting HonestScan is optional. WHAT IT DOES • A beautiful document reader - Markdown with no syntax in sight, tappable checkboxes, clickable links. • Tasks with due dates - check off, add new ones, and get notified on the morning they're due. • Review mode: select text with your finger and highlight what matters. • Quick note from the field - lands at the top of the document, ready to process later. • Photos and files as attachments, with preview. • Share anything from anywhere: a PDF from Mail, a link from Safari - straight into your Inbox via the Share sheet. • Projects with statuses, Long-term bases, a Timeline with milestones, full-text search. BIG ON IPAD • A three-pane layout just like the Mac - projects, documents and reader side by side. A FAIR DEAL • Free. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no AI. • Works fully offline; syncs through your own iCloud - the developer never sees your data. MADE FOR MAC • The full live Markdown editor, drag & drop attachments and exports live in DashBase for Mac. iPhone and iPad are your window into the archive - the Mac is the workshop. WORKS GREAT WITH DASHNOTE • Capture quick thoughts in DashNote and send them to DashBase to grow into knowledge. VAULTOFF ARCHIVE AND A CLEARER INBOX • Keep encrypted VaultOff backups and synchronisation packages in a dedicated archive. DashBase carries them between devices through its iCloud sync and lets you hand them back to VaultOff. It cannot read or edit their contents; you keep the keys. This connection is optional: VaultOff also works without DashBase. • Select multiple documents and move them to another project together, including attachments and tasks. • After an import, a confirmation with an Open Inbox action stays visible until you act on it. IDEAS, FEEDBACK AND BUG REPORTS Help make DashBase better. Share your ideas, feedback and any bugs you find on the developer Discord: https://discord.com/invite/UeJEAZWG8T DashNote captures the moment. DashBase turns it into knowledge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DashBase at 100% against Versatile Notes's 0%. DashBase also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Versatile Notes's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Versatile Notes ships an update every 2 months, DashBase every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Versatile Notes | DashBase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAOAKI SEKIGUCHI | Jiri Kluciar |
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Versatile Notes
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In-app purchases
Versatile Notes
No in-app purchases
DashBase
No in-app purchases









