Capsules vs xTiles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Capsules
Easily track important events like birthdays, holidays, and assignments. Monitor the progress of ongoing events and sync them across all your devices via iCloud. Enjoy a customizable and secure experience with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Event Tracking
- Progress Tracking
- iCloud Backup & Syncing
- Biometric Lock (FaceID/TouchID)
- Dark Mode
- Customization
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Capsules enables you to easily keep track of what matters to you, be it birthdays, holidays or math assignments. You can also track the progress of an ongoing event to see how far you've come! Events are synced seamlessly over iCloud so they are accessible on all your devices. Features - Event Tracking - Progress Tracking - Dark Mode - iCloud Backup & Syncing - Lock using FaceID/TouchID - Customization - iPad & iPhone support - No advertisements or in app purchases! I worked hard to make a high quality app I would love myself, and I hope you will enjoy it too. Thanks for your support!
xTiles
Capture notes, tasks, and ideas with a versatile app that syncs across devices. Organize everything visually with drag-and-drop boards, and access your content online or offline. Stay productive with reminders, calendars, and quick search.
- Jot down notes and voice recordings
- Snap sketches and upload photos
- Save web content (text, images, links)
- Create to-do lists and set reminders
- Organize ideas into visual boards
- Instant cross-device syncing
- Offline access
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At your desk, on the go, online or offline, enjoy the powerful capabilities of xTiles! Free your creativity with the same beautiful experience, whatever you’re on. ORGANIZE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE • Jot down quick notes, ideas, and voice recordings. • Snap sketches and upload photos from your camera. • Save text, images & links from the web. STAY ON TOP OF DAILY WORK • Keep your workflow organized with to-do lists. • Get organized with calendars and reminders. • Pin keynotes and ideas for quick access to them. JUMP INTO ANY PROJECT FAST • Find anything you saved to xTiles in seconds. • View and work without the lag and fall with a visually appealing experience. CONTINUE WORK IN A VISUAL WAY When you're back at your computer, flexibly organize your ideas and projects into visual boards with a drag-and-drop interface. INSTANT SYNCING Anything you save to the app is instantly synced to all of your devices. Native app store content on your devices, so you’ll never lose your flow. Ideas can strike you at any time! Be ready to convert them into something more! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://xtiles.app/en/privacypolicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Capsules at 100% against xTiles's 35%. Capsules also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). xTiles's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (125 vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. xTiles sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Capsules asks for nothing beyond the download.
Capsules holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: xTiles has 125 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Capsules's written reviews are positive against 35% of xTiles's.
Capsules ships an update every 10 months, xTiles every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Capsules | xTiles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.5 (125 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 35.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 125 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brainsync AS | xtiles inc |
Customer experience
Capsules
xTiles
Bugs and requests
Capsules
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
xTiles
Reported bugs
13 issues- Mobile app fails to load boards
- Cannot duplicate or delete items on mobile
- Text input jumps and backspace behaves incorrectly
- Long-hold on images triggers copy/paste menu
- Calendar dates incorrect for 2025
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- Images in vision boards don't display properly
- App crashes when trying to edit
- Cannot save edits on mobile
- Tiles don't respond to touch input
- Desktop site request feature blocked on iPad
- Spotify playlist cannot be removed from templates
- Typing in tables doesn't work on tablet
- App freezes when adding notes
Requested features
16 requests- Home screen widgets for quick access
- Mobile layout optimization for smaller screens
- Full editing capabilities on mobile devices
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA) support
- Ability to delete and rearrange sections on mobile
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- Calendar widget for notifications
- Apple Pencil support for handwriting
- Drag-and-drop functionality on mobile
- More integrations with external services
- Dark mode option
- Custom fonts and expanded color palette
- Automatic task removal when completed
- Chart and formula creation capabilities
- Ability to create new projects from mobile
- Better template customization on iPad
- Photo gallery integration for cover images
In-app purchases
Capsules
No in-app purchases
xTiles
- Plus$15.001 Month
- Plus$19.001 Month
- Pro$35.001 Month
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- Starter$69.001 Year
- Plus$99.001 Year
- Ultimate Productivity Bundle$99.001 Year
- Plus$149.001 Year
- Pro$299.001 Year
- Basic Productivity Bundle$59.00
- Lifetime Access$149.99
- Believer Plan$199.00
