Comparison

Orgro vs Slownotes AI

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

Head to head
About

Orgro

This app allows you to view and edit Org Mode files on your mobile device. It supports essential Org features like TODO toggling, notifications, and search, with syntax highlighting and LaTeX rendering for a rich viewing experience.

Highlights
  • TODO and checkbox toggling
  • Org Agenda notifications
  • Document search and filtering
  • Org Crypt encryption/decryption
  • Syntax highlighting and LaTeX rendering
  • Section expansion/collapse
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Orgro is an Org Mode file editor and viewer that brings essential Org features to mobile: - TODO and checkbox toggling, with progress cookies - Quick actions to start a new Org doc or go straight to your most important one - Notifications for Org Agenda items - Narrow, search, and filter your document just like in Emacs - Org Crypt section symmetric decryption/encryption - Org Cite bibliography support - Syntax highlighting, beautiful tables, LaTeX rendering - Expand or collapse sections, blocks, and drawers - Reflowed text for easy viewing on mobile Try for free for 7 days. Afterwards you can purchase a one-time, permanent unlock of all features.

About

Slownotes AI

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The perfect companion for your physical notebook. Slownotes converts your handwriting from a physical notebook into digital text. This creates a bridge between writing the way you love and your favorite digital workflows. Writing by hand is still the best way to capture ideas and structure your thoughts. Slownotes lets you hold on to your pen and paper, while making your handwritten notes searchable, shareable and ready for AI. Send them to note-taking tools like Obsidian, Notion and others. HOW IT WORKS Scan your notes with your phone's camera. Slownotes transcribes and polishes your handwriting into clean, digital text. Use Slowdown, our markup language for handwriting, to mark things like people, places, ideas and quotes. Slownotes recognizes them and turns them into linked, searchable items in your library. SEND YOUR HANDWRITTEN NOTES ANYWHERE Your notes, your rules. Slownotes can send your notes to Obsidian, Notion, or any webhook of your choosing. This opens up integrations with n8n, AI agents, and any tool that can receive HTTP requests. Slownotes integrates your handwritten notes seamlessly with your digital workflows. SLOWDOWN - The markup language for handwritten notes. Use symbols in your handwriting to mark people, ideas, quotes and other key elements. Slownotes recognizes them when it scans your page. Marked elements can become linked, filterable items in your library or can even trigger actions from Slownotes. Examples: - Tag people with @name - Tag key subjects with #term - Mark something with (term)* to instruct Slownotes to bring in context Slowdown is a completely new approach to structuring text, designed specifically for people who love writing by hand. It works in any notebook, with any pen. --- Slownotes. No more downsides to handwriting. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Orgro4 screens
Slownotes AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Orgro at every 2 weeks against Slownotes AI's every 2 months. Orgro also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Orgro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Slownotes AI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orgro ships an update every 2 weeks, Slownotes AI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Orgro versus Slownotes AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrgroSlownotes AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron Madlon-KayBastiaan van Dreunen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Orgro

One-time1
  • Orgro Unlock$4.99
4 purchases

Slownotes AI

Subscriptions4
  • Personal subscription - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Professional subscription - Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Personal subscription - Annual$79.991 Year
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  • Professional subscription - Annual$129.991 Year

Questions

Is Orgro free?
Orgro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slownotes AI free?
Slownotes AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orgro or Slownotes AI have ads?
Neither Orgro nor Slownotes AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orgro or Slownotes AI?
Orgro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Slownotes AI every 2 months. Most recently, Orgro was updated on November 3, 2026 and Slownotes AI on October 25, 2026.

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