Comparison

WinkNotes vs SingleThread

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

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About

WinkNotes

Create and study flashcards with AI assistance and customizable review schedules. Import existing materials or generate cards from text and images. Track your progress with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • AI-powered card creation
  • Import from PDF, Anki, CSV
  • Text and image flashcards
  • Spaced repetition review scheduling
  • Detailed study statistics
  • Cloze deletion testing
  • Premium voice narration
Features
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WinkNotes is an app for making flashcards and planning reviews. Use it for class notes, vocabulary, and practice questions, or import existing materials from PDF, Anki, or CSV files. Note cards have a front and back for questions and answers. Add text and images, or hide key text and parts of an image to test your recall before revealing the answer. You can also make vocabulary and multiple-choice cards and organize cards into categories. Sign in to WinkNotes AI with your Apple Account to use AI features. When creating a card, take or pick a photo (on Mac, choose an image from Photos or Files), and AI generates note cards automatically, with the original image attached to the back. On iPhone and iPad running iOS or iPadOS 26 or later, you can also use Shortcuts to turn screenshots or images into cards. If your iPhone has an Action button, you can set it up to start card creation. Premium Voice reads Chinese and English cards aloud in more natural voices, with several voices to choose from. More languages and voices are on the way. AI card creation and Premium Voice use credits, which you can buy in the app. PRO members can claim gift credits. On a Mac running macOS 15 or later, you can connect an AI assistant that supports MCP to help create and organize cards. The app schedules new cards and reviews using a review plan. Mark whether you remembered or forgot, and it uses that feedback to schedule later reviews. Choose a category or filter your cards when you want to review just part of a deck. Each deck has statistics showing new, studying, and memorized cards, review streaks, and upcoming reviews. PRO stats also show overdue and often-forgotten cards, retention, and recent review records. WinkNotes has previously appeared in App Store editorial selections for new apps and weekly editor recommendations. It was also included in features explaining what flashcards are and how to use them, and in a collection of study tools for Mac. Apple's official WeChat account has also covered WinkNotes' learning and note-taking features. WinkNotes runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Basic card creation, review, and stats are free, with limits on decks and some features. PRO includes iCloud sync, unlimited decks and cards, custom review plans, quick cloze tools, and advanced stats. See the app for current benefits. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be canceled through your Apple Account's subscription settings. Prices and subscription periods are shown before purchase. One-time purchase options are available as displayed in the app. Credits are consumable in-app purchases; prices are shown before purchase. Support and feedback: https://www.appnice.cn Privacy policy: https://www.appnice.cn/privacy.htm Terms of use: https://www.appnice.cn/useragreement.html

About

SingleThread

Features
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Full functionality with a small one-time unlock fee, no subscriptions! Your task list should match how your brain actually works — one thing at a time. SingleThread turns your Apple Reminders into a single, calm, focused list. Instead of an intimidating wall of everything you "should" do, you see one clear reminder at a time, in order, and you process it — complete, skip, or delete — before moving to the next. It's built for people who feel overwhelmed, who are neurodivergent, or who simply want their to-dos to stop feeling like noise. Why it helps • One at a time. Your human brain does one thing at a time — your task list should reflect that. Just one reminder fills the screen, so every task gets your full attention. • Order that makes sense. Sort by priority, by due date (soonest first), or alphabetically. Pick whichever removes the most thinking. • No decision paralysis. See the reminder, act, move on. Fast. Smooth. Calm. Everything you need, nothing you don't SingleThread stays out of your way, but it's as full-featured — or as bare — as you want. Every capability can be turned on or off in one simple Settings screen: • Complete, Skip, or Delete each reminder with a tap, a swipe, or the action buttons. • Hide reminders from projects you don't want to see (with "Excluded Projects"). • Hide undated (someday) reminders, or show them when you're ready. • Show or hide reminder dates — keep the screen as minimal as you like. • Fast add by voice: dictate a reminder, complete with due date and recurrence, right from the microphone button (or hide it with one switch). • Change how it looks: System, Light, or Dark appearance, plus larger text sizes across the whole interface. Thoughtful by design • Works with your existing Apple Reminders — everything you've already captured stays right where it is. Two-way, in place. • Calm visual design that gets out of the way. Big, legible text. Nothing flashing at you. • Accessible — designed with clear hit targets, complete descriptions and labels, and full support for Apple's rendering commands. Built for quiet productivity Whether your to-do list is a source of anxiety or just a source of clutter, SingleThread gives you a smaller, softer way through it. One item at a time, in an order you choose, at the pace that feels right. Enable the features that help, hide the ones that don't. Your reminders. One at a time. In order. At your pace. SingleThread works with your existing Apple Reminders and syncs across your devices. Available on iPhone, and iPad, with a matching Apple Watch app and widgets; install on any one to get going. No account to create — your reminders stay in place.

Screenshots

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SingleThread4 screens

Verdict

The call

WinkNotes and SingleThread are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. WinkNotes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and SingleThread sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WinkNotes ships an update weekly, SingleThread every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
WinkNotes versus SingleThread: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinkNotesSingleThread
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (129 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings129 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDetailsoft Co., Ltd.Alan Vardy

In-app purchases

8 purchases

WinkNotes

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription (Events)$1.991 Month
  • Annual Full Access(Events)7 Days trial$6.991 Year
  • Annual Full Access7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • 120 Credits$0.99
  • 400 Credits$2.99
  • 2000 Credits$9.99
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  • Special edition$14.99
  • Lifetime Full Access$19.99
1 purchases

SingleThread

One-time1
  • Unlimited$1.99

Questions

Is WinkNotes free?
WinkNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SingleThread free?
SingleThread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WinkNotes or SingleThread have ads?
Neither WinkNotes nor SingleThread shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WinkNotes or SingleThread?
WinkNotes ships an update weekly, and SingleThread every 11 days. Most recently, WinkNotes was updated on November 7, 2026 and SingleThread on October 25, 2026.

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