Ikes vs Passage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ikes
Capture and organize text or image ideas with a dynamic feed. Intelligent search and discovery help you find inspiration and make unexpected connections. Syncs seamlessly across devices and prioritizes your privacy.
- Quick capture for text and images
- Dynamic Idea Feed for discovery
- Tag, source, and color organization
- Intelligent search by meaning
- Automatic idea discovery
- Shuffle for serendipity
- iCloud sync across devices
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Ikes is not your ordinary note app. It's built for capturing ideas and finding them again — fast. Got an idea? Read a great quote? Snapped a page from a book? Just throw it all into Ikes. Text, images, and links drop into a single feed, and you add tags, sources, and sparkles to whatever matters. Later, filters and search bring anything back in seconds. Now with a new unified export: send your whole library — or just the ideas matching your current filter — out as TXT, CSV, TSV, JSON, or YAML. JSON and YAML are designed for AI and RAG workflows, ready to drop straight into your pipeline. - Save text, images, and links instantly, with tags, sources, and sparkles. - Works inside Safari, X/Twitter, book readers, and other apps via the share extension. - Filter bar, tag/source browsers, and full-text search surface what you need. - Shuffle and random idea views bring forgotten ideas back to the top. - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac — included for free. - Place your favorite quotes on your Home Screen with widgets. [ Premium features ] - Intelligent Search — semantic search across your entire idea feed. - Intelligent Discovery — surface related ideas you had forgotten. - Unified Export to TXT / CSV / TSV / JSON / YAML (Export All or Export Filtered). - Text recognition (OCR) on captured images — perfect for reading physical books. - Filter which ideas appear in widgets. - Custom color schemes and app icons. [ Ikes at a glance ] - Free iCloud sync - Text, images, and links with tags, sources, and sparkles - Share extension for 3rd-party apps - Filter bar + tag cloud - Shuffle / random view - Home Screen widgets - Dark mode - Universal: iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Passage
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You just read a line that stopped you. You'll want it again someday: for a toast, for a hard week, for a friend who needs it. Right now it's headed for a screenshot you'll never find, or a notes app where it sits between grocery lists. Passage is a private library for the lines worth keeping, wherever they come from: books, movies, podcasts, songs, or something a friend said. CAPTURE IT IN SECONDS Speak the quote while the book is still open and watch it become text, right on your device. Scan the page with your camera and tap the lines you want. Paste from any app and Passage separates the quote from its author and source on its own. Or just type. KEEP THE WHY Along with every quote: the author and source, the page, your labels, and a note about why it mattered or where you found it. When you're deep in one book, Passage keeps the source filled in so you never retype it. FIND IT AGAIN Search every word you've saved, filter by label, or browse by book, author, and film. The line from two summers ago is back in seconds. MEET YOUR LINES AGAIN A widget puts one of your saved quotes on your home screen each day. Your own library coming back to you, not a stranger's motivation feed. YOURS, PRIVATELY No account and no feed. Quotes live on your device and leave anytime as a CSV file. - Your library never needs a connection - Voice and scan recognition run on the device - No subscription, ever - Works with VoiceOver and larger text sizes Your first 50 quotes are free, with every capture method included. $4.99 once removes the cap and adds CSV export. You own it forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ikes at 17.0 against Passage's 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
Both are free to download. Ikes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Passage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Ikes | Passage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (30 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 284 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INCREDIBLE FOX, Inc. | Prashant Angyan |
In-app purchases
Ikes
- Ikes PREMIUM$9.99
Passage
- Passage Lifetime$4.99









