Comparison

Notecap vs Branchnote

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

Head to head
About

Notecap

Features
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With Notecap you can capture and digitize your sticky notes or any handwritten texts fast and easy. Notecap uses computer vision to recognise sticky notes in photos you take with your camera or images you select from your photo library and automatically selects them for you so you can digitize them. Notecap supports digitization in over 100 languages. Export your notes to a variety of places like text messages, email, spreadsheets, Jira, Trello and more. Do you have a question or want to give us some feedback, send an email to hello@notecap.io.

About

Branchnote

Organize your thoughts with a unique branching system, where each topic has its own container. Write and format notes using Markdown, with a convenient toolbar for easy styling. Secure your notes with a passcode or biometrics, and easily back them up.

Highlights
  • Organize notes by topic branches
  • Markdown formatting with toolbar
  • Full-text search with highlighted excerpts
  • Passcode and biometric lock
  • Notes backup and restore functionality
Features
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Branchnote is a notes app organized around branches — named containers, one per topic, with every note living in exactly one of them. Branches can hold sub-branches, as many levels deep as you like. Every branch is its own feed. Type at the top to add a note, and pin one to keep it at the top of the branch. No account needed. Open the app and start writing. ORGANIZE BY TOPIC Make a branch for work, recipes, reading, half-formed ideas — whatever you actually keep notes about. Add sub-branches to any branch, like Recipes/Desserts/Cookies. Move a note, or a whole branch with everything in it, whenever something ends up in the wrong place. WRITE IN MARKDOWN Headings, bold, italics, and links that render as cards. Bullet, numbered, and checkbox lists, nested up to four levels, with checkboxes you can tick right in the note. Formatting renders as you type, and a toolbar above the keyboard applies any of it without having to remember the syntax. FIND ANYTHING Full-text search across every note, ranked by relevance, with matching excerpts pulled out and your search terms highlighted in the results. LOCK IT Set a passcode and Branchnote locks every time you return to it. Unlock with your passcode, or with biometrics if your device supports it. Your notes stay covered in the app switcher. BACK IT UP Copy your notes into a single file and save it wherever you like, then restore it whenever you need to.

Screenshots

Notecap3 screens
Branchnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Branchnote at none against Notecap's 3. Notecap's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Notecap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Branchnote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notecap ships an update every 5 days, Branchnote weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Notecap versus Branchnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotecapBranchnote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViktor GidleafBranchnote LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Notecap

Subscriptions3
  • Month$4.991 Month
  • 6 Months$24.996 Months
  • Year$31.991 Year
None

Branchnote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notecap free?
Notecap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Branchnote free?
Branchnote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notecap or Branchnote have ads?
Neither Notecap nor Branchnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notecap or Branchnote?
Notecap ships an update every 5 days, and Branchnote weekly. Most recently, Notecap was updated on October 2, 2026 and Branchnote on October 5, 2026.

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