Comparison

Private Notes. vs WebVault Personal

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

Head to head
About

Private Notes.

Securely store your personal thoughts, ideas, and text with a passcode or biometric authentication. This app offers intuitive text editing tools and a straightforward interface for organizing timestamped notes.

Highlights
  • Biometric and passcode security
  • Intuitive copy/paste/cut
  • Text formatting (underline, bold, italic)
  • Timestamped notes
  • Straightforward user interface
Features
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Have personal notes you would like to keep secret? Look no further. With this app you can safely secure personal thoughts, ideas or any text with with Apple’s touch/Face ID or a passcode. FEATURES: -Intuitive copy/paste/cut functions are at your disposal. -Underline, embolden or change any word in italic. -Straight forward user interface allows you to quickly organize your timestamped notes.

About

WebVault Personal

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WebVault Personal is a beautiful, private bookmark manager for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Save any website from anywhere, organise your collection with colour-coded categories, and access everything across all your Apple devices β€” no account required, no ads, no tracking. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE The built-in Share Extension lets you bookmark any page directly from Safari or any other app with a single tap. No switching apps. No copying and pasting URLs. Just tap Share, choose WebVault, and it's saved. ALWAYS IN SYNC WebVault uses iCloud to keep your bookmarks perfectly in sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Add a bookmark on your phone and it's waiting for you on your Mac moments later β€” automatically, with nothing to configure. ORGANISED YOUR WAY Create colour-coded categories and assign bookmarks as you save them. Filter your entire collection by category with a single tap on the filter bar. Search by title or URL instantly. Sort alphabetically or reverse β€” your collection, your rules. KNOW YOUR LINKS ARE ALIVE WebVault quietly checks your bookmarks in the background to make sure they still work. An orange warning badge appears on any link that returns an error or can't be reached, so you always know your collection is healthy. Tap any bookmark to re-check it on demand. NO DUPLICATES, EVER Smart duplicate detection recognises that apple.com, www.apple.com, and https://apple.com are all the same site. An inline warning appears the moment you type a URL you've already saved β€” before you even tap Save. BEAUTIFUL ON EVERY DEVICE Real site favicons make your bookmark list instantly scannable. A full detail view shows everything about a bookmark β€” its favicon, category, date saved, notes, and live status β€” before you decide to open it. Light mode, dark mode, or automatic β€” your choice. YOUR DATA, YOUR EXPORT Import and export your entire collection as a standard CSV file at any time. No lock-in. No subscription. Your bookmarks belong to you. FEATURES β€’ Share Extension β€” bookmark from Safari and any app instantly β€’ iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac β€’ Favicon display for fast visual scanning β€’ Colour-coded categories with filter bar β€’ Smart duplicate detection β€” strips www and http/https before comparing β€’ Background URL reachability checking with visual warning badges β€’ Bookmark detail view with status, notes, date, and one-tap open β€’ Import and export as CSV β€’ Search by title or URL β€’ Sort A-Z or Z-A β€’ Light, Dark, and System appearance β€’ No account. No ads. No tracking.

Screenshots

Private Notes.3 screens
WebVault Personal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WebVault Personal at none against Private Notes.'s shown. Private Notes.'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Private Notes. versus WebVault Personal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Notes.WebVault Personal
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews14.3% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better17.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWALABOK LLCAlphaworks

In-app purchases

None

Private Notes.

No in-app purchases

None

WebVault Personal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Private Notes. free?
Private Notes. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WebVault Personal free?
WebVault Personal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Private Notes. or WebVault Personal have ads?
Private Notes. shows ads; WebVault Personal does not.

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