Taptic vs Spider Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Taptic
Create and manage customizable tap counters to track your progress. Save daily history, organize counters into groups, and add notes. Features include themed icons, statistics, widgets, and Apple Watch support.
- Customizable tap counters
- Daily progress tracking
- Grouped counters
- Notes and custom values
- Statistics calendar
- Widgets and shortcuts
- Apple Watch support
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A convenient app for creating customizable tap counters. With it, you can track progress and save history for each day. Counters can be divided into groups, notes can be added, and custom values with date selection can be entered. Additionally, the app features themed icons, a statistics calendar, widgets, shortcuts, Apple Watch support, reminder settings, history export, and automatic synchronization with iCloud. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Policy: https://matrapas.github.io/privacy/
Spider Notes
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Spider Notes turns your thinking into a spider web. Start with a central idea and watch related thoughts radiate outward on clean radial spokes, with sibling ideas linked by concentric rings of silk. It is a spatial, visual way to take notes, brainstorm, plan, and revise. FEATURES • Strict spider-web canvas with automatic layout • Pan and pinch-to-zoom for webs of any size • Per-branch colour coding • Recall mode for active-recall study • Light and dark appearance • Export any web as an image or PDF • Private by design, with notes stored locally • Native support for iPhone, iPad, and Mac Spider Notes is free. No account, purchase, or subscription is required. Privacy Policy: https://www.lukekevinmclaughlin.com/privacy Support: https://www.lukekevinmclaughlin.com/support SUBSCRIPTION AND TERMS Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.lukekevinmclaughlin.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spider Notes at none against Taptic's 3. Spider Notes also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Taptic's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Taptic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Spider Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Taptic ships an update monthly, Spider Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Taptic | Spider Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergei Ivanov | Luke Mclaughlin |
In-app purchases
Taptic
- PRO Version (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- PRO Version (Yearly)$9.991 Year
- PRO Version (Lifetime)$19.99
Spider Notes
No in-app purchases









