Comparison

Category Tabs for Google Keep vs DearWiki

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

Head to head
About

Category Tabs for Google Keep

Organize your Google Keep notes by color with custom tabs. Quickly filter and view notes by category, or see all your content in list or grid view. Seamlessly integrates with your existing Keep experience.

Highlights
  • Sort notes by color
  • Filter notes by category
  • View all notes option
  • List and grid view support
  • Seamless integration
  • Supports all Google Keep colors
Features
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Tired of wasting time looking look through and re-sorting all of your notes on Google Keep? With Category Tabs for Google Keep™, you can now sort your new and existing notes by color. When you want to view the notes you have sorted by color, simply click on the note color you wish to view. If you would like to view your you entire collection of notes/checklists, there is an “All” option next to the color options (this option is set by default). Category Tabs for Google Keep™ seamlessly integrates into the page and the options to look at your notes/checklists in list view or gird view is still available. The ability to post a quick note/list/picture is still available as well and is still placed in the same spot as it usually is. This application supports all the colors offered by Google Keep. You can access the settings by opening the menu in google keep, and hit “Customize Categories”

About

DearWiki

Features
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DearWiki is a local-first notebook and personal wiki for notes, tasks, daily plans, research, and connected ideas. Write in portable Markdown, capture from the share sheet, find backlinks on the knowledge map, organize readable structured views, and export a complete ZIP whenever you want. Attachment OCR runs on the device. No DearWiki account is required. Optional WebDAV sync uses a server you choose.

Screenshots

Category Tabs for Google Keep1 screens
DearWiki3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DearWiki at Free against Category Tabs for Google Keep's $0.99. DearWiki also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Category Tabs for Google Keep's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DearWiki is free to download; Category Tabs for Google Keep costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Category Tabs for Google Keep ships an update every 2 months, DearWiki every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Category Tabs for Google Keep versus DearWiki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCategory Tabs for Google KeepDearWiki
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos JeurissenPedro Brannum

In-app purchases

None

Category Tabs for Google Keep

No in-app purchases

None

DearWiki

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Category Tabs for Google Keep free?
Category Tabs for Google Keep costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DearWiki free?
DearWiki is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Category Tabs for Google Keep or DearWiki have ads?
Neither Category Tabs for Google Keep nor DearWiki shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Category Tabs for Google Keep or DearWiki?
Category Tabs for Google Keep ships an update every 2 months, and DearWiki every 8 days. Most recently, Category Tabs for Google Keep was updated on October 9, 2026 and DearWiki on October 14, 2026.

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