Comparison

Luckynote vs SelfNote

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

Head to head
About

Luckynote

This app offers a unique messaging-style interface for taking personal notes, managing tasks, and organizing bookmarks. It supports rich content like images and links, with seamless syncing across devices. Keep all your personal information organized in one private, conversational space.

Highlights
  • Messaging interface for notes
  • Rich content support (images, links, files)
  • Task conversion from messages
  • Dedicated folders for organization
  • Seamless cross-device sync
  • Markdown support
Features
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Luckynote feels like messaging yourself, except the things you save start working for you. Send yourself a Reel, screenshot, link, voice note, idea, or quick thought. Luckynote takes the notes for you. It extracts useful information from what you save, so videos, screenshots, articles, links, and notes become searchable and easier to use later. SAVE LIKE YOU’RE MESSAGING YOURSELF No workspace. No complicated setup. No organizing before you start. Just send it. - Quick notes - Reels, TikToks, and YouTube videos - Screenshots and images - Articles and links - Voice notes and files - Reminders and tasks LUCKYNOTE DOES THE WORK AFTER Save a video and get the transcript and useful information. Save a screenshot and make the text searchable. Save an article and keep the information inside it, not just the link. Record a voice note and get a transcription. FIND ANYTHING LATER Search across everything you’ve saved from one place. No digging through folders. No scrolling through your camera roll. No “I know I saved this somewhere.” Message yourself. Luckynote takes care of the rest. Free to start. No setup required. Privacy policy: https://luckynote.io/privacy Terms of service: https://luckynote.io/terms

About

SelfNote

Capture ideas, reminders, and links by sending them directly to your email inbox. Supports text, audio, photos, and drawings, with extensions for seamless sharing from other apps. New features include Apple Watch integration and home screen widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Send notes via email
  • Attach text, audio, photos, drawings
  • Browser extensions for quick sharing
  • Apple Watch app for wrist capture
  • Home screen widgets for quick actions
  • On-device AI for subject lines and categorization
  • Speech-to-text dictation
Features
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With SelfNote, you can quickly write notes, reminders or bookmark links from your browser and send them to your own email. The concept is to send notes to self and receive them in the email inbox to be read or managed at a later time. With just a few taps and its quick share to self functions, you can create a new note and send it directly to your email inbox. This makes it easy to capture ideas and thoughts as they occur to you, without having to worry about forgetting them later on. SelfNote allows you to not only write text notes but also to add quick audio recordings, dictate to notes, drawings, and photos as notes. Additionally, you can use one of the extensions available for sending a reminder to self in the form of a link to a website, a photo, or a document (including PDFs) while browsing the internet or using any other app. KEY FEATURES - Mac App: SelfNote is now on your Mac too. Capture a thought from anywhere with the menu bar and your own keyboard shortcut, share from any app, and add widgets to your desktop. Your Pro subscription covers every device. - Apple Watch App: Capture notes from your wrist. Dictate text, record audio, or send quick phrases instantly. Your Watch syncs with your iPhone automatically. - Home Screen Widgets: Quick Actions for one-tap compose, dictate, or record. Quick Send to fire off pre-written phrases without opening the app. Recent Notes to see your latest notes at a glance. - Multiple Recipients: Add up to 10 email addresses and choose which ones receive your notes. Pro subscribers can send to up to 3 recipients simultaneously. - Attachments: Attach several photos and files to a single note. Pick them, paste them, drag and drop them, or share them from other apps (up to 5 with Pro). - On-Device AI (Pro, iOS 26+): Smart Subject generates email subject lines from your note. Auto-Categorization tags your notes. Action Items detects tasks and highlights them. All processing happens on your device. - Speech-to-Text Dictation: Speak your notes with real-time transcription for hands-free capture. - Custom Note Subjects: Set a custom email subject line for any note. - Improved Note History: Gallery and list views, search, filters by color, type, or attachment. - Siri and Shortcuts: Send notes with Siri or build workflows with the Shortcuts app. - Available in 8 Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese (Brazilian), and Italian. Whether you're looking to organize your work tasks, read an article later, plan a vacation, remember something, or simply jot down your thoughts as they occur to you, SelfNote has everything you need to stay on top of your thoughts. Overall, SelfNote is a versatile tool that helps you to easily create and manage reminders and notes, making it an essential app for anyone who wants to stay organised and on top of their tasks. Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Luckynote4 screens
SelfNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Luckynote at every 4 days against SelfNote's monthly. SelfNote's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Luckynote sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and SelfNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SelfNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luckynote ships an update every 4 days, SelfNote monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Luckynote versus SelfNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuckynoteSelfNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUros DurdevicMakai Labs Srl

Customer experience

Luckynote

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SelfNote

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Luckynote

Subscriptions6
  • Luckynote Plus$3.991 Month
  • Standard$5.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$17.001 Month
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  • Luckynote Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Standard Yearly1 Year trial$49.001 Year
  • Pro Yearly1 Year trial$149.001 Year
One-time2
  • Standard$29.00
  • Unlimited$49.00
3 purchases

SelfNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly - Unlimited access$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Luckynote free?
Luckynote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SelfNote free?
SelfNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Luckynote or SelfNote?
SelfNote is rated higher. Luckynote averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while SelfNote averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Luckynote or SelfNote have ads?
Neither Luckynote nor SelfNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luckynote or SelfNote?
Luckynote ships an update every 4 days, and SelfNote monthly. Most recently, Luckynote was updated on October 20, 2026 and SelfNote on October 10, 2026.

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