Collections Database vs Annoto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Collections Database
Organize anything with a personal database app. It offers over 20 field types, customizable layouts, and pre-built templates for common uses like books or expenses. Advanced features and iCloud sync are available.
- 20+ field types (text, number, picture, barcode, etc.)
- Customizable fields and display styles
- Pre-built templates (books, contacts, expenses, etc.)
- Organize with collections and subcollections
- Password, Face ID, and Touch ID protection
- iCloud synchronization across devices
- Advanced fields and calculations (Pro version)
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Collections is a personal database app to organize anything. 1. A field for every use Collections supports over 20+ field types: • Text, Number • Boolean • Picture • Select • Email, URL, Phone • Password • Date, Time • Color • Barcode And with the Pro version you can use even more advanced fields. • Document reference - Link documents together • Group - Add multiple values for a field • Formula - Create a formula for calculated values. Powerful formula editor with full support to math functions like SUM, AVG • Sources - Import documents from external APIs with Javascript 2. Customizable • Add and reorder fields • Add a separator between fields to better visualize them • Fields have different display styles like primary, secondary, thumbnail • Filter and sort data 3. Templates Collections includes basic templates to get started: • Books • Contacts • Expenses • Subscriptions • Credentials • Inventory • School 5. Advanced management Collections has different tools to help you creating the data model. SUBCOLLECTIONS Organize data into collections and subcollections. Simply said, they are like folders. LISTS A list contains items used in documents and it's very flexible. It could represent a Genre for a book or a Status like 'Available', 'Out of stock' for an object in the inventory. 6. Security • Protect collections using a password, Face ID or Touch ID • Sensitive data such as passwords are encrypted by default 7. iCloud Sync Data is synced automatically between devices through iCloud. 8. Apple's Shortcuts support Expand the app capabilities with Apple's Shortcuts support. 9. Pro version features • Add unlimited documents (free version is limited to 100 documents) • Add files to documents • Add advanced fields • Views • Grid • Use Summary to perform calculations across documents
Annoto
Organize your screenshots with notes, voice memos, and tags. Search across text within images to quickly find what you need. Keep your saved visuals private and easily accessible.
- Import screenshots from Photos
- Add notes and voice memos
- Tag screenshots for organization
- Search text within screenshots
- On-device privacy
- Simple and focused interface
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Annoto turns the chaos of your screenshot folder into a clean, searchable library. Share any screenshot to Annoto or import straight from Photos, then make it yours: jot a note, record a quick voice memo, and add tags so it never gets lost again. When you need it later, search across your notes, tags, and even the text inside your screenshots. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - Capture fast: import from Photos or share from any app - Add context: notes, voice memos, and tags on every shot - Find anything: search notes, tags, and text in your screenshots - Stay private: everything runs on your device - Beautifully simple: a calm, focused home for the things you save Stop scrolling endlessly through your camera roll. Save it, note it, find it - with Annoto.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Annoto at none against Collections Database's 3. Annoto also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Collections Database's advantage is ratings volume (190 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Collections Database sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Annoto asks for nothing beyond the download.
Annoto holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collections Database has 190 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Collections Database ships an update fortnightly, Annoto every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Collections Database | Annoto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (190 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 190 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matteo D'Ignazio | Kakhaber Sinauridze |
Customer experience
Collections Database
Annoto
Bugs and requests
Collections Database
Reported bugs
2 issues- Keyboard issues when using search
- Inconsistent behavior between iOS and macOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Collaborative features for sharing databases
- More advanced reporting and visualization options
- Improved import/export functionality
- Ability to customize the appearance and layout
Annoto
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Collections Database
- Collections Ultra (Upgrade)$1.99
- Collections Pro$7.99
- Collections Ultra$9.99
Annoto
No in-app purchases
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