Defter Notes vs HomeCheck Ltd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Defter Notes
This app provides an infinite canvas for spatial thinking, allowing users to capture, connect, and explore ideas through handwriting, drawing, and text. It adapts to various creative processes, offering fluid editing and intuitive navigation for deep work and complex projects.
- Infinite canvas for spatial thinking
- Handwriting, drawing, and text input
- Connect and link ideas
- Stacks for deep work
- Fluid editing with gestures
- Supports PDFs, images, and links
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Defter Notes is loved by academics, students, teachers, researchers, journal keepers, knowledge workers, designers, architects, engineers, writers, and anyone who thinks best with their hands and eyes. It’s built for people who see ideas as living things: connected, evolving, and worth exploring. Think without boundaries Defter Notes gives you an infinite canvas for spatial thinking. Drop ideas anywhere. Draw connections. Expand as far as your thoughts take you. Enjoy pure creative flow. Capture ideas your way Whether it starts as a quick sketch, a handwritten note, or a PDF you’re diving into, Defter Notes adapts to your process. Write, draw, or type; then move, link, and layer it all together. Your ideas stay flexible and alive. Work the way your brain works Move items freely. Zoom in and out of context. Build hierarchies of Spaces that let you go deeper into your projects. Defter Notes stays out of the way so your focus stays on thinking. Top features * Stacks for deep work: Ideal for reading, studying, or comparing multiple resources. * Deft movement with gestures: Drag pages or extract text directly out of PDFs. * Cross-reference and multitask: View, resize, and reorder documents side by side. * Handwriting and text tools: Combine pen, pencil, marker, and text boxes using Apple Pencil or Scribble. * Fluid editing: Double-tap any item to edit or share. * Intuitive navigation: Use the mini-map, navigation bar, gestures, and select tool to move effortlessly through infinite spaces. * Supports links and files: Drop in PDFs, images, URLs, and attachments right onto your canvas. Join the community: https://discord.com/invite/GjS5tJSmBW Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.defternotes.com/touprivacypolicy https://defternotes.com
HomeCheck Ltd
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We lost a deposit dispute because we had no proof whatsoever. Our word against theirs, and theirs won because they had a story and we had nothing. No photos worth looking at. No dates. No record either of us could point to. That is the entire reason HomeCheck exists. HomeCheck is a video walkthrough app that turns a ten-minute recording into a timestamped, tamper-proof condition report. Record a property when you move in. Record it again when you move out. HomeCheck compares the two and shows exactly what changed, when, and what it is worth. We are a small team building this because we lived the problem, two people who got burned once and decided nobody else should have to argue without proof. How it works Walk through the property, room by room. HomeCheck guides you, every room, every angle, nothing missed. Once you are done, the recording is sealed. Nobody can edit it afterwards. Not the landlord, not the tenant, not us. Every item in the video gets matched, priced, and logged automatically. A blue vase becomes "Blue decorative vase, good condition, £20." A monitor becomes a monitor, with a value attached. No typing out an inventory by hand. When it is time to move out, record again. HomeCheck lays the two recordings side by side and flags what is different. Fair wear and tear gets separated from actual damage. The report that comes out the other end is formatted for UK deposit scheme submissions and Irish RTB standards, ready to send. You can either see the report in our dedicated portal or in the app. What is in the report - A sealed, timestamped video record for every room. - A cryptographic hash on every clip, so nothing can be swapped or altered after the fact. - Automatic item matching and condition scoring. - A side-by-side comparison between check-in and check-out with depreciation values per item. - A running timeline of every inspection across every tenancy at that property. - An export ready for deposit scheme and RTB submissions. Who it is for - Tenants get a record of what the property looked like before they moved a single box in, so if a dispute happens, the evidence already exists. - Landlords get a documented condition history for every property, every tenancy, without relying on memory or a notepad. - Property managers get one consistent process across a whole portfolio, instead of every inspection looking different depending on who did it. One report reaches all of them at once. That is the point. Nobody has to take anyone's word for anything, because the record already says what happened. Why sealed matters A report you can edit is not evidence. It is a claim. HomeCheck reports are sealed the moment they are complete, verified, timestamped, and locked. If it says the ceiling was undamaged on the 14th of July 2025, that is because it was, and there is a video that proves it. Pricing - Starter is $19 a month, for up to three properties, with full comparison reports and RTB-ready exports. - Professional is $49 a month, for up to fifteen properties, with priority support. - Agency is $149 a month, for unlimited properties, team access, and portfolio-level reporting. No long-term contract. Cancel any time. We built HomeCheck because we needed it and it did not exist. If you have ever lost an argument you should have won because you had no proof, this is for you. We hope you like it and use it! Thanks. Miguel & Irena
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Defter Notes at fortnightly against HomeCheck Ltd's every 2 months. HomeCheck Ltd's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Defter Notes sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and HomeCheck Ltd sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Defter Notes ships an update fortnightly, HomeCheck Ltd every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Defter Notes | HomeCheck Ltd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (75 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deft Works ApS | HomeCheck Ltd |
In-app purchases
Defter Notes
- Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
- Mini Supporter$2.991 Month
- Supporter$7.991 Month
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- Yearly Plan$17.991 Year
- Big Supporter$29.991 Month
- Lifetime Access - Welcome Offer$29.99
- Lifetime Access$39.99
HomeCheck Ltd
- HomeCheck Starter$19.001 Month
- HomeCheck Professional$49.001 Month
- HomeCheck Agency$149.001 Month
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- Starter Annual$190.001 Year
- Professional Annual$490.001 Year
- One tenancy$9.00
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