SiYuan vs Anytype
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SiYuan
A privacy-focused personal knowledge management system that allows offline use and encrypted data synchronization. It combines blocks, outlines, and bidirectional links to help users organize and refine their thoughts.
- Privacy-first design
- Offline data storage
- End-to-end encrypted sync
- Block-based organization
- Outline structuring
- Bidirectional linking
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SiYuan is a privacy-first personal knowledge management system that supports complete offline use, as well as end-to-end encrypted data sync. Fuse blocks, outlines, and bidirectional links to refactor your thinking.
Anytype
This app unifies conversations, documents, notes, files, and databases into a single, private application. It offers powerful, local-first collaboration with end-to-end encryption, offline access, and secure cross-device syncing, ensuring your data always remains yours.
- Unified workspace for conversations, docs, notes, files, and databases
- End-to-end encrypted and offline accessible
- Local-first collaboration
- Create and edit pages with blocks
- Define custom content types
- Publish content to the web
- Manage lists and tasks with properties
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Anytype is a private, offline-first workspace for notes, docs, tasks, and team collaboration — end-to-end encrypted, with your data stored on your device. No accounts mining your thoughts, no cloud lock-in. A safe haven for your digital life. Flexible Knowledge Anytype adapts to the way your brain works, allowing you to link anything to everything. Create a living map of your ideas. • Capture & Reflect: Rich-media notes, long-form docs, and daily journals. • Plan & Execute: Tasks and projects in Kanban boards, calendars, galleries, and filtered lists. • Organize & Archive: Build personal wikis, research databases, or curated bookmark libraries. Secure Collaboration Collaborate in real-time without surrendering your privacy. You can work offline, sync peer-to-peer, or run entirely on your own network. • Private Collaboration: Shared spaces for teams and family to work together. • Integrated Chat: Chat with friends or have discussions directly on documents. • Share Online: Web publish content so others can access it directly in the browser. Uncompromising Security & Privacy • End-to-End Encrypted: Only you and those you share with can access your data. No exceptions. • Works Offline: No internet? No problem. Access everything offline, use peer-to-peer sync, or run on your own network. • Open Source: Keep your software forever or take your data with you. Zero lock-in. Also available on desktop at anytype.io Anytype — a safe haven for your thoughts, your work, and the people you collaborate with.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Anytype at 4.5 against SiYuan's 4.0. Anytype also leads on ratings volume (245 vs 29). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. SiYuan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Anytype sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Anytype holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anytype has 245 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of SiYuan's written reviews are positive against 64% of Anytype's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SiYuan ships an update weekly, Anytype fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SiYuan | Anytype |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (29 ratings) | 4.5 (245 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 63.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 245 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 419 MB | 274 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yunnan Liandi Technology Co., Ltd. | Any Association |
Customer experience
SiYuan
Anytype
Bugs and requests
SiYuan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Anytype
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Sync issues leading to data loss or duplication
- Inconsistent behavior when working with nested lists
- Page jumps and cursor positioning problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add calendar and scheduling features
- Improve mobile app performance and stability
- Implement formulas and automation capabilities
- Allow more customization options for fonts and UI
- Add widgets for quick access to notes and data
In-app purchases
SiYuan
- PRO Features$79.99
- Subscription$188.99
Anytype
- Pro$9.991 Month
- Builder$119.001 Year
