Scratchnote vs Bit Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scratchnote
This utility app allows for rapid text writing, editing, and copying. It offers smart actions to quickly access links and calendar events, serving as an ideal temporary solution for various writing tasks.
- Quick text writing
- Text editing
- Copy text
- Smart actions for links
- Smart actions for calendar events
- Temporary writing solution
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Scratchnote is the perfect place to quickly write, edit, and copy text. Plus, use our smart actions to access links, calendar events, and more! Scratchnote is the perfect temporary solution for all your writing needs--start creating now!
Bit Buddy
Organize, monitor, and understand your storage devices with detailed notes, locations, and custom fields. Track usage in real-time, receive smart suggestions, and leverage AI for collection health analysis. Offers a clean interface and privacy-focused local storage with optional iCloud sync.
- Organize drives with notes and custom fields
- Monitor real-time storage usage
- AI-powered collection analysis
- Smart capacity suggestions
- Widgets for at-a-glance device view
- Privacy-first local storage
- Optional iCloud Sync
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Take Control of Every Drive. Bit Buddy is the modern way to organize, monitor, and understand your storage devices. Whether you’re a content creator, photographer, filmmaker, or tech enthusiast, managing external drives can quickly become overwhelming. Bit Buddy brings clarity to your collection. Organize Everything Keep detailed notes, locations, parent/child relationships, and custom fields for every device. Log and track: • External HDDs & SSDs • Network drives & servers • Computers & consoles • SD cards and more Monitor Your Storage • View total capacity across your entire collection • Track usage in real time • Receive smart capacity suggestions • Log maintenance and schedules • See your devices at a glance with widgets Meet Bit Buddy (AI) Your built-in AI assistant helps you analyze and understand your collection. • On-device AI analysis • Optional cloud-powered insights • Collection Health recommendations • Smart suggestions for maintenance and optimization Designed for Simplicity • Auto Add drives when connected • Clean, modern interface • Smooth animations and refined typography • Fully customizable sorting Privacy First Your data stays under your control. No accounts required. • Local-first storage • Optional iCloud Sync • Biometric authentication • Secure Wipe Bit Buddy Pro Upgrade to unlock advanced features like AI analysis, Auto Add, and iCloud Sync. Available as a one-time purchase. Download Bit Buddy and bring order to your storage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scratchnote at none against Bit Buddy's 5. Scratchnote also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). Bit Buddy's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Bit Buddy sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Scratchnote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bit Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Scratchnote's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bit Buddy's.
Scratchnote ships an update every 11 days, Bit Buddy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scratchnote | Bit Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magnus Jensen | Nicholas Dapolito |
Customer experience
Scratchnote
Bit Buddy
In-app purchases
Scratchnote
No in-app purchases
Bit Buddy
- Buy me a Candy$0.99
- Bit Buddy Pro$1.99
- Buy me a Soda$2.99
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