Comparison

Scratchnote vs Bit Buddy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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Take Control of Every Drive. Bit Buddy keeps track of your drives, cards and devices: what's on them, how full they are, and where they live. Whether you're a photographer, filmmaker, content creator or tech enthusiast, a growing pile of drives gets hard to keep straight. Bit Buddy brings clarity to your collection. Add Drives in Seconds • Scan a connected drive and Bit Buddy fills in its name, capacity and used space • Capacities measured the way Finder measures them, for drives of any size • Or add any device by hand, with suggested capacities for its type Organize Everything • Notes, locations, content types and tags for every device • Parent and child devices, like the SD cards that belong to a camera • Status for each device: Available, In Testing or In Use • Your choice of icon and color for every device Log and track: • External HDDs & SSDs • Network drives, NAS & servers • Computers & consoles • SD cards, with a dedicated Card Pool Know What Needs Attention • Collection Checkup flags drives that are nearly full and maintenance that's due • Capacity bars turn orange at 80% and red at 90% • Maintenance reminders so backups and checks don't slip • Total capacity and usage across your whole collection • Home Screen widgets, including Fullest Drives Find Anything Fast • Smart Views for nearly full, in use, favorites, network drives and more • Filter by tags and sort by name, capacity, status or favorites Your Data Is Yours No accounts, no analytics, no AI servers. • Everything stays on your device, with optional iCloud Sync • Export your whole library as a spreadsheet (CSV) or a complete archive (JSON) anytime • App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode • Secure Wipe Bit Buddy Pro A one-time purchase, yours to keep: • iCloud Sync across iPhone and iPad • Unlimited maintenance reminders • Parent and child devices • Unlimited content types per device • Every app icon, tint and list style, plus Super Clean mode Scanning, export, Collection Checkup and widgets are free for everyone. Download Bit Buddy and bring order to your storage.

Screenshots

Scratchnote3 screens
Bit Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bit Buddy sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Scratchnote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scratchnote ships an update every 11 days, Bit Buddy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Scratchnote versus Bit Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScratchnoteBit Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagnus JensenNicholas Dapolito

Customer experience

Scratchnote

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bit Buddy

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Scratchnote

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Bit Buddy

One-time5
  • Buy me a Candy$0.99
  • Bit Buddy Pro$1.99
  • Buy me a Soda$2.99
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  • Buy me a Slice$4.99
  • Bit Buddy AI$4.99

Questions

Is Scratchnote free?
Scratchnote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bit Buddy free?
Bit Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scratchnote or Bit Buddy?
Bit Buddy is rated higher. Scratchnote averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Bit Buddy averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Scratchnote or Bit Buddy have ads?
Neither Scratchnote nor Bit Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scratchnote or Bit Buddy?
Scratchnote ships an update every 11 days, and Bit Buddy every 2 months. Most recently, Scratchnote was updated on October 3, 2026 and Bit Buddy on October 16, 2026.

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