Comparison

MyNotes vs Privy

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

Head to head
About

MyNotes

Securely store your thoughts, memories, and dreams with this private notebook app. Protect your entries with a password and add various media types like photos, videos, and recordings. Enjoy seamless syncing across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Password protection
  • Cloud backup and sync
  • Add photos, videos, and recordings
  • Create to-do lists
  • Tagging system
  • Fake passcode option
Features
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MyNotes is a secure notes which is a new special place for your thoughts, memories, dreams! This app will be hidden from strangers' eyes and securely protected by a password. Take notes, add photos, videos, recordings, files, create todo list . All your notes are instantly synced across your devices and to the cloud. Features - Cloud Backup - Cloud Sync between your devices - Add Photos, Videos, Recordings, Files and TODO List - Tags - Passcode - Fake Passcode _ Backup & Recovery Privacy Policy: https://www.bytecrazy.com/common_privacy_en.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Privy

Features
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Privy is a private place for everything you write. Notes, journals, lists, ideas, the things you'd never put in a regular notes app. Write it all in one calm, beautiful space, then lock what matters behind your own key. Privacy isn't a setting you switch on. It's the default. No account, no login, no cloud you don't control. Your words live on your device, and the developer has zero access to them. WRITE ANYTHING Quick notes, long entries, daily journals, checklists, plans. Add photos, record a voice memo, or scan a document straight into a note. Rich text and reminders are built in. LOCK IT DOWN Protect the whole app with a passcode or Face ID, and seal individual notes behind their own password. Locked notes reveal nothing. Not a preview, not a title, not a word. A SPACE FOR EVERY PART OF LIFE Keep things in separate Vaults. Work, personal, health, travel, the private stuff. Each one is its own walled-off space, and you can give the sensitive ones their own password. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT There's nothing to sign up for and nothing to log into. Open the app and start writing. Your notes never leave your phone unless you choose to sync them through your own iCloud. MAKE IT YOURS Light, Dark, and a soft Pink theme. Choose your font and text size. Pin the notes you reach for most. CALM BY DESIGN No streaks, no badges, no pressure. Just a quiet place to think and keep what's yours. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Write notes, journals, and lists with rich text, photos, voice notes, and scans - Lock the app with a passcode or Face ID - Password-protect individual notes and entire vaults - Organize everything into separate, private vaults - Pin important notes to the top - Search everything in seconds - Export any note as text or PDF - Set gentle reminders - Three themes, multiple fonts and sizes YOUR DATA IS YOURS Privy is local-first. No accounts, no servers collecting your notes, no tracking. Optional sync uses your own private iCloud, so your notes move between your devices without ever passing through us. Write it down. Lock it up. Keep it private. PRIVY PRO A one-time purchase (no subscription) unlocks: unlimited vaults, a separate password for each vault, document scanning, PDF export, and the Light and Pink themes with accent colors. Everything else — writing, photos, voice notes, app lock, locking individual notes, and your first vault — is free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://privy.northos.xyz/en/privacy

Screenshots

MyNotes4 screens
Privy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Privy at every 3 weeks against MyNotes's every 3 months. MyNotes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. MyNotes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year and Privy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyNotes ships an update every 3 months, Privy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MyNotes versus Privy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyNotesPrivy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (46 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeyou Co., Ltd.Mark Pernitsch

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MyNotes

Subscriptions1
  • MyNotes Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
1 purchases

Privy

One-time1
  • Privy Pro$9.99

Questions

Is MyNotes free?
MyNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Privy free?
Privy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyNotes or Privy have ads?
Neither MyNotes nor Privy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyNotes or Privy?
MyNotes ships an update every 3 months, and Privy every 3 weeks. Most recently, MyNotes was updated on September 8, 2026 and Privy on September 23, 2026.

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