Notary for iOS vs Bodcat Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notary for iOS
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Simple note-taking app that stores your notes on-device and uses top-of-the-line encryption to keep them as safe as possible.
Bodcat Notebook
A privacy-focused encrypted notes app for personal writing, journaling, and organizing ideas. It offers rich text and image notes, multiple browsing views, and a secure private vault. Optional AI suggestions are for personal reflection only.
- Encrypted notes and journaling
- Rich text and image support
- Organize with notebooks and tags
- Multiple browsing views
- Private Vault for sensitive records
- Mind Maps and Knowledge Star Map
- Optional AI-assisted suggestions
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Bodcat Notebook is a calm, privacy-first encrypted notes app for personal writing, reflection, communication review, sticky ideas, and sensitive records. Create rich text and image notes, organize notebooks and tags, browse with list, card swipe, stacked cards, or in-place reading, and use the thumbnail rail to jump through your library. Protect sensitive records in Private Vault, connect ideas with Mind Maps and Knowledge Star Map, and browse every image in a note with swipe, zoom, and return-to-place support. Journal originals stay local; supported note data can sync across devices. Choose English, Simplified Chinese, or Follow System. Optional AI-assisted suggestions and analyses require confirmation before sending and are for personal reflection only, not medical, therapeutic, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Bodcat Notebook PRO is available as an auto-renewable yearly subscription. Pricing is shown by the Apple purchase sheet and localized by storefront. Payment and renewal are handled by Apple. Privacy Policy: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notary for iOS at none against Bodcat Notebook's 1. Notary for iOS also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Bodcat Notebook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Notary for iOS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Notary for iOS ships an update daily, Bodcat Notebook every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notary for iOS | Bodcat Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Albin Groen | Beijing Huichengjia Technology Co., Ltd |
In-app purchases
Notary for iOS
No in-app purchases
Bodcat Notebook
- Bodcat PRO Yearly$19.991 Year
