Evernote vs PasteList
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Evernote
Capture, organize, and find all your important information, from quick thoughts to complex projects. This app helps you manage tasks, transcribe audio, and edit drafts with AI assistance, syncing seamlessly across all your devices.
- Capture notes, photos, PDFs, and web articles
- Organize with notebooks and tags
- Search text within images and PDFs
- AI transcription and summarization
- AI editing for text refinement
- Task management with due dates and reminders
- Cross-device syncing and offline access
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Evernote is your second brain — the place to keep everything that matters and find it again the moment you need it. "…an invaluable tool for organizing a messy digital life." — The New York Times Capture a thought, a to-do, a photo, or a whole project, then let Evernote help you organize it, make sense of it, transcribe a meeting or tidy up a rough draft, and bring it back exactly when it counts. From the first spark of an idea to the finished plan, it all lives in one calm, searchable place — at work, at home, and everywhere in between. CAPTURE ANYTHING Jot a quick note, build a checklist, save a photo, an email or a PDF, or clip an article from the web before it disappears. Type it out, write by hand, snap a picture, or record a voice memo — whatever's fastest in the moment. Your ideas land in one place, ready when you are, so nothing gets lost on a sticky note or buried in your inbox. STAY ORGANIZED, EFFORTLESSLY Sort notes into notebooks and add tags, or just start writing and let structure follow. Group related notes together, pin the ones you reach for most, and keep work, school, and life neatly apart — without spending your day tidying up. Evernote keeps things in order so you can stay focused on the thinking. FIND WHAT YOU NEED, FAST Search across everything you've saved — including the text inside your images and PDFs. Ask in plain language and Semantic Search surfaces the right note, even when you can't remember the exact words or where you put it. The more you save, the more useful it becomes. MEET YOUR AI ASSISTANT Your AI Assistant clears away the busywork so you can stay in the thinking, working quietly alongside you. Record a conversation and Evernote AI transcribes and summarizes it for you; AI Transcription turns audio, images, and video into text; and AI Edit cleans up a rough draft, shortens it, or changes the tone while keeping it in your own voice. PLAN YOUR DAY Add due dates, reminders, and to-dos right inside your notes, so the next step is always clear and nothing slips through the cracks. Check things off as you go and keep momentum without switching apps. WORK EVERYWHERE Your notes sync automatically across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and the web — start on one device and pick up right where you left off on another. Evernote works offline too, so you're never locked out of your own ideas, even when you're far from a signal. FOR WORK, SCHOOL, AND LIFE - Plan projects, prep meetings, and keep every detail in one place. - Take lecture notes, organize research, and study smarter for exams. - Save recipes, plan trips, track goals, and remember the little things that matter. - Keep a journal, draft your next big idea, and capture inspiration whenever it strikes. "Its magic lies in its flexibility." — PCMag However you think, and whatever you're working on, Evernote helps you remember everything and get it done. Capture today's idea — and find it the moment you need it.
PasteList
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"Honey, buy us a milk, some juice, 4 apples, pasta, bolognese sauce. Maybe bread and 6 eggs." Sounds familiar? What happens next? You need to go through the shop and try to get all things from the list. Did you already take eggs? Yeah. Ok, so now what... Apples. Ok, so fruits & vegetables aisle. Oh, but pasta was on the way there! This is normal life. We live on the go, we write some messages online and then either spend additional time to make it prettier, or we go around the store with uncomfortable feeling - did I get everything? With PasteList we want to make it easier. Just copy paste the message and let AI parse it to the specific products. We would then make it tickable and divide into categories. It works with any text: message from the chat, recipe, transcribed voice note, voice input with your mobile keyboard. Anything that cannot be recognized will be added into a separate "Not recognized" section. So nothing will disappear. Same goes with tasks to be done. Get flowers for your partner, go to the parent-teacher meeting, take out the trash. Write on the go, combine all the things and see how it's properly grouped and just there, easy to tick when done. Being honest about limits: since the app is free you can do up to 40 parses per day. Being honest about privacy: for parsing text is sent to Anthropic Claude, but only if you allow. You can still manually add items and use the app if you don't want this path (though you would miss the best of it). No ads, no tracking, no accounts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PasteList at none against Evernote's 10. Evernote's advantage is chart position (#30 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Evernote sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $13.95 per month. PasteList asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Evernote | PasteList |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (78K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 78K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #30 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 338 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evernote Corporation | Code Truck |
Bugs and requests
Evernote
Reported bugs
5 issues- Notes not saving properly
- Sync issues between devices
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Search functionality not working as expected
- Inability to access notes after subscription changes
Requested features
5 requests- Improved mobile app performance and stability
- Enhanced security features like encryption and two-factor authentication
- More flexible and affordable subscription options
- Better customer support and communication
- Expanded formatting and customization options
PasteList
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Evernote
- Evernote Plus$13.951 Month
- Evernote Plus2 variants$15.001 Month
- Evernote Premium2 variants$17.491 Month
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- Evernote Personal$17.491 Month
- Evernote Personal7 Days trial$17.491 Month
- Evernote Personal Monthly$17.491 Month
- Evernote Personal Monthly$22.001 Month
- Evernote Premium$169.001 Year
PasteList
No in-app purchases









