BirdieSync vs Print(Notes)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BirdieSync
Seamlessly sync contacts and events between your iPhone and desktop applications like Thunderbird. Enjoy automatic updates across devices with a focus on data privacy, as information is transferred directly and securely without cloud storage.
- Automatic synchronization
- Direct device-to-device transfer
- Contact photo support
- Multiple address books and calendars
- Recurring events and alarms
- Secure connection
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Synchronize your contacts and events between your iPhone and Mozilla Thunderbird, Lightning and Sunbird on your PC. Keep your information up to date automatically: every modification on any device is automatically transferred to the other device. Keep your data private: your personal data is not stored in the cloud. It is directly synchronized between your device and your desktop computer through a secure connection and never goes through any third-party server. BirdieSync supports: contact photos, multiple address books and calendars, contact groups and categories, recurring events and alarms, ICS, calDAV, WCAP, Google Calendar types. Note: this app requires BirdieSync on your PC (19.95 €). You can download a fully-functional version and try it out free for 21 days (only Windows is supported).
Print(Notes)
An open-source notes application inspired by popular productivity tools. It offers extensive customization options for themes and note display, supports Markdown and LaTeX, and stores all data locally for easy access.
- Markdown and LaTeX support
- Customizable themes (light/dark)
- Multiple note display layouts (Grid, List, Tree)
- Local data storage via Files app
- Basic image and PDF viewers
- Ultimate customizability
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Print(Notes) is an open source markdown notes app, inspired by the look of Google Keep and functionality of Dynalist's Obsidian. Solo developed as a passion project, coming now to iOS! All notes and folders are stored locally on the device, you can access them from the Files app! Features Include: - Ultimate customizability - Many theme for light and dark mode - Create your own custom color themes - Change note display layout (Grid, List, Tree views) - Supports Markdown and LaTeX formatting - Includes basic Image and PDF viewers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Print(Notes) at 100% against BirdieSync's 55%. Print(Notes) also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). BirdieSync's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BirdieSync holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of BirdieSync's written reviews are positive against 100% of Print(Notes)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BirdieSync ships an update every 2 months, Print(Notes) monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BirdieSync | Print(Notes) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Callicia | Robert Gordiyevych |
Customer experience
BirdieSync
Print(Notes)
In-app purchases
BirdieSync
No in-app purchases
Print(Notes)
No in-app purchases
