Comparison

ThreadNote vs Where

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

Head to head
About

ThreadNote

This app offers a unique list-based note-taking experience without traditional titles. Organize your thoughts hierarchically with parent-child notes and navigate them using intuitive swipes and gestures. Customize display settings and export your notes in various formats.

Highlights
  • Hierarchical parent-child note organization
  • List-based display without traditional titles
  • Swipe and pinch gestures for navigation and folding
  • Text filtering and tag-based search
  • Note sharing and exporting
  • Customizable display settings
  • Data backup and restoration
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ThreadNote is a simple text note application that stands out for its two unique features. Firstly, it eschews the traditional title list format; instead, all content, both titles and body text, is displayed in a list format (with a limit on the number of display lines). Secondly, it allows for the creation of child notes, enabling users to organize notes into a branching hierarchy of parent-child relationships. Users can navigate between parent and child notes with left and right swipes, and can use pinch in to fold notes down to just the title and the first few lines of text (configurable from 0 to 10 lines), with a pinch out gesture to unfold. This folding action can also be performed by tapping a button on the note. Features: - Notes with titles, body text, tags, creation and modification dates - Note filtering through string and tag searches - Note editing and deletion - Tagging - Bookmarking - Note sharing (exporting) - Changing the order of notes - Moving notes between parents and children Note Sharing: - Notes can be exported to other apps or file folders via the action button on the note editing screen. - Options to select only the note being edited, all its siblings (notes at the same level), or all its descendants (notes at lower levels) - Select multiple output items: title/tags/creation date/modification date/body text - Auto-numbering: Automatically numbers titles when exporting multiple notes (optional) Settings: - Changing the font of titles and body text in the list and editing screens - Changing the base color - Dark mode toggle - Adjusting the maximum note width - Setting the number of lines for folded display in the list view (0 to 10 lines) - Setting the maximum number of display lines for body text in the list view (up to 500 lines) Other: - Backup and restoration of all data Limitations: - Only handles text. It cannot manage images, audio, location data, etc.

About

Where

This app helps you track and organize your belongings by annotating them on photos of your rooms. Simply take a picture, mark your items, and find them easily later. It offers features like dark mode, area locking for privacy, and item reminders.

Highlights
  • Annotate items on photos
  • Search with Spotlight
  • Dark Mode support
  • Area Lock for privacy
  • Item reminders
  • Siri & Shortcut integration
  • iCloud Sync & Backup
Features
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Where is it?  Where is a manager which helps to manage your stuff by annotating them on your room photos. Track your stuff and stay organized with 3 simple steps: 1. Take an area photo 2. Annotate important items on it 3. Find anything anytime Several photos are enough to track all your stuff. Things management should be as simple as your life. ----- Powerful Features Under the Hood: Annotate, Edit, Manage, Search... Annotate your items on photos with color tags, add descriptions, user manual, the remaining amount... Move items, edit items, update item reminder. Search with Spotlight.  Dark Mode Full support for iOS 13 dark mode. Where can follow the system to switch between dark and light, you can also select your favorite interface style. Area Lock Manage your private items with full privacy protection. Use passwords to view items in locked areas. You can even choose to hide the area photo, so no one can know your little secret. Item Reminders Set up reminders for food to avoid heath-risky consumption after expiration. Set up reminders for important items and checkout them regularly. Siri & Shortcut Record a shortcut for an area and you can check it via Siri anytime. You can even paste an NFC tag on your room, your cabinet, or a storage box, and set up the automation on iOS Shortcut App. Anytime you are going to check the items in this area, just scan this tag. iCloud Sync & Backup Never lost an item, never lost any data. ----- Contact: hi@yuanjoy.com

Screenshots

ThreadNote4 screens
Where4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ThreadNote at Free against Where's $1.99. ThreadNote also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Where's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (92% vs 67%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

ThreadNote is free to download; Where costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Where holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of ThreadNote's written reviews are positive against 92% of Where's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThreadNote ships an update every 3 weeks, Where every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ThreadNote versus Where: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreadNoteWhere
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)4.3 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews92.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings510 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmallmakeYuanJing Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

ThreadNote

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Where

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ThreadNote

No in-app purchases

None

Where

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThreadNote free?
ThreadNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Where free?
Where costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ThreadNote or Where?
Where is rated higher. ThreadNote averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Where averages 4.3 from 10 ratings.
Do ThreadNote or Where have ads?
Neither ThreadNote nor Where shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThreadNote or Where?
ThreadNote ships an update every 3 weeks, and Where every 5 months. Most recently, ThreadNote was updated on September 24, 2026 and Where on September 30, 2026.

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