ThreadNote vs Paprylo

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.

Paprylo is a personal writing space that feels like a real desk, not another noisy app. It’s a calm, focused place for your thoughts, plans, and daily reflections, designed for people who want to write more and be distracted less. Paprylo gives you a warm, paper‑like theme and clear typography, so the screen stays gentle on your eyes even during long writing sessions. There are no timelines, feeds, likes, or streaks to chase - just you, the page, and your words. Built‑in templates help you keep a steady rhythm: Daily Journal, Weekly Review, Monthly Review, Habit notes, meeting notes, to‑do lists, and idea sketches. You don’t have to reinvent the structure every time - just open a template and start writing. Over time, Paprylo quietly turns into your personal logbook of days, weeks, and months. Privacy is at the heart of Paprylo. Private notes live in a dedicated mode that you unlock with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode, so personal thoughts never mix with casual notes. If you ever need an extra layer of safety, you can create an encrypted backup file and store it wherever you trust - on your device, in Files, or offline. Paprylo stores all of your written notes locally on your device and does not send them to any servers. There are no accounts, no analytics dashboards, and no hidden sync - your notes stay under your control. Optional voice dictation uses the built‑in iOS speech recognition service, which may send your audio to Apple for transcription if you explicitly allow it in the system prompt. For the best listening experience, we recommend enabling an enhanced system voice in iOS by going to Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Voices and choosing an Enhanced voice for your preferred language. If you want a quiet, reliable place to write - something that feels more like a notebook than a social network - Paprylo is built for you.