Comparison

ThreadNote vs PhotoToDo

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

PhotoToDo

A simple to-do list app that allows you to display only the necessary items. You can add images, dates, times, notes, and flags to your tasks. It supports dark mode and allows for three separate to-do lists.

Highlights
  • Display only necessary items
  • Add images and photos
  • Include dates and times
  • Add notes and flags
  • Three separate to-do lists
  • Dark mode support
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必要な項目のみ表示することができるシンプルなToDoアプリです。 現在ToDoに表示できる項目 ・画像、写真(拡大表示可能です) ・日付 ・時間 ・メモ ・フラグ 全て表示をOFFにすると、よりシンプルなToDoとしても使えます。 ToDoリストは3つ作成可能!タブで簡単に切り替えできます。 用途に応じて使い分け可能です。 ダークモードに対応しています。

Screenshots

ThreadNote4 screens
PhotoToDo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PhotoToDo at 4.0 against ThreadNote's 3.4. PhotoToDo also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). ThreadNote's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhotoToDo holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThreadNote has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of ThreadNote's written reviews are positive against 100% of PhotoToDo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThreadNote ships an update every 3 weeks, PhotoToDo every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ThreadNote versus PhotoToDo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreadNotePhotoToDo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmallmakemaya semasa

Customer experience

ThreadNote

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

PhotoToDo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ThreadNote

No in-app purchases

None

PhotoToDo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThreadNote free?
ThreadNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhotoToDo free?
PhotoToDo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ThreadNote or PhotoToDo?
PhotoToDo is rated higher. ThreadNote averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while PhotoToDo averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ThreadNote or PhotoToDo have ads?
PhotoToDo shows ads; ThreadNote does not.
Which is updated more often, ThreadNote or PhotoToDo?
ThreadNote ships an update every 3 weeks, and PhotoToDo every 5 months. Most recently, ThreadNote was updated on September 24, 2026 and PhotoToDo on September 15, 2026.

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