ThreadNote vs Claspy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Claspy
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Memox — Bind your words and your day into one. A phrase that just came to mind. A moment you don't want to forget. A feeling that brushed past. Memox is a personal iPhone app where your diary and notes grow quietly, as a single "map of words," inside your own iPhone. 【The 3 core concepts】 ■ Diary Today's flowing words. Add to it any number of times a day. ■ Words Phrases and realizations you want to keep. While writing, select any text and tap "Save as Word" right there. Quotes, names, a new expression, a question to yourself —— any grain size. ■ Tags A cross-cutting label for both diary and Words. "#work" "#family" "#reading" —— your own labels, ready to bundle later. Open a Word, and every diary entry that contains it is listed automatically (backlinks). As diary, Words, and Tags gradually connect, the more you write, the more your own "map of words" grows. 【Who Memox is for】 ・People who keep abandoning their diary and want to start again ・People whose phone memos are scattered and unsearchable ・People who want to capture and cultivate the quotes they care about ・People who want a place for their own words — not AI chat, not social media ・People who want their data to stay on their own device 【Main features】 ■ Diary editor ・Simple writing, no daily limit ・Attach photos; URLs auto-linked ・Select text and "Save as Word" inline ■ Words (your personal vocabulary) ・Add and edit any phrase you want to keep ・Connect with tags and related memos to build a network of concepts ・Open a Word to see every diary entry that contains it (backlinks) ・"Related Words" —— other Words that often appear alongside (Memox Plus) ■ Tags ・Cross-classify diary and Words with your own labels ・Open a tag to see all related entries at once ・Deleting a tag is safe: diary and Words remain — only the link is removed ■ Advanced search (Memox Plus) ・Operators like "tag:work" "photo:yes" "date:thismonth" pinpoint the past ■ Voice memos (on-device transcription) ・Capture thoughts by voice; transcribed automatically ・Audio and text stay on your device ■ AI Reflection ・Weekly and monthly reflections, summarized by Apple Intelligence ・Surfaces your recent words and mood trends ・※ Requires Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro+, iOS 26.1+) ■ Home / Lock Screen widgets ・Today's line, your streak, a suggested Word — always in view ・Lock-screen content can be redacted (privacy-conscious) ■ Face ID / Touch ID lock ・Protects both launch and resume from background ■ iCloud sync ・Secure sync across iPhones via iCloud Drive; can also be turned off ■ Export ・Export all data anytime as PDF, Markdown, or JSON. No lock-in. ■ 7 languages ・Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Korean, Traditional Chinese ■ Alternate app icons ・Change the app's face by mood or season 【About privacy】 Memox does not collect your personal data. Diary, Words, tags, audio, transcriptions, and AI summaries are stored only on your device or in your own iCloud. No transmission to any external server except the ad network (free tier only). Not a flashy AI, not an external cloud —— Memox is designed to grow inside your iPhone, for you alone. 【About Memox Plus】 Even free, you get the full basics of diary, Words, and tags. Upgrading unlocks: ・Remove ads ・PDF / Markdown / JSON export ・Home Screen widgets ・AI Reflection (Apple Intelligence devices only) ・Detailed statistics (word co-occurrence, mood trend graphs) ・Voice memos & auto-transcription ・Advanced search operators ・Related Words (extended backlinks) ・Alternate app icons Pricing (US): ・Monthly: $1.99 / 7-day trial ・Yearly: $24.99 / 14-day trial ・Lifetime: $69.99 (one-time) Local prices appear in-app. Cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends to avoid renewal. Manage: Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms: https://do-dodo.com/memox/terms Privacy: https://do-dodo.com/memox/privacy Tokushoho (JP): https://do-dodo.com/memox/tokushoho Contact: memox.support@do-dodo.com
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ThreadNote at none against Claspy's 3. ThreadNote also leads on ads (none vs shown). Claspy's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Claspy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ThreadNote asks for nothing beyond the download.
ThreadNote ships an update every 3 weeks, Claspy daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThreadNote | Claspy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smallmake | Akira Kamada |
In-app purchases
ThreadNote
No in-app purchases
Claspy
- Memox Plus Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Memox Plus Yearly14 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Memox Plus Lifetime$69.99









