Comparison

NOTE'd vs Bodcat Notebook

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

Head to head
About

NOTE'd

This app provides a simple and beautiful way to create and organize notes. It allows users to attach photos, voice memos, and map locations to their entries, and offers various design styles for notepads. Notes can be categorized, bookmarked, and protected with a password.

Highlights
  • Customizable notepad designs
  • Attach photos, maps, and voice memos
  • Categorize and bookmark notes
  • Password protection for notes
  • Dropbox backup and restore
  • Lock screen notes
Features
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Simple, Easy and Beautiful! Now, make your own handy and well-favored notepad with NOTE'd NOTE'd sort notepads for use you want and save every minute of you whenever. The idea flashed into your head, the beautiful scenery before your eyes, the music ringing in your ears and here at your feet. Do note'd the everything. * Try NOTE'd like this - Write brief memo, diary - Wishlist when go supermarket - travel notes for the memory of your trip - Voice memo when can't type - Both location of famous restaurants and pictures of delicious foods, guidebook for famous restaurants - Photo album with pictures and stories * NOTE'd provides many useful features. - Notepad design of various style - Attach photo, map and voice memo - Make notepads into categories - Easy and handy bookmark - Unity view for every memos, bookmarked memos - Labeling for the lastest memo - Watch, Listen now memos and attachments - Support proverb, famous saying (Please make a blank memo) - Notes for Lock Screen - Sharing to Twitter, Facebook - Send E-mail and Text Message - Password protection (start-up screen and for each notepad) - Backup/Restore with Dropbox - Sort Notepads with Drag&Drop Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: http://suxxexx.net/noted/privacy.html

About

Bodcat Notebook

A private, encrypted note-taking app for personal writing, journaling, and organizing ideas. It offers rich text and image notes, multiple browsing options, and a secure vault for sensitive records. Optional AI features are available for personal reflection.

Highlights
  • Encrypted notes and journal
  • Rich text and image support
  • Notebook and tag organization
  • Multiple browsing views
  • Private Vault for sensitive data
  • Mind Maps and Knowledge Star Map
  • Optional AI-assisted suggestions
Features
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Bodcat Notebook is a calm, privacy-first encrypted notes app for personal writing, reflection, communication review, sticky ideas, and sensitive records. Create rich text and image notes, organize notebooks and tags, browse with list, card swipe, stacked cards, or in-place reading, and use the thumbnail rail to jump through your library. Protect sensitive records in Private Vault, connect ideas with Mind Maps and Knowledge Star Map, and browse every image in a note with swipe, zoom, and return-to-place support. Journal originals stay local; supported note data can sync across devices. Choose English, Simplified Chinese, or Follow System. Optional AI-assisted suggestions and analyses require confirmation before sending and are for personal reflection only, not medical, therapeutic, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Bodcat Notebook PRO is available as an auto-renewable yearly subscription. Pricing is shown by the Apple purchase sheet and localized by storefront. Payment and renewal are handled by Apple. Privacy Policy: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NOTE'd4 screens
Bodcat Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bodcat Notebook at 100% against NOTE'd's 45%. Bodcat Notebook also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). NOTE'd's advantage is ratings volume (355 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. NOTE'd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Bodcat Notebook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bodcat Notebook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NOTE'd has 355 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of NOTE'd's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bodcat Notebook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOTE'd ships an update every 6 weeks, Bodcat Notebook every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NOTE'd versus Bodcat Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOTE'dBodcat Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (355 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings355 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDong Wook KimBeijing Huichengjia Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

NOTE'd

All ratings354 ratings
Positive51.7%
Neutral12.7%
Negative35.6%
Written reviews313 reviews
Positive45.4%
Neutral17.6%
Negative37.1%

Bodcat Notebook

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

Bugs and requests

NOTE'd

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to open notes
  • Backup and restore functionality not working
  • Inconsistent behavior when editing notes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize notebook covers
  • Landscape mode support
  • Syncing across devices
  • More text formatting options
  • Sorting and searching notes

Bodcat Notebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NOTE'd

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Bodcat Notebook

Subscriptions1
  • Bodcat PRO Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is NOTE'd free?
NOTE'd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bodcat Notebook free?
Bodcat Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NOTE'd or Bodcat Notebook?
Bodcat Notebook is rated higher. NOTE'd averages 3.3 out of 5 from 355 ratings, while Bodcat Notebook averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NOTE'd or Bodcat Notebook have ads?
NOTE'd shows ads; Bodcat Notebook does not.
Which is updated more often, NOTE'd or Bodcat Notebook?
NOTE'd ships an update every 6 weeks, and Bodcat Notebook every 3 days. Most recently, NOTE'd was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bodcat Notebook on November 6, 2026.

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