Phenol55 vs TheNote.app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phenol55
Manage your wine collection from your iOS device. View detailed bottle information, read or write tasting notes, and schedule pickups or deliveries. This app is exclusively for members cellaring wine with the service.
- Manage wine collection
- View bottle images
- Read tasting notes
- Write tasting notes
- Schedule pickup/delivery
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PHENOL55 enables members to manage their wine collection from their iOS device. Zoomable full bottle images View wine details and inventory totals Read professional tasting notes Write your own tasting notes Schedule a pick-up or delivery for your wine in inventory PHENOL55 is only available to members that are cellaring their wine with PHENOL55.
TheNote.app
Organize your thoughts, research, and incoming information with intelligent RSS agents and nested note threads. This app offers a clean, minimalist interface for personal journals, research, and project planning, with secure synchronization across devices.
- Intelligent RSS agents
- Nested note threads
- Attach images and screenshots
- Search across all notes
- Secure synchronization
- Privacy-focused
- Minimalist interface
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TheNote.app - News and Notes Follow blogs, news sites, changelogs, and niche sources through intelligent RSS agents. Organize your thoughts, research, and incoming information in note threads. Note threads Create as many levels as you need. Ideal for: - Personal journals - Travel diaries - Research - Book summaries with images - Coaching and therapy notes - Project planning - Content ideas - Daily thoughts and reflections Key features - Nested note threads - Clean, minimalist interface without distractions - Quick navigation through threads - Ability to attach images and screenshots - Search across all note threads - Secure synchronization - Privacy first - Your notes belong only to you. We never sell data - Everything is stored securely and synced reliably between devices - No folders - just clean, natural note organization. Sincerely, TheNote.app Team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phenol55 at 4.3 against TheNote.app's 3.7. TheNote.app's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Phenol55 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
Phenol55 ships an update every 2 months, TheNote.app weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phenol55 | TheNote.app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Riverbend | Sviatoslav Bylim |
Customer experience
Phenol55
TheNote.app
In-app purchases
Phenol55
No in-app purchases
TheNote.app
No in-app purchases
