Convus vs VideoNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Convus
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Convus.org lets you rate the websites you read so you can track articles that are useful, informative and high quality. This browser extension makes the process of submitting ratings easy.
VideoNotes
Enhance your online course learning with instant video screenshots, text copying, and interactive notes. Revisit key video moments directly from your notes without rewatching. Supports various note formats and popular learning platforms.
- Instant video screenshots
- Clickable screenshots to play video
- Copy text directly from video
- Supports text, images, and drawing
- Optimized for Coursera and YouTube
- Cross-subject compatibility
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VideoNotes helps you to learn online courses more effectively and take notes without the need for other cumbersome steps. With VideoNotes, you can: 1. Take screenshots of the video instantly and add them to your notes. No need to take screenshots of the screen, crop, and paste as before. 2. When reviewing key information in your notes, click on the screenshot to play the relevant part of the video. No need to search and review the video repeatedly. 3. Copy text from the video at any time. You can simply copy text from the video into your notes without having to transcribe it. 4. VideoNotes supports various forms of notes, including text, images, screenshots, playback, and drawing. It effectively copes with various subjects, whether it is computer science, mathematics, or social sciences, and so on. 5. Supports many video learning websites. You can use VideoNotes to learn any video. We also optimize support for Coursera and YouTube, giving you a better learning experience. We hope you enjoy using the app. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Convus at none against VideoNotes's 2. Convus also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. VideoNotes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Convus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Convus ships an update every 6 days, VideoNotes every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Convus | VideoNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Seth Herr | Shiwen Wang |
In-app purchases
Convus
No in-app purchases
VideoNotes
- Permanent Use$14.99
- Onetime Purchase$19.99
