Comparison

Montage vs MCP Notes

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

Head to head
About

Montage

Effortlessly combine multiple screenshots into a single, long image. This tool automates the process of stitching, eliminating the need for manual alignment and cropping when sharing extended content like chat conversations.

Highlights
  • Create scrollshots from screen recordings
  • Advanced screenshot merging algorithm
  • Save to photo album
  • High resolution export
  • Remove background
  • Image conversion support
Features
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Montage - Pic Stitch can automatically merge multiple screenshots to a long screenshot, and we call this long screenshot "ScrollSnapshot". Scroll screenshots, using efficient generation, easy to achieve long screenshots. When sharing chat screenshots, it is not always possible to include everything in one screenshot. With scrolling screenshots, there is no need for multiple screenshots, no need to manually align, crop, and splice. [TOP FEATURES] - Create scrollshot directly through screen recording. - Advanced Screenshot-Merging-Algorithm among the same kind of products. - Save to your photo album - High resolution export - Remove background - Support Image convert Terms of Service - https://gamy-frown-598.notion.site/Montage-Terms-of-use-db2268b3ea2a48a8b4a701cb6135cbf2 Privacy Policy - https://gamy-frown-598.notion.site/Montage-Privacy-Policy-4ba5aa128cb546acb338ca1b59afb63a

About

MCP Notes

Features
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MCP Notes is a Markdown note-taking app for iPadOS and macOS. macOS with built-in RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) and MCP server integration — enabling AI tools like Claude Code to semantically search and interact with your notes directly. The on-device RAG engine indexes your notes locally using vector embeddings, so you can find any note by meaning, not just keywords. The built-in MCP server exposes your notes to external AI assistants without sending data anywhere (available only on macOS). Features: - Shortcuts and Intelligence support - CommonMark Markdown editor with syntax highlighting - Tags, bookmarks, and wikilink navigation between notes - iCloud sync across all your iOS, iPadOS and macOS devices - Semantic search powered by on-device embeddings (for macOS version) - MCP server integration: connect Claude Code or any MCP-compatible AI tool to your notes (for macOS version) Open Source: MCP Notes is open source and licensed under MIT. The full source code is available on GitHub — contributions and feedback are welcome. https://github.com/sergeydi/MCP-Notes

Screenshots

Montage4 screens
MCP Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MCP Notes at none against Montage's 1. MCP Notes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days). Montage's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26). On price 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. Montage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MCP Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Montage ships an update every 8 days, MCP Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Montage versus MCP Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMontageMCP Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better26
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAPTE LtdSerhii Didanov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Montage

One-time1
  • LifeTime$12.99
None

MCP Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Montage free?
Montage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MCP Notes free?
MCP Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Montage or MCP Notes have ads?
Montage shows ads; MCP Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Montage or MCP Notes?
Montage ships an update every 8 days, and MCP Notes every 4 days. Most recently, Montage was updated on November 3, 2026 and MCP Notes on November 5, 2026.

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