Anytype vs Playbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anytype
This app unifies conversations, documents, notes, files, and databases into a single, private application. It offers powerful, local-first collaboration with end-to-end encryption, offline access, and secure cross-device syncing, ensuring your data always remains yours.
- Unified workspace for conversations, docs, notes, files, and databases
- End-to-end encrypted and offline accessible
- Local-first collaboration
- Create and edit pages with blocks
- Define custom content types
- Publish content to the web
- Manage lists and tasks with properties
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Anytype is a private, offline-first workspace for notes, docs, tasks, and team collaboration — end-to-end encrypted, with your data stored on your device. No accounts mining your thoughts, no cloud lock-in. A safe haven for your digital life. Flexible Knowledge Anytype adapts to the way your brain works, allowing you to link anything to everything. Create a living map of your ideas. • Capture & Reflect: Rich-media notes, long-form docs, and daily journals. • Plan & Execute: Tasks and projects in Kanban boards, calendars, galleries, and filtered lists. • Organize & Archive: Build personal wikis, research databases, or curated bookmark libraries. Secure Collaboration Collaborate in real-time without surrendering your privacy. You can work offline, sync peer-to-peer, or run entirely on your own network. • Private Collaboration: Shared spaces for teams and family to work together. • Integrated Chat: Chat with friends or have discussions directly on documents. • Share Online: Web publish content so others can access it directly in the browser. Uncompromising Security & Privacy • End-to-End Encrypted: Only you and those you share with can access your data. No exceptions. • Works Offline: No internet? No problem. Access everything offline, use peer-to-peer sync, or run on your own network. • Open Source: Keep your software forever or take your data with you. Zero lock-in. Also available on desktop at anytype.io Anytype — a safe haven for your thoughts, your work, and the people you collaborate with.
Playbook
Access and manage your creative files seamlessly across all your devices. Share your work, get feedback on the go, and post directly to social media from your mobile device.
- Seamless cross-device file access
- Share work and receive feedback
- Post directly to social media
- On-the-go creative file management
- Beautifully view and find files
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You asked and we answered: it’s finally here! The Playbook Mobile App is now available on iOS so you can see everything and find anything, beautifully, anywhere. Share your work and receive feedback while you’re on the go, seamlessly access your creative files across devices, and even post to social media - all from your Playbook. Happy Playbookin’! Psst… tag us on social media at @playbook_hq to let people know that it’s time to make the switch to Playbook! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://www.playbook.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Playbook at 4.8 against Anytype's 4.5. Playbook also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Anytype sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Playbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $18.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Playbook holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 241 and 116 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Anytype's written reviews are positive against 63% of Playbook's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Anytype ships an update fortnightly, Playbook every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anytype | Playbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (241 ratings) | 4.8 (116 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews — better | 63.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 241 — better | 116 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 264 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Any Association | Playbook Digital, Inc |
Customer experience
Anytype
Playbook
Bugs and requests
Anytype
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Sync issues leading to data loss or duplication
- Inconsistent behavior when working with nested lists
- Page jumps and cursor positioning problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add calendar and scheduling features
- Improve mobile app performance and stability
- Implement formulas and automation capabilities
- Allow more customization options for fonts and UI
- Add widgets for quick access to notes and data
Playbook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Anytype
- Pro$9.991 Month
- Builder$119.001 Year
Playbook
- Playbook Pro$18.001 Month
- Playbook Team$250.001 Month
