Haystack vs TS Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Haystack
Read full descriptionHide full description
Haystack is an all-in-one production solution for revolutionising and improving efficiency and workflow across the film and TV industry. Currently operating across Costume, Hair and Make-Up, we ensure teams can work together to create seamless notes, photos and detailed tracking of garments and kit across the whole production process. With an automated sync, teams can work online or on remote location without interruption. Also offering detailed seamless solutions to speed up and simplify prep and wrap, Haystack ensures nothing is ever lost across productions as garments and kit can be easily identified and located using our revolutionary new system. Having been used on several productions so far, we ensure time-saving tech to help find that needle in a Haystack quicker and more efficiently. Haystack is a great resource and tool for you departments on your next production.
TS Note
Read full descriptionHide full description
Dual security protection mechanism: a revolutionary private diary application that adopts a dual security protection mechanism to provide a secure solution for privacy sensitive users. Password Protection - First Line of Defense provides a password protection system to ensure that only you can access private content: Exclusive password setting: Users can set a personal exclusive password Automatic locking mechanism: Automatically locks when switching applications to prevent others from peeping Honeypot Protection - Security Barrier Applying this technology in mobile diary applications: Intelligent camouflage system: displays a fake regular notepad interface when entering an incorrect password Zero Trace Protection: Even if checked, no trace of the true content can be found Seamless switching: The correct password displays the real diary, while the incorrect password displays the disguised interface AI intelligent recognition Automatic Content Recognition: After taking a photo, AI automatically recognizes objects and scenes in the photo Intelligent tag generation: Automatically generate relevant tags to improve recording efficiency Content classification and organization: Intelligent classification and organization of user records for easy searching Plan management function Countdown function: Important time reminder, do not miss any important events Classification Management: Life, Work, and Anniversary Classification Management Repeated reminder: supports daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly repeated settings Top function: Important plan top display Privacy Policy: https://icnvrac9ij4m.feishu.cn/wiki/VvlXwndbziHVyXkpjFFcAHtAnCg?from=from_copylink User Agreement: https://icnvrac9ij4m.feishu.cn/wiki/H7LewdiPqitkU5kkoa0c79DZnwh?from=from_copylink
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Haystack at none against TS Note's 2. Haystack also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). TS Note's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. TS Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Haystack asks for nothing beyond the download.
Haystack ships an update every 5 weeks, TS Note every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Haystack | TS Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 18.5 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Another Haystack Ltd. | ็ป ่ฃ |
In-app purchases
Haystack
No in-app purchases
TS Note
- annual$3.991 Year
- lifetime$9.99









