Comparison

Haystack vs TS Note

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

Head to head
About

Haystack

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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.

About

TS Note

Features
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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

Haystack4 screens
TS Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Haystack ships an update every 5 weeks, TS Note every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Haystack versus TS Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaystackTS Note
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better18.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size42 MB27 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAnother Haystack Ltd.็ป… ่‘ฃ

In-app purchases

None

Haystack

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TS Note

Subscriptions1
  • annual$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Haystack free?
Haystack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TS Note free?
TS Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Haystack or TS Note have ads?
Neither Haystack nor TS Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Haystack or TS Note?
Haystack ships an update every 5 weeks, and TS Note every 2 weeks. Most recently, Haystack was updated on October 30, 2026 and TS Note on October 30, 2026.

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