Comparison

Sidebar | Fast Notes vs PageScribble for Safari

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

Head to head
About

Sidebar | Fast Notes

Quickly capture thoughts and ideas without the need for organization. Entries are timestamped logs that can be tagged as to-dos or personal wins/losses. Syncs across devices with custom themes and a stealth mode.

Highlights
  • Instant note capture
  • Timestamped entries
  • To-do list integration
  • Personal scoreboard
  • Cross-device sync
  • Custom themes
  • Stealth mode
Features
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Open. Type. Done. Sidebar opens with the keyboard ready, so you can catch an idea in seconds and get back to what you were doing. No folders, no file names, no formatting. Just get it down before it's gone. EVERY ENTRY IS A LOG Notes are quick, timestamped logs, not documents. Add a tag when one needs to do more: - Todo: adds it to your task list - Win or Loss: counts toward your scoreboard - Love: marks the ideas worth coming back to KEEP SCORE Track wins and losses for anything: running, flossing, screen time. Your scoreboard shows what's on track and what needs attention. MAKE IT YOURS Choose any color for your theme. AND A FEW EXTRAS - Widget: pin an idea to your home screen - Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Stealth Mode: keep sensitive notes private - Time Travel: revisit a random day

About

PageScribble for Safari

Transform any webpage into an interactive canvas for drawing, annotating, and highlighting. Easily capture your creations as PNG images. Designed for focused work with no accounts or cloud sync.

Highlights
  • Freehand drawing with various tools
  • Adjustable stroke width and color picker
  • Apple Pencil and stylus support
  • Select, move, resize, undo/redo annotations
  • Screenshot and region selection for export
  • Customizable toolbar with themes
  • Automatic saving and restoration of drawings
Features
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PageScribble lets you draw on any webpage in Safari. Review a design, teach a concept, highlight research, or sort out your thoughts, right on the page. DRAW AND MARK UP Pen, marker, eraser, text, lines, arrows, rectangles, ellipses, triangles, and stars. Set the stroke width, pick any color, or sample one from the page with the eyedropper. PRESENT AND TEACH Point with a laser that leaves a fading trail, spotlight one area while the rest of the page dims, write in ink that fades on its own, or switch to a blank board. Show your mouse clicks for recordings and calls. GESTURES THAT KEEP YOU DRAWING Use gestures like scribbling over a drawing to erase it, or pausing at the end of a stroke to turn it into a clean shape. Turn them on whenever you like. ANY INPUT Mouse, trackpad, finger, or Apple Pencil on compatible iPads. Choose whether your finger draws or scrolls. With a keyboard, a single key switches tools. EDIT ANYTHING Select, move, and resize drawings. Undo, redo, delete one element, or clear the page. CAPTURE AND SHARE Screenshot the visible page or just one area, drawings included. It goes to your clipboard, or to Downloads if you prefer. A DOCK THAT STAYS OUT OF YOUR WAY Place it on any edge in one of three sizes, fixed or free to drag. Keep only the tools you use, pick Sky, Graphite, or Sand, and let it collapse while you draw. REMEMBERS YOUR WORK Drawings are saved per page and come back when you return. Your tools and settings stay as you left them. No account. No cloud. Your drawings stay on your device.

Screenshots

Sidebar | Fast Notes4 screens
PageScribble for Safari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sidebar | Fast Notes at Free against PageScribble for Safari's $4.99. Sidebar | Fast Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). PageScribble for Safari's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Sidebar | Fast Notes is free to download; PageScribble for Safari costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sidebar | Fast Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sidebar | Fast Notes's written reviews are positive against 60% of PageScribble for Safari's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sidebar | Fast Notes ships an update every 2 months, PageScribble for Safari every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sidebar | Fast Notes versus PageScribble for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSidebar | Fast NotesPageScribble for Safari
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris WoodsJoao Pedro Oliveira Silva

Customer experience

Sidebar | Fast Notes

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PageScribble for Safari

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sidebar | Fast Notes

No in-app purchases

None

PageScribble for Safari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sidebar | Fast Notes free?
Sidebar | Fast Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PageScribble for Safari free?
PageScribble for Safari costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sidebar | Fast Notes or PageScribble for Safari?
Sidebar | Fast Notes is rated higher. Sidebar | Fast Notes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while PageScribble for Safari averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Sidebar | Fast Notes or PageScribble for Safari have ads?
Neither Sidebar | Fast Notes nor PageScribble for Safari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sidebar | Fast Notes or PageScribble for Safari?
Sidebar | Fast Notes ships an update every 2 months, and PageScribble for Safari every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sidebar | Fast Notes was updated on October 30, 2026 and PageScribble for Safari on October 28, 2026.

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