Comparison

SNSNote vs Sheaf

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

Head to head
About

SNSNote

Jot down ideas, memories, and daily events in a private space. Organize thoughts with message-like, tweet-like, map, and calendar memo functions. It offers a simple, intuitive interface for personal journaling and task management.

Highlights
  • Message-like memo interface
  • Tweet-like memo with hashtags
  • Map-based note creation
  • Calendar integration for notes
  • Private and secure note storage
  • Organize ideas, tasks, and journals
Features
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▲Simple and easy to use The simple design makes it easy to jot down your ideas, memories, and daily events. Complete privacy This app is only for you. Your notes are completely private and will not be shared with anyone. Organize your thoughts With this app, you can organize your thoughts, including ideas, tasks, journals, and dream records. Main Features. Message-like memo function You can take notes in an interface similar to a chat app. The intuitive design allows you to easily record your daily interactions and ideas as memos. You can "chat" with yourself or virtual friends, and fill in and organize ideas and tasks there. Tweet-like memo function You can take notes just like a tweet. The hashtag function and like function make it feel like you are really using a certain social networking application! Map memo function You can create memos related to specific geographical locations or places. Calendar memo function You can add notes to specific days in the calendar and easily note down tasks and events related to them.

About

Sheaf

This app helps plural systems track members, manage switches, and keep journals. It offers cross-platform support and prioritizes user privacy with an open-source, self-hostable option.

Highlights
  • Track system members and front changes
  • Write member and system journals
  • Manage member groups
  • Send front change notifications
  • Cross-platform support (mobile, web, wearable)
  • Open-source and self-hostable
Features
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Sheaf is a plurality tracker for plural systems. Create member profiles, track switches, keep journals, send notifications of front changes to others, and more. Built by plural systems, for plural systems. Inclusive of all plural experiences regardless of origin or framing - no required diagnosis, no gatekeeping, no assumptions about how your system "should" work. Designed to be privacy-first and keep the user in control. Sheaf also includes Apple Watch support with a flexible set of complications and widgets that allows you to see your front status at a glance, register switches, and view history all without ever pulling out your phone. Sheaf exists because Simply Plural is shutting down, and the plural community needs somewhere that won't quietly disappear. Sheaf is open source under AGPL: the code is public, the project can be forked, and you can self-host your own instance if you'd rather keep your data on your own infrastructure. Sheaf can import your existing system data from Simply Plural, with support for more tools coming soon. What you can do: - Track system members and front changes - Write member- and system-wide journals - Manage member groups - Send notifications of front changes - Use the hosted service or run your own - Cross-platform: Mobile, wearable, and web clients We're rolling out in stages. Sensitive community data deserves slow-and-correct over fast-and-sorry, so the hosted service is moving carefully through preview before a full public launch.

Screenshots

SNSNote4 screens
Sheaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sheaf at none against SNSNote's shown. Sheaf also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). SNSNote's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (21 vs 4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SNSNote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SNSNote has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SNSNote ships an update weekly, Sheaf every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SNSNote versus Sheaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSNSNoteSheaf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermasataka fukuharaLupine Systems

Customer experience

SNSNote

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%

Sheaf

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SNSNote

No in-app purchases

None

Sheaf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SNSNote free?
SNSNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sheaf free?
Sheaf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SNSNote or Sheaf?
SNSNote is rated higher. SNSNote averages 4.7 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Sheaf averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do SNSNote or Sheaf have ads?
SNSNote shows ads; Sheaf does not.
Which is updated more often, SNSNote or Sheaf?
SNSNote ships an update weekly, and Sheaf every 10 days. Most recently, SNSNote was updated on October 7, 2026 and Sheaf on September 30, 2026.

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