Comparison

TheMadNote vs ScreenClip AI Notes

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

Head to head
About

TheMadNote

Features
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[In-app purchases are optional] The main functionality is available for free. Individuality, minimalism and expressiveness are perfectly combined with The Mad Note app. All essential features on beautiful meditative backgrounds. The best features for productive work with text: β€’ Make every note unique by using custom animated backgrounds β€’ You can stop the animation at any time and start it again β€’ Feel the soothing effect of backgrounds, immerse yourself in a calm atmosphere and increase your concentration β€’ Combine handwritten and typed text β€’ Insert stickers, photos, graphics, etc β€’ Insert and edit text by changing its color, size and style. Use any tool to highlight whatever you want β€’ Create task lists, mark completed items β€’ Use voice input, voice to text conversion for making quick notes and recording important ideas β€’ Group notes by categories and folders β€’ Sync notes between all your devices Opportunities for creators: β€’ Unleash your exquisite potential to create elegant notes for publications β€’ You can create content for social media using atmospheric backgrounds β€’ Write on top of endless relaxing backgrounds with animations β€’ You can use a different background for each note to immerse yourself even more in the desired work atmosphere. β€’ Attract the attention of your audience through the unusual presentation of information in shorts, stories, etc β€’ A smoothly moving background is a great way to focus if you're working on an article, note or to-do list Enjoy backgrounds that help you perform Terms of Use (EULA) - apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

ScreenClip AI Notes

Features
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Reduce the β€œwhere did that screenshot go?” problem. ScreenClip turns screenshots you take from now on into memo cards with AI-generated titles, summaries, categories, and tags. Shopping pages, schedules, recipes, error screens, conversation notes, and documents become easier to find later. ScreenClip only targets screenshots taken after automatic memo creation is turned on. It does not import or scan past screenshots. If you reach the AI analysis limit, new screenshots remain on your device as pending cards and can be analyzed after more quota becomes available. Main features: - Detect new screenshots - Generate AI titles, summaries, categories, and tags - Save and search memos on your device - Manage pending screenshots - FREE plan: ads and 10 AI analyses per day - PAID plan: no ads and up to 50 AI analyses per day Privacy: - Past screenshots are not imported - Your entire photo library is not scanned - Screenshots and memo contents sent for AI analysis are not used to train AI models Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/yuga-hashimoto/52e3f4582ab826e368d75f0f3d5fbe72 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TheMadNote4 screens
ScreenClip AI Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TheMadNote at none against ScreenClip AI Notes's shown. ScreenClip AI Notes's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. TheMadNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and ScreenClip AI Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TheMadNote ships an update every 2 weeks, ScreenClip AI Notes daily. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
TheMadNote versus ScreenClip AI Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTheMadNoteScreenClip AI Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size147 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImal Farukyuga hashimoto

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TheMadNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$19.991 Year
1 purchases

ScreenClip AI Notes

Subscriptions1
  • ScreenClip Paid$2.991 Month

Questions

Is TheMadNote free?
TheMadNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScreenClip AI Notes free?
ScreenClip AI Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TheMadNote or ScreenClip AI Notes have ads?
ScreenClip AI Notes shows ads; TheMadNote does not.
Which is updated more often, TheMadNote or ScreenClip AI Notes?
TheMadNote ships an update every 2 weeks, and ScreenClip AI Notes daily. Most recently, TheMadNote was updated on September 15, 2026 and ScreenClip AI Notes on September 13, 2026.

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