TheMadNote vs BookSnippet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
TheMadNote
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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: ⢠Make every note unique by using custom animated backgrounds ⢠You can stop the animation at any time and start it again ⢠Feel the soothing effect of backgrounds, immerse yourself in a calm atmosphere and increase your concentration ⢠Combine handwritten and typed text ⢠Insert stickers, photos, graphics, etc ⢠Insert and edit text by changing its color, size and style. Use any tool to highlight whatever you want ⢠Create task lists, mark completed items ⢠Use voice input, voice to text conversion for making quick notes and recording important ideas ⢠Group notes by categories and folders ⢠Sync notes between all your devices Opportunities for creators: ⢠Unleash your exquisite potential to create elegant notes for publications ⢠You can create content for social media using atmospheric backgrounds ⢠Write on top of endless relaxing backgrounds with animations ⢠You can use a different background for each note to immerse yourself even more in the desired work atmosphere. ⢠Attract the attention of your audience through the unusual presentation of information in shorts, stories, etc ⢠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
BookSnippet
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BookSnippet: Save the best lines from your books Reading a paper book and find a line you love? Don't type it out or fold the page. Just take a photo, highlight the words, and BookSnippet saves them as text you can search, keep, and share. HOW IT WORKS 1. Take a photo of the page. 2. Highlight the lines you want. 3. The app turns them into text and files them by book. That's it. No typing. WHAT YOU GET ⢠Your iPhone reads the text for you, fast and accurate. ⢠Everything stays private on your phone. Nothing is uploaded. ⢠Works offline. No account needed. ⢠All your quotes, organized by book. ⢠Turn any quote into a card to share. PRICING Free for your first 20 quotes. Want unlimited? Unlock BookSnippet Pro one time for life. No subscription. Pay once, keep it forever. Save the lines worth keeping. Download BookSnippet today.
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Verdict
TheMadNote and BookSnippet are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters ā price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. TheMadNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and BookSnippet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TheMadNote ships an update every 2 weeks, BookSnippet every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TheMadNote | BookSnippet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imal Faruk | Superdocs OU |
In-app purchases
TheMadNote
- Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
- Yearly subscription$19.991 Year
BookSnippet
- BookSnippet Pro$4.99









