Comparison

SafeKey vs ArcaNotes

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

Head to head
About

SafeKey

This app securely stores and encrypts your passwords locally and via iCloud. Access your credentials across Apple devices, protected by biometric verification and offering search and note-taking features.

Highlights
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Local data encryption
  • Biometric verification
  • Automatic logo loading
  • Unlimited item search
  • Add notes to items
Features
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SafeKey is a secure password manager that supports syncing through iCloud, where your data is encrypted for security. When you don’t remember your password, simply open this app. - Your data is only saved on your local device and automatically encrypted in iCloud for synchronization. - You can access your encrypted data from iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS. - Protect your data through biometric verification. - Automatically loads a variety of logos for each item. - Supports a search function with an unlimited number of items. - Add notes to each item, such as answers to verification questions.

About

ArcaNotes

This app is designed for rapid note-taking with a focus on single ideas per note. It uses an AI-enhanced approach to help organize and retrieve information naturally through a feed-like interface. The app also encourages sharing knowledge by making it easy to follow and contribute to shared feeds.

Highlights
  • Rapid micro-note creation
  • AI-suggested topics
  • Natural feed-based review
  • Question-based note retrieval
  • Effortless knowledge sharing
  • Topic-based note organization
Features
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ArcaNotes is a different kind of note-taking app. It's designed for speed of entry ("micro-notes"), makes reviewing feel natural, streamlines sharing, and uses AI to help you organize and retrieve. ArcaNotes has a small mission and a big mission. The small mission is to make a great note-taking app that is fast, flexible, and aligned with how many of us work today. The bigger mission is for ArcaNotes to become your second brain, the place where you store all of your information. By making it effortless to retrieve, share, and review, your knowledge will be unlocked for you and others. How is ArcaNotes different? 1. It’s designed for rapid note-taking * Rather than taking long notes that cover several disparate topics, try using ArcaNotes to take “micro-notes” - short notes, each about one idea. * As soon as you have something you want to jot down, just enter it, and worry about organizing it (ie, assigning a topic) later. * The intention is for there to be nothing between your thought and the act of storing it - no friction. Capturing information is as simple as texting yourself. 2. Retrieval and review feel natural * Notes are displayed like a feed, similar to messaging apps. For many people, scrolling a feed is a more natural way to review and retrieve than clicking through nested folders. * Notes can be assigned one or more topics, and notes under that topic can be viewed, much like a channel. 3. It encourages you to share your knowledge * So much knowledge is trapped in our heads and apps. Often, we don’t share it because of the extra work required. * ArcaNotes aims to change that by making sharing and following feeds of other users’ notes easy. The intent is for a portion of your notes (the ones you want to share) to be opened up so others can quickly scan and review them. It’s a bit like how people routinely scan various message channels to catch up on other teams’ activities. 4. It leverages AI technology to help you be more productive * ArcaNotes suggests topics that best fit the content of your note, as you type. The goal is to help you work faster by doing some of the thinking about organizing for you. * Rather than searching by keyword, you can ask your notes a question. ArcaNotes will generate an answer based on the knowledge contained in your notes.

Screenshots

SafeKey4 screens
ArcaNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ArcaNotes at none against SafeKey's shown. ArcaNotes also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SafeKey against 5.0 for ArcaNotes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SafeKey versus ArcaNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafeKeyArcaNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHoyeol KimArcaNotes, LLC

Customer experience

SafeKey

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ArcaNotes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SafeKey

No in-app purchases

None

ArcaNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SafeKey free?
SafeKey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArcaNotes free?
ArcaNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SafeKey or ArcaNotes?
SafeKey and ArcaNotes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do SafeKey or ArcaNotes have ads?
SafeKey shows ads; ArcaNotes does not.

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