# Penloop vs Pile

The clearest difference is price: Pile at Free against Penloop's $6.99. Pile also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Penloop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Pile is free to download; Penloop costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

## The numbers

| Metric | Penloop | Pile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $6.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/penloop/id6479236344/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **3** | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | **#193** | — |
| Size | 17 MB | 31 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **14.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [DynaPlastic Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1344665647) | [Ren Takanami](https://appshunter.io/developer/1553402375) |

## What reviewers say

### Penloop

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/penloop/id6479236344)

**Currently charting:** #193 Top Paid · Productivity (US App Store)

This app helps you organize your life by capturing events, todos, notes, and more. It offers a flexible system with calendars, folders, and tags to manage your information privately on your device.

**Highlights:** Capture events, todos, notes, journals, Organize with calendars, folders, tags, Private, on-device data storage, Automatic backups, Create multiple spaces, Sync via iCloud Drive

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Pile

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pile-smart-bookmarks/id6741744158)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Penloop free?

Penloop costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Pile free?

Pile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Penloop or Pile have ads?

Pile shows ads; Penloop does not.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*