Comparison

TCWP vs Brief Note

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

Head to head
About

TCWP

This scheduling tool offers a unique way to manage your events with a voice-reading function. Listen to your schedule manually, at set times, or through quick actions, making it easy to stay organized on the go.

Highlights
  • Add, change, and delete events
  • Voice reading of event lists
  • Scheduled event readout
  • Quick action event readout
  • Customizable week start
  • 54 color themes
  • iCloud backup and recovery
Features
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TCWP - Talking Calendar With Parrot is primarily a scheduling tool. You can add/change/delete events. We provide a differentiated schedule management experience by adding a special event reading function. We offer event reading in three ways: 1. Read events manually 2. Read events according to schedule 3. Read events through quick actions During busy commute times, you can listen to the schedule read by TCWP while getting ready for work. You can listen to today's schedule through earphones on the subway to work. You can use the schedule readout function through an alarm at a set time. main function 1. Add/Change/Delete Event 2. Read events list by voice 3. Read today’s schedule at a set time 4. Read today’s schedule through quick actions 5. Set the start of the week (Sunday, Monday, Saturday) 6. Set a event font size 7. Supports 54 color themes 8. Forced 24-hour format setting function 9. Set event defaults (default calendar, default alarm value, all-day alarm time) 10. Event Reading settings (earphones only, excluding past events, reading schedule) 11. Backup/Recovery - Calendar database backup and recovery via iCloud 12. Use a local original database Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/cwppp

About

Brief Note

Features
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Sometimes you are about to meet someone and cannot quite remember the last conversation. Brief Note is a local relationship notebook that brings the context back before you meet. 1. Add one person you want to remember. 2. Write one important line after you meet. 3. Scan the briefing before the next conversation. Pin the detail you never want to miss. Optional calendar briefings can remind you on the morning of a meeting. Event titles are matched with saved names entirely on your device. Your names and notes stay on your device, not in an account or content server. When choosing a contact, only that person's name is saved—never phone numbers, email addresses, or the full address book. Export a JSON backup whenever you want and restore it by replacing or merging local data. Store up to five people for free. Adding a sixth requires a one-time lifetime purchase, not a subscription.

Screenshots

TCWP4 screens
Brief Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Brief Note at Free against TCWP's $4.99. Brief Note also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). TCWP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

Brief Note is free to download; TCWP costs $4.99 up front. Brief Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TCWP asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TCWP ships an update every 2 months, Brief Note fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TCWP versus Brief Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTCWPBrief Note
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJIN SOOK PARKJeongHu Seo

In-app purchases

None

TCWP

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Brief Note

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$3.99

Questions

Is TCWP free?
TCWP costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brief Note free?
Brief Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TCWP or Brief Note have ads?
Neither TCWP nor Brief Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TCWP or Brief Note?
TCWP ships an update every 2 months, and Brief Note fortnightly. Most recently, TCWP was updated on October 24, 2026 and Brief Note on October 23, 2026.

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