Comparison

BrickNote vs AnyGraph

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

Head to head
About

BrickNote

This app offers a simple and intuitive way to create and manage notes using a chat-like interface. Easily add images, set reminders, create checklists, and organize with tags. It supports iCloud sync, widgets, and Face ID protection for your important information.

Highlights
  • Chat-style note input
  • Image attachment
  • Schedule reminders
  • Checklist creation
  • Tagging for organization
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Home screen widgets
  • Face ID memo lock
Features
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Jot down a thought or what you just did, one line at a time, as if texting yourself. BrickNote stacks short memos like bricks and lets you look back on them by date. ■ QUICK MEMOS Open a notebook and start typing. Save a line to your quick memo notebook, or share text, links and photos from other apps. ■ NOTEBOOKS Group memos by topic, from daily life to books and plans, with colors and tags. ■ TIMELINE Every day you write adds a brick to your wall. See your streak and memos by date, and export them as Markdown. ■ TO-DOS AND REMINDERS Turn any memo into a to-do, check it off, and get a reminder when you need it. ■ TEXT STYLE AND HIGHLIGHTER Titles, bold, italic, strikethrough and five highlighter colors. ■ SEARCH Find memos by text, notebook or tag, and open them right from Spotlight. ■ KEEP IT SAFE - Lock notebooks with Face ID - iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad - Full backup and restore, Recently Deleted ■ WIDGETS AND SHORTCUTS See recent memos on your Home Screen, and add memos with Shortcuts and Siri. BrickNote Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription) - Unlimited notebooks (3 free, not counting the quick memo notebook) - Daily, weekly and monthly repeating reminders - Check off memos in widgets, large and Lock Screen widgets - Get text from photos - 4 app icons Notebook lock, iCloud sync, backup, export and the highlighter stay free. If you bought BrickNote before version 1.2.0, Pro is already included.

About

AnyGraph

Visually map people, organizations, and concepts as a dynamic network. Create and connect nodes, define relationships, and explore hidden connections. Refine your knowledge with notes and custom types, and protect your data with biometric security.

Highlights
  • Instant node creation
  • Drag-and-drop connections
  • Customizable relation labels
  • Multiple spaces and templates
  • Shortest path exploration
  • Notes and custom types
  • Biometric data protection
Features
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AnyGraph is a visual thinking app for mapping people, organizations, and concepts as a living network. What you can do: • Create nodes instantly with a tap on the canvas • Connect nodes by drag-and-drop • Define relation labels, direction, and strength • Manage multiple spaces by topic and start from built-in templates • Explore the shortest path between any two nodes to reveal hidden connections • Add notes and custom types to keep refining your model • Protect data with Face ID / Touch ID, import/export JSON, and share high-resolution graph snapshots Great for learning, research, strategy work, writing, and personal knowledge management. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BrickNote4 screens
AnyGraph4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrickNote at none against AnyGraph's 1. BrickNote also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. AnyGraph sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BrickNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrickNote ships an update daily, AnyGraph every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BrickNote versus AnyGraph: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrickNoteAnyGraph
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoungbae YooChongqing Hyperits Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

BrickNote

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AnyGraph

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

BrickNote

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AnyGraph

One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$4.99

Questions

Is BrickNote free?
BrickNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AnyGraph free?
AnyGraph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrickNote or AnyGraph have ads?
Neither BrickNote nor AnyGraph shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrickNote or AnyGraph?
BrickNote ships an update daily, and AnyGraph every 2 months. Most recently, BrickNote was updated on October 16, 2026 and AnyGraph on October 13, 2026.

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