Comparison

ArcaNotes vs Mentor

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

Head to head
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.

About

Mentor

Capture, organize, and develop your creative ideas into actionable projects. This app allows for quick input of text, images, voice notes, and links, automatically styling them for clarity. Manage all your work on a unified screen and export projects as PDFs.

Highlights
  • Smart capture (text, image, voice, links)
  • Voice to text conversion
  • Automatic formatting
  • Unified project management screen
  • PDF export
  • Reminders and notifications
Features
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Mentor is your perfect ally for turning your ideas into projects, no matter where you are. Designed for creatives seeking a practical and stylish solution to capture, organize, and bring their ideas to life quickly and efficiently, all from the palm of your hand. Smart Capture: Insert text, images, and links directly into the app. Additionally, record voice notes and convert them to text with a single touch, perfect for moments when you need to act quickly. Automatic Styling: Everything you add is automatically formatted to look clear and attractive, saving you time and effort. Unified Screen: Manage all your projects, tasks, and ideas on a single screen, optimizing your workflow in any situation. PDF Export: Easily share your ideas and projects by exporting them as PDFs, no matter where you are. Reminders and Notifications: Stay on top of your projects and ideas with customizable reminders and notifications. Mentor is the app creatives need to take their projects to the next level, wherever they are. Download it now and start turning your ideas into reality.

Screenshots

ArcaNotes4 screens
Mentor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ArcaNotes at 3 against Mentor's 1. ArcaNotes also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and 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

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 ArcaNotes against 5.0 for Mentor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ArcaNotes versus Mentor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcaNotesMentor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArcaNotes, LLCGunar Ortiz

Customer experience

ArcaNotes

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

Mentor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ArcaNotes

No in-app purchases

None

Mentor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ArcaNotes free?
ArcaNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mentor free?
Mentor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ArcaNotes or Mentor?
ArcaNotes and Mentor are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ArcaNotes or Mentor have ads?
Neither ArcaNotes nor Mentor shows ads.

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