Comparison

ArcaNotes vs Stellar Habits

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

Stellar Habits

This app transforms habit tracking into a visually rewarding experience by representing your habits as stars in a night sky. Complete habits by holding them to make them glow, building a personal constellation over time. It offers a mindful approach to consistency with unique interactive features.

Highlights
  • Hold-to-light completion with haptic feedback
  • Build personal constellations by connecting habits
  • Interactive year-long spiral view of habit history
  • Smart grouped notifications
  • Flexible habit scheduling
  • Elegant dark interface
Features
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Every night, your habits wait in the sky as unlit stars. Hold each one to watch it glow. A small, satisfying ritual that turns consistency into something beautiful. A habit tracker that feels different. Stellar Habits replaces checkboxes and streaks with an interactive night sky. Each habit is a star. Complete it by holding it until it lights up with a warm amber glow, haptic pulse, and celebration animation. Over time, your personal constellation takes shape. WHY IT WORKS • The 3-second hold-to-light ritual creates a mindful moment of intention, not just a tap • Seeing your sky fill with light each night is deeply motivating • Connect related habits into constellations to visualize how your routines link together • A year-long spiral view shows every single day at a glance so you can watch your brightness grow FEATURES • Hold-to-light completion with haptic feedback and glow animations • Draw connections between habits to build personal constellations • Interactive year spiral: zoom and explore 365 days of history • Smart grouped notifications so you're reminded without being overwhelmed • Flexible scheduling: daily, weekdays, or pick specific days • Suggested habits to get started: Breathe, Stretch, Gratitude, and more • Elegant dark interface designed for evening wind-down STELLAR HABITS PRO • Unlimited stars (free: up to 3) • Custom reminder times (free: 8 AM only) • Custom day-of-week schedules No ads. No social pressure. Just you and your stars. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://enewman00.github.io/habit-tracker-website/#privacy Terms and Conditions: https://enewman00.github.io/habit-tracker-website/#terms

Screenshots

ArcaNotes4 screens
Stellar Habits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArcaNotes at none against Stellar Habits's 2. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Stellar Habits sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ArcaNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 Stellar Habits. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ArcaNotes versus Stellar Habits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcaNotesStellar Habits
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArcaNotes, LLCEthan Newman

Customer experience

ArcaNotes

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

Stellar Habits

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ArcaNotes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stellar Habits

Subscriptions2
  • Stellar Habits Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Stellar Habits Pro - Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is ArcaNotes free?
ArcaNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stellar Habits free?
Stellar Habits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ArcaNotes or Stellar Habits?
ArcaNotes and Stellar Habits are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do ArcaNotes or Stellar Habits have ads?
Neither ArcaNotes nor Stellar Habits shows ads.

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