Comparison

ArcaNotes vs ClipMD

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

ClipMD

Features
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ClipMD turns web pages and copied text into clean Markdown clips you keep on your device. Paste a URL or share a page to ClipMD, and it extracts the article body and converts it to Markdown - headings, lists, and links included. Copy the result into your notes app, or keep it in ClipMD as a reading archive. Features: - Convert web pages to Markdown by URL or from the share sheet - Convert copied text in one tap - Clean extraction focused on the article body - Copy, share, edit, or delete any clip - Save .md files to a chosen folder or Obsidian vault - Copy an AI-ready version with clear summary and body sections - Convert URLs or clipboard text from Apple Shortcuts - Search clip titles and text - Clips are stored locally on your device - Pages are fetched only when you request them; subscriptions use the App Store - No account, no telemetry, no ads, no tracking Made for note-takers who live in Markdown: clip it now, paste it anywhere later. ClipMD Pro (optional subscription) - Convert up to 20 URLs together, with progress, stop controls, and a list of failed URLs - Choose AI prompt templates, or add, edit, and reorder your own - Copy long text in parts, using a character limit and paragraph breaks - Customize front matter fields, their order, and filenames with Obsidian, Notion, and GitHub presets Your existing features stay free. Pro is available monthly or yearly. The yearly plan includes a one-week free trial for eligible subscribers. Price and renewal terms are shown before you subscribe. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in App Store subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zec-inc.jp/privacy

Screenshots

ArcaNotes4 screens
ClipMD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArcaNotes at none against ClipMD's 2. ArcaNotes also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, ads and device support 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. ClipMD sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ArcaNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ArcaNotes versus ClipMD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcaNotesClipMD
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArcaNotes, LLCZEC Inc.

In-app purchases

None

ArcaNotes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ClipMD

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is ArcaNotes free?
ArcaNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClipMD free?
ClipMD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ArcaNotes or ClipMD have ads?
Neither ArcaNotes nor ClipMD shows ads.

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