Comparison

Personote vs Authara

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

Head to head
About

Personote

A secure, local note-taking app that prioritizes user privacy by not storing data remotely. It offers rich text editing, image insertion, and cross-device synchronization via local network.

Highlights
  • Local data storage, no remote recording
  • Rich text formatting (bold, underline, font size)
  • Image insertion
  • Cross-device synchronization via local LAN
  • Simple and beautiful UI design
Features
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"Personote" is a local notebook that does not record your personal data remotely. In other words, no one can get your data!! [Supports common text editing formats] font size, boldface, underline, font color, symbol list, inserting pictures, etc. [Supports cross-device data synchronization] synchronize data between different devices through the local LAN. [UI Design] Simple and beautiful design, comfortable user experience. [Kind tips] If you encounter any problems or have any suggestions about your experience, you can send them to our email: 947268652@qq.com We never stop optimizing the product and fixing bugs. Your feedback is the greatest help for us to improve our services!

About

Authara

Features
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Authara is a premium authenticator app that does something no other app does: it keeps your recovery codes right next to the accounts they protect. Most people lose their recovery codes. They paste them in a notes app, screenshot them, or skip saving them entirely. Then their phone is lost or reset, and they're locked out — not just from the authenticator, but from the account itself. Authara fixes that. AUTHENTICATOR + RECOVERY VAULT Add any account that supports standard two-factor authentication. Authara shows you a live TOTP code with a real-time countdown. Tap to copy. And right there, alongside the code, is a secure place to store the recovery codes that came with it. SECURITY YOU CAN TRUST Your vault is encrypted with AES-256-GCM. Your PIN is never stored — it's used to derive your encryption key using Argon2id, the gold standard for password hashing. Authara uses platform-native cryptography: CryptoKit on iOS, the same APIs Apple uses for banking and healthcare applications. Nothing leaves your device. FACE ID AND PIN UNLOCK Unlock instantly with Face ID or Touch ID. Your PIN is always available as a fallback. Biometric is a convenience layer — your vault's cryptographic foundation is always your PIN. BUILT WITH HONEST DEFAULTS - No account required - No cloud sync in V1 — your vault lives on this device - No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs - Clipboard cleared automatically after 60 seconds - App content hidden in the app switcher Authara is for people who take security seriously but don't want to sacrifice simplicity to get it.

Screenshots

Personote4 screens
Authara4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Personote at 4 against Authara's 2. Personote also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Personote versus Authara: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPersonoteAuthara
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer祖铁 程Robert Swanigan

In-app purchases

None

Personote

No in-app purchases

None

Authara

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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