Stardate vs Print(Notes)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stardate
Record and transcribe voice notes instantly from your Apple Watch or iPhone. Enjoy complete privacy with 100% local processing and offline functionality. Access your audio and text files easily via iCloud Drive.
- One-tap voice note transcription
- Offline functionality
- 100% local processing
- Unlimited recording length
- iCloud Drive integration
- Searchable notes
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* Transcribe super fast voice notes from Apple Watch or iPhone with one tap. * Works offline. No servers involved. * Transcription is 100% local to your device. Keep your notes private! * No forced limits on recording length or number of recordings. * Copy all or some of your entries straight from the search bar. * Audio and text files are saved to iCloud Drive for easy access from Finder.
Print(Notes)
An open-source notes application inspired by popular productivity tools. It offers extensive customization options for themes and note display, supports Markdown and LaTeX, and stores all data locally for easy access.
- Markdown and LaTeX support
- Customizable themes (light/dark)
- Multiple note display layouts (Grid, List, Tree)
- Local data storage via Files app
- Basic image and PDF viewers
- Ultimate customizability
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Print(Notes) is an open source markdown notes app, inspired by the look of Google Keep and functionality of Dynalist's Obsidian. Solo developed as a passion project, coming now to iOS! All notes and folders are stored locally on the device, you can access them from the Files app! Features Include: - Ultimate customizability - Many theme for light and dark mode - Create your own custom color themes - Change note display layout (Grid, List, Tree views) - Supports Markdown and LaTeX formatting - Includes basic Image and PDF viewers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stardate at 4.5 against Print(Notes)'s 4.0. Stardate also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 4). Print(Notes)'s advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stardate holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stardate has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Stardate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Print(Notes)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Stardate ships an update every 3 weeks, Print(Notes) monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stardate | Print(Notes) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (24 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neptune Day, LLC | Robert Gordiyevych |
Customer experience
Stardate
Print(Notes)
In-app purchases
Stardate
No in-app purchases
Print(Notes)
No in-app purchases
