Comparison

Popt Notes vs CAPTURR for Roam Research

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

Head to head
About

Popt Notes

This app intelligently suggests tags for dates, contacts, places, and media as you type. It transforms plain text notes into interactive pages with rich content like contact cards, show posters, and maps. Organize and access your information with ease, all while prioritizing your privacy.

Highlights
  • Auto-suggests tags for dates, contacts, places, and media
  • Rich content integration (contact cards, show posters, maps)
  • Add points of interest with directions and contact info
  • Movie and TV show details with trailers and watch links
  • Timestamped notes and wiki-style page linking
  • Organized views for to-dos, dates, and collections
  • Private and local data processing
Features
Read full description

Popt is the new mobile notes app that does more with less. As you type, Popt quietly suggests tags for dates, contacts, places, and even movies & TV shows. Your notes stay plain and fast, but pop to life with contact cards, show posters, timelines, maps and more. NO SPEED LIMIT • Jot one liners faster than you can say Popt • From 0 to reminder in under 5.1s • Tag dates, places and contacts with a quick tap • Search or compose a new note from the same thumb-friendly text area NEW! ADD POINTS OF INTEREST TO YOUR NOTES • Insert landmarks, restaurants, gyms and more, right in your notes • Browse all your points of interest in the Places tab, neatly organised by country and city • Instantly get directions for any of your tagged places • Call a restaurant to make a booking, visit the website of a museum in just a tap MOVIES & TV SHOWS • Type a title in the Home tab and Popt will suggest trending movie and tv show matches without sending your words anywhere • Movies & TV items you add to your notes give you quick access to the trailer and to 'where to watch' links • Search online without leaving Popt to find rarer titles • Powered by The Movie Database PAGES THAT POP • Each note can be the beginning of a new page • Add timestamped notes to pages – great for journaling! • Customize pages with 100+ stickers crafted by human artists • Link pages together, wiki-style MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES • To-dos from all your notes are gathered in the To-dos tab • Tagged dates and timeframes compose a timeline in the Dates tab • Movies, contacts and places show up in the Collections tab • Coming soon: calendar integration, links collection, more detailed places (restaurants, venues, addresses, your own location...) SHARE MORE THAN TEXT Popt pages can be shared with other Popt users via Airdrop, email, WhatsApp, Slack... When you share a Popt page, you're also sharing the content associated with the tags it contains: • Contact cards of any tagged contacts • Geographical information of any tagged places • The timeline of tagged dates • Rich cards for tagged movies & TV shows LOCAL AND PRIVATE • Analytics disabled by default • As you type suggestions powered by on-device data and analysis: your notes are yours only • No iCloud sync – your Popt data will transfer to a new iPhone when using Apple's Quick Start transfer, restoring an iCloud backup, or restoring a local backup • Popt notes can also be exported as a single restorable archive (Backstage tab -> Export all) • Popt archives are plain text files you can open on any device. Best browsed with Obsidian (https://obsidian.md – free version available) • End-to-end encrypted sync is on the roadmap 100% FREE FOR EARLY ADOPTERS During its launch phase, Popt is entirely free! • No sign-up • No ads • No downgrading – what is free now will remain free* * In order to recognize you as an early adopter and keep our promise, we may ask you to open a free account at a later stage. --- Popt Notes - Baked in Switzerland with passion and care

About

CAPTURR for Roam Research

Quickly capture notes, to-dos, voice memos, or scanned documents directly into your Roam Research graph. This native iOS app prioritizes speed, offline functionality, and seamless integration with your device.

Highlights
  • Fast note, TODO, voice, and scan capture
  • Offline outbox with background sync
  • Integrates with Roam Research graphs
  • iOS share sheet and widget support
  • Manage and categorize TODOs
  • Privacy-first, no tracking
Features
Read full description

CAPTURR is a native iOS quick capture app for Roam Research. It prioritizes speed and offline reliability. **QUICK CAPTURE** - Fast capture: note, TODO, voice or scan → your graph - Scan documents capturing structured elements like lists and tables - Offline outbox with background sync - Send to Daily Notes or a specific page - Set up blocks, tags and timestamps (all optional) - Supports multiple graphs with ability to quickly switch between them - Works with Encrypted Graphs **IOS INTEGRATION** - Natively share URLs and text from other apps to your graph (and Roam Reader) - Widgets (for Home & Lock Screen) allow quick access to a capture method - Capture methods and sync intents available in Apple Shortcuts - Apple Watch companion app for voice dictation on the move **MANAGE TODOs** - Todo Management: Sync TODOs into CAPTURR filtering by include/exclude tags - Categorize your TODOs into sections (with different filters) - Show a badge for outstanding items - Add new TODO items directly into the view - Not available for Encrypted Graphs **CAPTURR** - Privacy-first: no analytics/tracking, no data collection, everything stays on-device (except what you send to your graph) - Free forever - Requires a Roam Research API Token - Not affiliated with Roam Research - Open Source under GPL v3

Screenshots

Popt Notes4 screens
CAPTURR for Roam Research4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Popt Notes at every 6 days against CAPTURR for Roam Research's every 3 weeks. Popt Notes also leads on iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.0). 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. 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 Popt Notes against 5.0 for CAPTURR for Roam Research. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Popt Notes ships an update every 6 days, CAPTURR for Roam Research every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Popt Notes versus CAPTURR for Roam Research: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopt NotesCAPTURR for Roam Research
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkile SAPaul Griffiths

Customer experience

Popt Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CAPTURR for Roam Research

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Popt Notes

No in-app purchases

None

CAPTURR for Roam Research

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Popt Notes free?
Popt Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CAPTURR for Roam Research free?
CAPTURR for Roam Research is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Popt Notes or CAPTURR for Roam Research?
Popt Notes and CAPTURR for Roam Research are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Popt Notes or CAPTURR for Roam Research have ads?
Neither Popt Notes nor CAPTURR for Roam Research shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Popt Notes or CAPTURR for Roam Research?
Popt Notes ships an update every 6 days, and CAPTURR for Roam Research every 3 weeks. Most recently, Popt Notes was updated on October 30, 2026 and CAPTURR for Roam Research on October 30, 2026.

Other comparisons