Comparison

Datesnap vs Print(Notes)

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

Head to head
About

Datesnap

Features
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The flyer your kid brought home has picture day. A field trip deposit deadline. A new orthodontist phone number. A summer camp address. By tomorrow it's at the bottom of the backpack — or photographed and forgotten in 12,000 other camera roll pictures. Datesnap fixes that in one tap. Point your iPhone at any paper. Tap the date, phone number, or address. Datesnap recognizes it instantly and offers the right action. → Tap a date → Calendar event → Tap a phone number → call, text, or copy → Tap an address → opens in Maps → Tap a URL → opens or copies No "scan → wait → crop → decide" workflow. No retyping. No more "I missed picture day." KEY FEATURES • Live camera — point at the text, no photo step • Tap to select — pick just the date, number, or address • Drag a box — grab a full section, all info together • Smart actions — every snippet has a one-tap action • Searchable notes — every capture saved, find later by text • Live Text — re-pull text from saved images • On-device — your kid's papers never leave your phone PERFECT FOR • Parents with school flyers, permission slips, camp forms • Anyone photographing receipts, business cards, event posters • Caregivers tracking doctor cards and medication schedules • Travelers grabbing addresses and codes from printed itineraries WHY DATESNAP Other apps make you snap, then OCR, then export — one purpose at a time. Datesnap reads in real time and offers every relevant action from one frame. The flyer with three birthday parties? Catch all three in 15 seconds. PRIVACY All text recognition happens on your device using Apple's Vision framework. Photos and notes stay in your iPhone. No cloud, no tracking, no ads. Support, Feedback, Questions: - codefulteam@gmail.com

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Datesnap3 screens
Print(Notes)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Print(Notes) at none against Datesnap's 2. Print(Notes) also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 22 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Datesnap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Print(Notes) asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Datesnap ships an update every 22 months, Print(Notes) monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Datesnap versus Print(Notes): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDatesnapPrint(Notes)
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoyeon NohRobert Gordiyevych

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Datesnap

Subscriptions2
  • Datesnap Pro$4.991 Month
  • Datesnap Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Print(Notes)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Datesnap free?
Datesnap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Print(Notes) free?
Print(Notes) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Datesnap or Print(Notes) have ads?
Neither Datesnap nor Print(Notes) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Datesnap or Print(Notes)?
Datesnap ships an update every 22 months, and Print(Notes) monthly. Most recently, Datesnap was updated on September 15, 2026 and Print(Notes) on June 1, 2026.

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