Comparison

Notes for Lucky vs Vermilion

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

Head to head
About

Notes for Lucky

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Lucky Notes is a companion app to the Lucky Safari extension. It is a very basic notes app that lets you save text snippets. When you search with Lucky, it will also search through your saved notes and include the relevant results, making your search more personalized and useful.

About

Vermilion

Features
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Vermilion is a voice-first AI assistant that speaks back โ€” and illustrates its answers. Ask about the nearest coffee shop, the weekend forecast, or the tallest mountain on each continent. Vermilion answers out loud and adds maps, charts, and images as you talk โ€” so you see the answer, not just hear it. TALK NATURALLY Speak as you would to a person. Vermilion replies in a natural voice, with several to choose from. Ask follow-ups, change direction, think out loud. ANSWERS YOU CAN SEE โ€ข Maps โ€” find places and travel times, powered by Apple Maps โ€ข Charts โ€” compare data at a glance โ€ข Images โ€” see what you're asking about WEATHER Current conditions and forecasts anywhere, powered by Apple Weather. 97 LANGUAGES Speak and listen in any of 97 languages, and switch languages mid-conversation. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE โ€ข CarPlay โ€” talk with Vermilion in your car (requires iOS 26.4 or later) โ€ข Controls โ€” add Vermilion to Control Center or the Lock Screen, or assign it to the Action button BUILT FOR PRIVACY โ€ข No account โ€” open the app and start talking. โ€ข Your storage โ€” conversations are saved in your own iCloud account, never on Vermilion's servers. โ€ข No profiling โ€” each conversation stands alone. Your chats aren't combined to build a picture of you. FREE & PRIVATE PLANS Every feature works on both plans. The difference is training: โ€ข Free โ€” uses Google's free AI service. Google may use your conversations to train its AI models. โ€ข Private โ€” your conversations are never used to train AI models. Your subscription pays for the AI service that makes this possible. Vermilion is built by a solo developer โ€” your subscription keeps it going. Terms of Use: https://leptos-null.github.io/Vermilion/terms.html

Screenshots

Notes for Lucky3 screens
Vermilion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vermilion at Free against Notes for Lucky's $0.99. Vermilion also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). Notes for Lucky's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Vermilion is free to download; Notes for Lucky costs $0.99 up front. Vermilion sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Notes for Lucky asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes for Lucky ships an update every 12 months, Vermilion every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Notes for Lucky versus Vermilion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes for LuckyVermilion
Price$0.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAnd a DinosaurLateef Sanford

In-app purchases

None

Notes for Lucky

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Vermilion

Subscriptions1
  • Paid Plan$5.991 Month

Questions

Is Notes for Lucky free?
Notes for Lucky costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vermilion free?
Vermilion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notes for Lucky or Vermilion have ads?
Neither Notes for Lucky nor Vermilion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes for Lucky or Vermilion?
Notes for Lucky ships an update every 12 months, and Vermilion every 2 months. Most recently, Notes for Lucky was updated on November 8, 2026 and Vermilion on October 25, 2026.

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