Comparison

Goldfish Notes vs Pagecrisp

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

Head to head
About

Goldfish Notes

Capture and organize your thoughts effortlessly with AI-powered note-taking. This app transforms messy ideas into structured notes, automatically selecting the best format and highlighting key information. It also offers seamless integration with Obsidian for centralized note management.

Highlights
  • AI-powered thought capture
  • Automatic note formatting
  • Extracts key information
  • Obsidian integration
  • Intuitive interface
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Goldfish is the most intuitive way of capturing your fleeting thoughts the go. It transforms your messy thoughts into clear, structured notes using AI—automatically choosing the best format and keeping only what matters. It also integrates seamlessly with Obsidian, making it easy to manage all your notes in one spot.

About

Pagecrisp

Features
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Turn separate scans into a navigable document packet. Choose saved PDFs, arrange sections and build a separate PDF with a cover, linked contents page and section bookmarks. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the library → Build document packet. Enter a packet title and add saved PDFs. 2. Edit section titles and use Edit to reorder or remove sections. 3. Build the packet and review the total page count and PDF preview. 4. Export the packet PDF or share an assembly receipt with input and output hashes. The source scans remain unchanged. 5. Changing the title or sections clears the frozen result. Build again to refresh it. Use the existing camera, import, OCR and local PDF-library tools to prepare source documents, then assemble a packet for handoff without altering those originals. WHAT TO KNOW Up to 16 documents, 200 source pages, 50 MB per input and 100 MB combined. Encrypted or copying-restricted PDFs are rejected. Existing text and page orientation are preserved, but image-only pages do not gain OCR from packet assembly. Newly generated contents links and section bookmarks target the packet; verify pre-existing source links separately. The packet is exported as a separate file and is not automatically added to the scan library. Built for iPhone and iPad. No account required for this workflow.

Screenshots

Goldfish Notes4 screens
Pagecrisp3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Goldfish Notes at Free against Pagecrisp's $0.99. Goldfish Notes also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). Pagecrisp's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Goldfish Notes is free to download; Pagecrisp costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goldfish Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, Pagecrisp weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Goldfish Notes versus Pagecrisp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoldfish NotesPagecrisp
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKa Man Carmen LiRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

Goldfish Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Pagecrisp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Goldfish Notes free?
Goldfish Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pagecrisp free?
Pagecrisp costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Goldfish Notes or Pagecrisp have ads?
Neither Goldfish Notes nor Pagecrisp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Goldfish Notes or Pagecrisp?
Goldfish Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pagecrisp weekly. Most recently, Goldfish Notes was updated on September 30, 2026 and Pagecrisp on September 29, 2026.

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