Textin vs Print(Notes)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Textin
Securely transmit sensitive information with this offline text encryption tool. It generates a unique encryption key locally, requiring no registration or internet connection. Share encrypted messages and decrypt received ones with ease.
- Offline encryption
- Unique encryption key generation
- No registration required
- Rich text support
- Location sharing
- Conversation archiving
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Textin is a text encryption app that helps you securely transmit passwords, private information, and business secrets. Simple & Secure - Instant Use: No registration or login required, ensuring your privacy from the start. - Offline Encryption: No internet connection needed. Data is encrypted and stored locally on your device for enhanced security. Unique Encryption Key - Textin uses Curve25519 encryption technology to automatically generate your unique encryption key. - Your private key is stored exclusively on your device and will never be exposed. - Share your public key, allowing friends to encrypt messages and securely send them to you via the web or messaging apps. Encrypting Messages - Copy the recipient’s public key and paste it into Textin to add them. - Once you enter text, it will be automatically encrypted into Ciphertext, which can then be copied or shared with others. Decrypting Messages - Paste the Ciphertext into Textin to decrypt and view the message. - Enable Clipboard Auto-Detection—just copy the Ciphertext and open Textin for instant decryption, making it more convenient. - Messages encrypted with your key can only be decrypted by you. More Useful Features - Rich Text Support, Supports hyperlinks, dates, phone numbers, addresses, and other formats for easy information sharing. - Location Sharing, Attach location information for easy sharing. - Conversation Archiving, Supports keyword search for quick retrieval of important messages.. Textin makes your sensitive information transmission more secure.
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: Textin at 5.0 against Print(Notes)'s 4.0. Textin also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Print(Notes)'s advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Textin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Textin ships an update every 5 days, Print(Notes) monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Textin | Print(Notes) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ible Platforms Limited | Robert Gordiyevych |
Customer experience
Textin
Print(Notes)
In-app purchases
Textin
No in-app purchases
Print(Notes)
No in-app purchases
