Tab Squasher vs NotePatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tab Squasher
This Safari Extension helps you declutter your browser by saving all open tabs with a single tap and closing them. Restore your tabs later when needed, providing a clean slate for your mind and browser.
- Save all open tabs
- Close all tabs with one click
- Restore tabs later
- Local tab storage
- Safari Extension
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The more tabs you have open, the more your mind is scattered. We all do it - you start with one tab, then another, and suddenly your Safari window looks like a filing cabinet exploded. That's why we made Tab Squasher. A simple Safari Extension. It's dead simple: one click backs up all your tabs and closes them. Everything is saved right on your device, just for you. When you need those tabs again, they're there. But for now, your browser (and your mind) can breathe. It's the digital equivalent of clearing your desk - except nothing gets lost. Just a clean slate when you want it, and everything restored when you need it. We're not trying to track you or store your data in the cloud. This is just a simple tool that lets you hit reset on tab overload without the anxiety of losing anything important. Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
NotePatch
Transform handwritten notes, sketches, and screenshots into perfectly sized printable patches. Extract text from images, edit, and print in under a minute. Core features are free and work offline.
- Document scanning with edge detection
- Precise physical-width control
- Ink Saver mode
- Brush mask for sensitive content
- Batch editing
- On-device OCR for text extraction
- AI recognition for messy handwriting (Pro)
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NotePatch turns your handwritten notes, lecture sketches, and screenshots into perfectly sized printable patches you can stick directly into your textbooks, planners, or notebooks. Scan, edit, size, and print in under a minute. — SMART TEXT (NEW) — Extract text from any image — handwritten notes, printed pages, photos with embedded text, or mixed layouts with diagrams and formulas. • On-device OCR: instant, offline, free for everyone • AI recognition (Pro): high-precision extraction for messy handwriting, math formulas, tables, and mixed image-text layouts — KEY FEATURES — • Document scanner with edge detection and perspective correction • Precise physical-width control: Post-it to full page width • Ink Saver mode: print only the strokes, drop the background • Brush mask to hide sensitive content before printing • Batch editing: up to 5 patches at once with smart paper layout • Printer calibration for exact-size output • Save as PDF or share — PRIVACY — Core features work fully offline. No analytics, no tracking, no ads. AI recognition (Pro) sends the image to a secure cloud API for text extraction only — images are not stored or used for training. — NOTEPATCH PRO — • Free: 30 AI Smart recognitions included (one-time lifetime quota) • Pro Monthly: unlimited AI Smart, $3.99/month • Pro Annual: unlimited AI Smart, $24.99/year (save 48%) — includes 7-day free trial for new subscribers • Core features (scan, crop, mask, print) remain free forever Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://foxineo.github.io/legal/notepatch/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://foxineo.github.io/legal/notepatch/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NotePatch at 5.0 against Tab Squasher's 2.0. NotePatch also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Tab Squasher's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tab Squasher sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months and NotePatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NotePatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Tab Squasher ships an update every 3 months, NotePatch monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tab Squasher | NotePatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shotdoor | 慧敏 王 |
Customer experience
Tab Squasher
NotePatch
In-app purchases
Tab Squasher
- Tab Squasher Pro - 3 Months$2.993 Months
- Tab Squasher Pro Lifetime$7.99
NotePatch
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year









