Comparison

Anecnote vs Totly

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

Head to head
About

Anecnote

Capture and organize your thoughts, memories, and important information with a powerful note-taking app. Utilize custom categories, tags, and smart views to easily filter and retrieve your notes when you need them most. Offers flexible in-app purchase options to unlock full potential.

Highlights
  • Flexible note creation with custom metadata
  • Smart views for advanced note filtering
  • Distraction-free reading experience
  • Custom URL scheme for external note creation
  • Categorization, tagging, and starring options
  • Actionable notes for to-do lists
Features
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Anecnote: Your Personal Note-Taking Companion and Memory Manager Unlock the power of Anecnote, the ultimate note-taking and management app designed for anyone who wants to capture their memories, quotes, advice, reviews, anecdotes, and more. Whether you’re journaling your travels, documenting personal experiences, storing interesting trivia or simply keeping track of important notes, Anecnote provides the flexibility and features you need. Its real superpower is being able to 'surface' your notes when you need them via the use of our powerful filtering system (called Smart views). It is the ultimate aide-memoire! FLEXIBLE NOTE MANAGEMENT Create notes for any and every purpose — memories, reviews, travelogues, journal entries, facts and more. Customise each note with relevant metadata to suit your needs: • Categories: Classify your notes by type (e.g., review, memory, anecdote, fact, trivia, journal).
 • Area: Contextualise your notes by assigning it an area (e.g. home, work, family, personal).
 • People: Tag individuals related to your notes for easy reference.
 • Source: If the content of the note is from a particular person (or website) then you can add that info in too • Tags: Add unlimited tags to describe your notes' content and subject matter.
 • Starred: Mark any note with a star to quickly add to a favourites list • Action required: Mark any note as needing some kind of action and it will show up in a Todo list of notes You can use as many or as few of these as you want/need to describe your notes. And if these default labels don't suit you can even change them to words that better relate to your use cases / language. SMART VIEWS Effortlessly filter your notes using built-in smart views (All Notes, Starred Items, Todos) or create Custom views tailored exactly to your needs. All of your added metadata is available for filtering purposes so you can create advanced filters to show just what you need. For example, view all Reviews for Movies with a 5-star rating or list all memories that involve your daughter etc. The options are endless! STREAMLINED READING Enjoy a distraction-free reading experience in any Smart View with the ability to view all note content at once, hiding metadata all metadata for a clean look.
 CUSTOM URL SCHEME Add notes from anywhere using the custom url scheme. For example you could use Shortcuts app to build prompts that ask you about your day that will create the all of the required content for a daily journal entry that gets automatically added to Anecnote. There are urls to create and open notes. IN-APP PURCHASING OPTIONS Unlock the full potential of Anecnote with our flexible in-app purchasing options: • Free Tier: Create up to 10 notes and 1 custom smart view.
 • Monthly Subscription: Enjoy unlimited notes and smart views, plus the ability to duplicate notes and smart views.
 • Annual Subscription: Get all the benefits of the monthly plan at a discounted rate.
 • Lifetime One-Off Payment: Make a single payment to unlock unlimited notes, smart views, and duplication features forever. Any of the above payment options unlocks UNLIMITED notes and smart views! They also enable the ability to duplicate notes and saved views as well as allowing importing of notes via a CSV file. WHY CHOOSE ANECNOTE? With a beautiful interface and extensive customisation options, Anecnote takes note-taking and memory management to a whole new level. Organise your thoughts, preserve your memories, and access your notes with ease. Start your journey of capturing life’s moments today! TERMS OF USE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVACY: https://anecnote.app/privacy/

About

Totly

This app helps you overcome task paralysis by breaking down large projects into manageable steps. It features AI-powered task decomposition, voice input, and customizable formatting to make task management less stressful and more efficient.

Highlights
  • AI task breakdown
  • Voice-to-text input
  • Task reminders
  • Brain dump feature
  • Image and audio attachments
  • Rich text formatting
Features
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Totly is the to-do list built for ADHD brains. See one task at a time, brain dump racing thoughts before they vanish, and let AI break big goals into tiny, doable steps. WHY IT WORKS - One Task at a Time : a full-screen focus view shows only what's next, with a built-in focus timer - AI Task Breakdown : type "plan a birthday party" and get ready-made steps added to your day - Brain Dump : capture stray thoughts as text, voice, photos, or audio, and sort them later - Voice Quick-Add : say it out loud and it's on today's list, no typing - Reminders & Widgets : nudges at the right time, right on your home screen - Streaks & Calendar : watch your progress build day by day - Shared Boards : plan trips, chores, and projects together THE STORY BEHIND Totly: Do you ever look at a big task and just feel stuck, not knowing how to start? I do this all the time. Whether it is cleaning out a messy spare room, sorting through a pile of paperwork, or handling a huge chore, the hardest part is always just getting started. As soon as I begin, I get this feeling that it will never end. The anxiety kicks in, and I start worrying about running out of time. But I realized it is just a mindset problem. If you can force yourself to organize your time and break that one big thing down into tiny, simple steps, the stress goes away. That is why I built this app. I originally made it just for myself to get over my own anxiety and actually get things done. But I figured there are probably a lot of people who struggle with the exact same thing, so I wanted to share it. I recently added a few new features to make the process even easier. There is now an AI feature built in that can automatically break down your big task into small, actionable steps for you, so you do not have to sit there trying to figure out how to split it up yourself. I also added voice-to-text, so you do not even have to type on the keyboard anymore. You can just say the task out loud. Plus, I added reminders so you do not miss the important tasks you want to get done for the day. You can capture your random thoughts with brain dump feature. Attaching images and audio are also supported. Format tasks and brain dump entries using formatting tools like bold, italic, highlight, text color, etc. Hopefully it helps you get through that next big thing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Anecnote4 screens
Totly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Totly at every 3 days against Anecnote's monthly. Totly also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Anecnote's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Anecnote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Totly sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Anecnote against 5.0 for Totly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anecnote ships an update monthly, Totly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Anecnote versus Totly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnecnoteTotly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStuart MarshallJacob Ramilo

Customer experience

Anecnote

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Totly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Anecnote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime purchase$24.99
5 purchases

Totly

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tip Small$2.99
  • Medium Tip$9.99
  • Big Tip$29.99

Questions

Is Anecnote free?
Anecnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Totly free?
Totly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Anecnote or Totly?
Anecnote and Totly are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Anecnote or Totly have ads?
Neither Anecnote nor Totly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anecnote or Totly?
Anecnote ships an update monthly, and Totly every 3 days. Most recently, Anecnote was updated on October 24, 2026 and Totly on October 22, 2026.

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