Comparison

Bold vs Barnkeep

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

Head to head
About

Bold

This AI-powered recorder captures meetings, lectures, and thoughts, transforming them into organized summaries and transcriptions. Share your notes and audio easily via web links or other platforms. It's designed for students, professionals, and anyone who needs to stay organized.

Highlights
  • AI-powered recording and transcription
  • Automatic smart summaries
  • Multi-speaker detection
  • Organize and search notes
  • Secure web sharing
  • Background recording
Features
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Bold Notes is the 100% private and secure AI-powered recorder that captures everything from meetings to lectures and late-night thoughts — and turns them into organized, readable summaries. Your summaries, transcriptions, and audio are shareable via the web and dozens of other platforms. Whether you're a student, professional, or just someone who thinks out loud, Bold Notes makes it effortless to stay on top of what matters. Bold makes it easy to: • Seamlessly take notes, making it easy to share with coworkers, colleagues or classmates • Background record with the screen on or off. Works just like Voice Memos, but smarter. • Transcribe and Summarize podcasts, lectures, YouTube videos, interviews, meetings • Detect multiple speakers in any meeting or conversation • Organize and export • Share and collaborate with colleagues Record and Transcribe Automatically Your recordings are instantly transcribed using cutting-edge, secure AI — no typing, no hassle. Supports multiple speakers and even diarization. • One tap recording • Real time transcription • Background recording • Audio input via speaker or bluetooth Get Smart Summaries Don’t just read — understand. Our AI writes clear, bite-sized summaries so you can review content faster than ever. Organize & Search Every note is searchable. Filter by date, speaker, topic, or keywords. It’s like your second brain, always ready. Share • Get a unique, secure web URL to share with colleagues, friends, and others • One tap sharing via text, Slack, PDF, email and much more Private & Secure Your data is encrypted and stored securely. You control your content, always. Safe for any office environment iOS Optimized • Use lock screen to track recording and stop / start • AirPod recording compatible Bold Notes offers optional Premium subscriptions available via in-app purchase. Premium unlocks unlimited transcription, AI-powered summaries, extended recording time, and advanced sharing features. Free access may include usage limits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Barnkeep

Manage horse care, health, and schedules for individual horses or entire operations. Track feeding, medical records, appointments, and team tasks. Supports offline use and team collaboration for barn management.

Highlights
  • Detailed horse profiles and history
  • Customizable feeding programs
  • Health and medical record tracking
  • Shared scheduling and task management
  • Team collaboration with roles
  • Offline-first functionality
  • Breeding and facility management
Features
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BarnKeep is the simple, all-in-one app for managing your horses and your barn — whether you keep two at home or run a busy boarding and breeding operation. Spend less time on paperwork and more time with your horses. BarnKeep keeps every horse's care, health, and schedule in one place, and keeps your whole team on the same page. EVERYTHING FOR EVERY HORSE Detailed profiles: breed, color, markings, registration, microchip, and pedigree Photos and full history for each horse Track owners and co-owners, and transfer horses between barns FEEDING MADE SIMPLE Build a feed program for each horse — grain, hay, and supplements by feeding time Log feedings in a tap and see daily care progress at a glance Get reminded when feed or medication changes HEALTH & MEDICAL Medications with dosages, schedules, and supply tracking Vaccinations, deworming, and vet records with due-date reminders Daily health checks and weight tracking SCHEDULE & TASKS Farrier, vet, dental, training, shows, and more on a shared calendar Assign tasks to your team and check them off together Reminders so nothing slips through the cracks BUILT FOR TEAMS Invite staff with the right roles and permissions Give owners their own view of their horses, with weekly updates and photos An activity feed so everyone sees what's been done WORKS ANYWHERE Offline-first: log care in the barn even without signal, and it syncs automatically Fast, clean, and designed for real barn life BREEDING & FACILITIES Track heat cycles, breedings, foalings, and embryos Manage stalls, pastures, and turnout Keep vendor contacts and barn documents handy Start free and upgrade as your barn grows. BarnKeep is built for horse people, by people who get it. Questions? We're a small team and we read every message: support@barnkeep.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bold4 screens
Barnkeep3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Barnkeep at none against Bold's shown. Barnkeep also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Bold's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Bold sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Barnkeep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Barnkeep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bold has 64 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Bold's written reviews are positive against 100% of Barnkeep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bold versus Barnkeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoldBarnkeep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (64 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings64 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBold NotesZackary Vega

Customer experience

Bold

All ratings64 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

Barnkeep

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bold

Subscriptions2
  • Bold Notes Monthly Pro3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Bold Notes Yearly Pro3 Days trial$89.991 Year
2 purchases

Barnkeep

Subscriptions2
  • BarnKeep2 Months trial$14.991 Month
  • Barnkeep2 Months trial$29.991 Month

Questions

Is Bold free?
Bold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barnkeep free?
Barnkeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bold or Barnkeep?
Barnkeep is rated higher. Bold averages 4.6 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Barnkeep averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Bold or Barnkeep have ads?
Bold shows ads; Barnkeep does not.
Which is updated more often, Bold or Barnkeep?
Bold ships an update every 6 days, and Barnkeep every 6 days. Most recently, Bold was updated on November 7, 2026 and Barnkeep on October 31, 2026.

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