PinBoard vs SearchApps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PinBoard
Create vibrant, personalized notes with custom icons, colors, and fonts. Pin your most important notes to your Lock Screen or Home Screen widgets and Live Activities for instant access.
- Create colorful notes
- Choose custom icons
- Select accent colors
- Adjust font size
- Pin notes to widgets
- Use Live Activities for pinned notes
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PinBoard lets you create quick, colourful notes with personality and pin the important ones to a widget or live activity. Pick an icon, choose an accent colour, and customize the font size to match your style. Pinned notes stay front and centre as Live Activities and widgets on your Lock Screen or Home Screen. Unpin anytime with a tap.
SearchApps
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Finding the right app shouldn't be this hard. App stores show you what's popular or what's paying for ads — not what's actually best for you. SearchApps changes that. SEARCH THE WAY YOU THINK Forget keywords. Just describe what you need: "an app to track my water intake" or "something to help me learn guitar". SearchApps understands what you're looking for and finds apps that actually match. SEE WHAT'S TRENDING Discover which apps are rising before they hit the top charts. Our velocity tracking shows you what's gaining momentum right now — not just what's been popular for years. APP INSIGHTS AT A GLANCE Quickly see why an app stands out, what users love about it, and potential drawbacks — all in one place. Make informed decisions faster. WEB COMPANION Our companion website at searchapps.knws.co.uk lets you explore even more apps and discover hidden gems across all categories. INDEPENDENT & USER-FIRST We don't take money from developers to rank their apps higher. Our results are optimised for you, not advertisers. Whether you're searching for productivity tools, the perfect game, or a niche utility you didn't know existed — SearchApps helps you discover apps the smart way. Download now and find your next favourite app.
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Verdict
PinBoard and SearchApps are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | PinBoard | SearchApps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josh Mansfield | Key Network Services Ltd |
In-app purchases
PinBoard
No in-app purchases
SearchApps
No in-app purchases
