Comparison

ZettelkastenNote vs SaveIt

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

Head to head
About

ZettelkastenNote

This app helps you build a personal knowledge base by capturing and connecting ideas as small, linked cards. It offers intuitive organization, discovery of connections through AI suggestions, and a clean interface. Prioritizing privacy, it operates locally with optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Capture ideas as atomic cards
  • Connect related ideas
  • Visualize knowledge as a link graph
  • On-device AI for similar Zettel suggestions
  • Search by meaning
  • Scan text from photos
  • Hand-drawn diagrams and notes
Features
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Turn your knowledge into a growing asset. ZettelkastenNote is a card-based knowledge management app inspired by the Zettelkasten method — a system where you capture ideas as small cards and connect them to build a growing web of knowledge. # Organize Your Thinking - Capture ideas as atomic cards (Zettels) with notes - Group related ideas together - Turn scattered thoughts into structured insights # Discover Connections - See your knowledge as a link graph - Get automatic similar-Zettel suggestions (on-device AI) - Search by meaning, not just keywords - Skim recent notes in a timeline # Intuitive & Simple - Drag & drop to reorder freely - Swipe for quick access - Clean, distraction-free interface - Scan text from photos straight into your notes - Sketch diagrams and notes by hand, and add to them later - Web links appear as rich cards with titles - Light and dark appearance # Privacy First - Local-first design - Your data stays on your device and (optionally) in your private iCloud - No tracking, no ads, no third-party data sharing # Sync Across Devices (Optional) - iCloud sync across all your Apple devices - Toggle sync on/off anytime in Settings - Works fully offline when sync is off # Perfect For - Capturing fleeting ideas before they disappear - Organizing what you learn from books and articles - Building a personal knowledge base over time - Collecting problem-solving insights Download free and start building your knowledge system today.

About

SaveIt

Organize your digital life with a minimalist, privacy-focused app. Save links, notes, and bookmarks with zero tracking and no ads. Enjoy rich visual previews and intuitive organization for a clutter-free experience.

Highlights
  • Save links and notes
  • Zero tracking and ads
  • Rich visual previews
  • Intuitive organization with tags
  • Secure hidden mode with Face ID
  • Seamless iCloud sync
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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SaveIt keeps everything you want to save in one place. Add a link, write a note, or capture what's in front of you, and it's there on every device, ready when you need it. Saving links and notes is free, with no limits. So are tags, search, Archive, Hidden Mode, and iCloud sync. FREE, ALWAYS • Save unlimited links, with a title, icon, and preview added automatically when available • Write notes in Markdown, styled as you type and drawn right on your cards • Save from any app with the Share sheet, or scan a QR code to save where it points • Organize with tags, and narrow any list by kind, date, or the words inside • Archive what you're done with: out of your lists, but never deleted • Hidden Mode locks private items behind Face ID, Touch ID, or Optic ID • Find anything with fast search, or with Spotlight from the Home Screen, the Lock Screen, and Finder • A widget, Control Center, the Lock Screen, and the Action button put a new note, link, or search one tap away • Ask Siri to save a link or a note, and on iOS 27, to find and open what you saved • Sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro with your own iCloud, with your notes on Apple Watch • Export notes as text, Markdown, or PDF, links as QR codes, and whole selections to a folder as real files • Your items stay private: on your device and in your own iCloud, never on our servers SAVEIT PRO When you want to keep more than links and notes, Pro unlocks the rest. Save anything • Images, videos, audio, and files of any kind, kept in your own iCloud • Take a photo or video, record a voice memo, or start from a blank image, right in the app • Search inside your media on device, so the text in a photo or a PDF can be found Stay organized • Feeds keep the views you use most in the sidebar, sorted and styled the same on every device • Reminders on any saved item, so nothing slips away • Detailed stats on when you save and what you come back to Make it yours • Accent colors and custom app icons • Premium note fonts, for all your notes or just one • Icons and colors for your tags, and your own thumbnails for any link or media item SaveIt Pro is a yearly subscription, with a free trial for new subscribers, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Either way, it covers all your devices. Links and notes are the heart of SaveIt, and they're yours for free, along with Hidden Mode and sync across your devices. Pro is there for the day you want to save everything else. -- Questions or ideas? Email disfordave@proton.me Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://saveitbydave.com/privacy

Screenshots

ZettelkastenNote4 screens
SaveIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SaveIt at 5.0 against ZettelkastenNote's 3.5. SaveIt also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (5 vs 3). ZettelkastenNote's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. ZettelkastenNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SaveIt sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SaveIt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZettelkastenNote ships an update every 5 days, SaveIt every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
ZettelkastenNote versus SaveIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZettelkastenNoteSaveIt
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShoetsu KawasatoSeokwoo Hong

Customer experience

ZettelkastenNote

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

SaveIt

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ZettelkastenNote

One-time1
  • ZettelkastenNote Pro$1.99
3 purchases

SaveIt

Subscriptions1
  • SaveIt Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • SaveIt Pro (Upgrade to Lifetime)$19.99
  • SaveIt Pro (Lifetime)$29.99

Questions

Is ZettelkastenNote free?
ZettelkastenNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SaveIt free?
SaveIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ZettelkastenNote or SaveIt?
SaveIt is rated higher. ZettelkastenNote averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while SaveIt averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do ZettelkastenNote or SaveIt have ads?
Neither ZettelkastenNote nor SaveIt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZettelkastenNote or SaveIt?
ZettelkastenNote ships an update every 5 days, and SaveIt every 4 days. Most recently, ZettelkastenNote was updated on November 5, 2026 and SaveIt on November 5, 2026.

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