Penso Notes vs Arky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Penso Notes
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Penso Notes: Write freely. Find easily. Never lose a brilliant idea again. Penso Notes transforms how you capture, organise, and rediscover your thoughts. Whether you're planning your day, tracking goals, or preserving memories, this powerful digital journal adapts to your life. Why Choose Penso Notes? - Bullet Journaling Perfected:Inspired by Ryder Carroll's proven Bullet Journal and Rapid Logging Methods, enhanced for the digital age. - Multimedia Memory Keeping:Add formatted text, photos, voice and camera recordings. - Multiple Journals, One App: Keep diaries for work, personal life, travel, or projects. - Find Anything Instantly: Search by text, tags, dates, or even bullets. Smart Organisation - Customisable bullets for quick scanning of tasks, notes, and events - Note Colours, tags and categories - Day dividers with mood and weather tracking - Priority highlighting and reactions - Calendar integration for events and reminders - Quick swipe gestures for migration and scheduling - Customisable themes and stickers Privacy You Can Trust Your thoughts are yours alone. Secure diary locking, private keys, and on-device storage mean your personal information stays personal. Perfect For: - Professionals managing projects and ideas - Creatives capturing inspiration - Anyone wanting better life organisation - Students organising research and deadlines - Bullet journal enthusiasts going digital Key Features: - Text, audio, photo, video, and file entries - Cross-journal search and tags - Customisable bullets and colour coding - Integrated Calendar and reminders - Multiple diary support - Mood and day dividers - Privacy controls - Beautiful themes and stickers From Scattered to Organised Stop losing important thoughts across sticky notes, random apps, and forgotten notebooks. Penso Notes creates one trusted space where every idea, plan, and memory has its place. Join thousands worldwide who trust Penso Notes to stay organised and keep ideas safe. Ready to Transform Your Thinking? Download Penso Notes today and experience the perfect blend of creative freedom and digital organisation. Penso Pro is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.penso-notes.com/privacy
Arky
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Where ideas take shape. Arky is a visual workspace for mapping and structuring your thinking. It helps you organize notes and source material in connected Docs and Canvases, understand your projectβs structure, and ask AI questions grounded in your project context. Arky for iPhone is designed for exploring and reviewing your existing workspace on the go. With Arky for iPhone, you can: β’ Browse your projects and recent work β’ Move between a spatial Canvas and focused Doc view β’ See connections and understand your projectβs structure at a glance β’ Ask questions with AI that understands your project context β’ Review notes and source material wherever you are In this iOS 1.0 release, project content in Docs and Canvas is read-only. Creating or editing project content is available in the Arky web app. An Arky account is required. Some features may depend on your workspace plan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arky at none against Penso Notes's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Penso Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Arky asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Penso Notes | Arky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Suchitra Enterprise | Arky |
In-app purchases
Penso Notes
- Penso Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Penso Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
- Penso Pro Extended$79.99
Arky
No in-app purchases









