Comparison

Pinpin vs Cove

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

Head to head
About

Pinpin

This app allows you to privately save and organize inspiration, ideas, and links. It offers a Pinterest-style grid layout with features like OCR text search and visual product search, all stored locally and synced via iCloud without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Save images and links
  • Pinterest-style grid layout
  • OCR text search
  • Visual product search
  • Offline storage
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Pinpin is a quiet place for the things you want to keep. Images, links, photos and notes, saved from any app, sorted into your own categories, and found again in a second. No account, no ads, no tracking. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Tap Share in Safari, Photos, TikTok, Music or any other app and choose Pinpin. Links arrive with their picture, photos are kept as they are, text becomes a note. Paste from the clipboard, take a photo, pick from your library, or dictate a note hands-free. EVERYTHING LANDS IN INBOX New saves wait in Inbox until you sort them, so nothing gets lost. Move one card or many at once, and undo if you change your mind. A GRID THAT FITS YOU Pinch to show two to five columns on iPhone, up to ten on iPad and Mac. Tap a link to open it, a photo to see it full screen, a note to edit it. FIND IT INSTANTLY Search titles, notes, descriptions, URLs, and even the text inside your images. A screenshot of a recipe, a poster, a receipt: Pinpin reads it on your device and makes it searchable. NOTES ON PAPER Quick notes on six paper tints. Links, phone numbers, addresses and dates inside a note are tappable: call, open in Maps, or add to your calendar. CAPTURE WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a Control Center button, the Action button and Shortcuts let you dictate, shoot or paste straight into Pinpin. YOUR PINS ON THE HOME SCREEN The Recent Pins widget shows your latest saves laid out like the app, from every category or just one. The Note widget keeps a note in view on its paper color: your latest one, or any note you pick. SEE IT? FIND IT. Search similar products on Amazon, eBay, Etsy and more from any saved image. YOURS ONLY Everything is stored on your device and synced through your private iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Works fully offline. Export your whole collection as a zip and import it back any time. ON MAC Keyboard shortcuts, drag and drop, and an optional local AI access that lets assistants like Claude browse your collection and look at your saved images. Off by default, nothing leaves your Mac. Perfect for: • Designers curating visual references • Shoppers saving products to compare • Travelers collecting places and itineraries • Creatives building vision boards and mood boards • Note-takers who want ideas next to their inspiration • Anyone looking for a private, ad-free bookmarking app Your inspiration. Your collection. No tracking.

About

Cove

Features
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Cove is a private, local-first home for the documents that matter — passports, ID cards, driver's licenses, bank cards and statements. WHAT'S NEW IN 1.1 Recognition rebuilt for busy cards: card numbers and expiry read reliably, unsure fields are flagged "Verify" and fixes "Repaired". Every record now carries an expiry field — set or clear it in one tap. Tags, people, folders and reminders are one tap away, and permanent deletes ask for confirmation first. SNAP AND DONE Photograph both sides. On-device recognition fills in the number, dates and names — and every field stays editable. Recognition is only a suggestion; you always have the final word. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. Recognition runs on-device with Apple's Vision framework. No servers, no analytics, no ads, no tracking — we couldn't read your records even if we wanted to. NEVER MISS A RENEWAL Expiry tracking with optional reminders, grouped by urgency: expired, urgent, and upcoming — right on your home screen. ORGANIZED LIKE A VAULT Physical folders for Identity and Banking, every document shown as it was captured. Tap any image to view it full screen; swipe through all sides. YOUR DATA, YOUR RULES Edit any label or value. Add, copy, or delete any field. Deleted records are recoverable for 30 days, then permanently removed. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy are available in the app (Settings → About).

Screenshots

Pinpin4 screens
Cove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pinpin at every 2 days against Cove's every 11 days. Cove's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinpin ships an update every 2 days, Cove every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pinpin versus Cove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinpinCove
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrice Cassard德权 晋

In-app purchases

None

Pinpin

No in-app purchases

None

Cove

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pinpin free?
Pinpin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cove free?
Cove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pinpin or Cove have ads?
Neither Pinpin nor Cove shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinpin or Cove?
Pinpin ships an update every 2 days, and Cove every 11 days. Most recently, Pinpin was updated on October 22, 2026 and Cove on October 5, 2026.

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