Comparison

Note vs Digest Pocket

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

Head to head
About

Note

Currently charting
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Capture a note in seconds. Act on it. Archive or delete it. Move on. NoteToSelf is a fast and superclean way to get a thought out of your head and into text. No folders to choose, no tags to assign, no decisions to make. Just open the app and write. HOW IT WORKS Open the app. Write your note. When you're done, swipe right to archive or swipe left to delete. Your next note gets the full screen. That's the entire workflow. YOUR NOTE ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the NoteToSelf widget and your active note is always visible β€” no need to open the app. Medium and Large widgets for the home screen, plus a Lock Screen widget for the thought you can't afford to lose. When the note changes, the widget changes. One thought at a time, everywhere you look. GESTURES THAT MAKE SENSE Swipe right - archive (the safe action) Swipe left - delete (the decisive action) Tap - edit your note Hold - share it Shake - undo a delete (20-second window) Every gesture has its own haptic feedback β€” light for routine actions, heavier for destructive ones. You'll feel the difference. Or turn haptics off in Settings if you prefer silence. YOUR ARCHIVE Up to 10 archived notes by default. Want more room? Toggle expanded archive in Settings for up to 20. The limit is intentional β€” it keeps your archive meaningful instead of becoming another junk drawer. WRITING INSIGHTS Track your writing streak, total days written, and average note length. See lifetime statistics and your archive at a glance. Patterns without pressure. DESIGNED FOR iOS 26 Rebuilt for Apple's latest design language β€” clean glass controls, one accent color. The interface stays out of the way; your words get the screen. PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account, no cloud sync, no tracking, no data collection. Export your archive as Markdown anytime. THE PHILOSOPHY Most note apps want you to save everything forever. NoteToSelf takes the opposite approach: capture what matters now, process it, let it go. One active note at a time means no tab-switching between half-finished thoughts. A capped archive means you decide what's worth keeping. These constraints aren't limitations β€” they're what make the app fast, focused, and calm. Is this for everyone? No. This is for people who think better with fewer open loops. Writers who need a scratch pad, not a filing cabinet. Anyone who's tired of note apps that create more clutter than they solve. One-time purchase. No subscriptions. No ads. No premium tiers. One note at a time. On purpose.

About

Digest Pocket

Features
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Don’t lose great links β€” Digest remembers them for you. β€’ Save from anywhere Collect links and text from any app or directly from your clipboard. Titles and content are captured automatically. β€’ Stay organized without effort Use categories, colors, and icons. Create smart rules to auto-save by site or keyword. β€’ Find what you saved, instantly Search your archive and reopen anything in a tap. β€’ Read less, understand more AI summaries (short, automatic explanations of long content) turn long reads into quick insights.

Screenshots

Note4 screens
Digest Pocket3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Digest Pocket at Free against Note's $4.99. Digest Pocket also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Note's advantage is chart position (#132 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Digest Pocket is free to download; Note costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note ships an update every 3 weeks, Digest Pocket daily. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 3 level
Note versus Digest Pocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteDigest Pocket
Price$4.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Best chart rank#132 β€” betterβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndre Berg-StΓΈlenJungSu Kim

In-app purchases

None

Note

No in-app purchases

None

Digest Pocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Note free?
Note costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Digest Pocket free?
Digest Pocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Note or Digest Pocket have ads?
Neither Note nor Digest Pocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note or Digest Pocket?
Note ships an update every 3 weeks, and Digest Pocket daily. Most recently, Note was updated on September 30, 2026 and Digest Pocket on September 17, 2026.

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