Comparison

Runny vs petal

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

Head to head
About

Runny

Capture your thoughts instantly with this chat-style note-taking app. Add rich text, links, audio, and images with a single tap. Notes sync via iCloud and are easily managed with swipe gestures.

Highlights
  • Chat-style note interface
  • Rich text notes
  • Clickable links
  • Audio recording
  • Image capture
  • iCloud sync
  • Swipe gestures for management
Features
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Runny is a quick and seamless chat style note taking app, that will help you capture your ideas before they disappear. With a single tap, you will be able to take rich text notes with clickable links, record audio, and capture images. Notes can be shared or deleted with a single swipe gesture, so you could focus on your best thoughts and keep them organized and useful. Your notes will automatically sync to your iCloud account, so that you will be able to access them on your other iCloud enabled devices, or restore your data at any time. Simple, minimalistic design with liquid glass UI elements allows your content to shine. No ads. One time purchase. Gain unlimited access with no hidden fees or subscriptions.

About

petal

This app provides a private space to capture and organize your thoughts without immediate categorization. It offers smart sorting, rich text editing, document scanning, and offline functionality, ensuring your ideas are saved and easily retrievable.

Highlights
  • Capture first, file later
  • Smart sorting learns your preferences
  • Document scanning to searchable PDFs
  • Rich text editing with formatting options
  • Dictation for voice-to-text notes
  • Offline functionality
  • Recently deleted notes recovery
Features
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Petal is a forget-me-not for your mind - a quiet, private place to put every thought you don't want to lose. Most note apps ask you to decide where something belongs before you've finished thinking it. Petal doesn't. You open it, you write, and it handles the filing. CAPTURE FIRST, FILE LATER Start typing the moment the app opens. Your words are saved as you go, so a half-finished thought survives a phone call, a locked screen or a closed app. Nothing is categorized until you say so. SMART SORT When you're ready to save, Smart Sort reads the note and puts it in the right category for you. It learns from your corrections, so it gets better the more you use it. Prefer to file it yourself? Choose a category and Petal won't second-guess you. PHOTOS, FILES AND DOCUMENT SCANNING • Attach photos straight from your library, or take a new one with the camera. • Scan paper with the camera and Petal turns it into a searchable PDF, right inside the note. • Add files you already have, rename them, and preview them without leaving the note. A PROPER EDITOR Bold, italic and underline. Bulleted lists, numbered lists and checklists — with the option to drop ticked items to the bottom. Adjustable text size. Paste that keeps your structure and leaves someone else's formatting behind. Links recognized automatically. DICTATION Speak a note instead of typing it, punctuation and all. FIND ANYTHING Search across every note, browse by category, and create, rename, color and reorder categories to match the way you think. NOTHING LOST BY ACCIDENT Deleted notes wait in Recently Deleted for 15 days. Restore one and it goes back where it came from. WORKS OFFLINE Write on a plane, in a lift or in a basement. Changes are kept on your device and sync as soon as you're back online. LIGHT AND DARK Petal follows your system appearance automatically, or you can pin it to light or dark in Settings. YOURS ALONE Your notes belong to you. Sign in with an email and password, read the privacy policy any time from Settings, and permanently delete your account - and everything in it - whenever you choose. Plant your thoughts. Petal will remember them for you.

Screenshots

Runny4 screens
petal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: petal at free against Runny's paid. petal also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Runny against 5.0 for petal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Runny versus petal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunnypetal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlina VetrovAaditya Sharma

Customer experience

Runny

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

petal

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Runny

No in-app purchases

None

petal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Runny free?
Runny is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is petal free?
petal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Runny or petal?
Runny and petal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Runny or petal have ads?
Neither Runny nor petal shows ads.

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