Meeting Notes vs Bodcat Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meeting Notes
Capture meeting details securely with this app. It offers rich text formatting, action item tracking, and PDF export. All data is stored locally, ensuring privacy without AI or data tracking.
- Offline functionality
- Rich text formatting
- Action item tracking
- PDF export
- Local data storage
- No account required
Read full descriptionHide full description
Meeting notes for confidential meetings. Features: - No account required. - Works offline. - Rich text formatting. - Actions items. - Export notes to PDF. - All data is stored locally on your device. - No AI or data tracking.
Bodcat Notebook
A privacy-focused encrypted notes app for personal writing, journaling, and organizing ideas. It offers rich text and image notes, multiple browsing views, and a secure private vault. Optional AI suggestions are for personal reflection only.
- Encrypted notes and journaling
- Rich text and image support
- Organize with notebooks and tags
- Multiple browsing views
- Private Vault for sensitive records
- Mind Maps and Knowledge Star Map
- Optional AI-assisted suggestions
Read full descriptionHide full description
Bodcat Notebook is a calm, privacy-first encrypted notes app for personal writing, reflection, communication review, sticky ideas, and sensitive records. Create rich text and image notes, organize notebooks and tags, browse with list, card swipe, stacked cards, or in-place reading, and use the thumbnail rail to jump through your library. Protect sensitive records in Private Vault, connect ideas with Mind Maps and Knowledge Star Map, and browse every image in a note with swipe, zoom, and return-to-place support. Journal originals stay local; supported note data can sync across devices. Choose English, Simplified Chinese, or Follow System. Optional AI-assisted suggestions and analyses require confirmation before sending and are for personal reflection only, not medical, therapeutic, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Bodcat Notebook PRO is available as an auto-renewable yearly subscription. Pricing is shown by the Apple purchase sheet and localized by storefront. Payment and renewal are handled by Apple. Privacy Policy: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meeting Notes at none against Bodcat Notebook's 1. Meeting Notes also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Bodcat Notebook's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Bodcat Notebook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Meeting Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Meeting Notes against 5.0 for Bodcat Notebook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Meeting Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, Bodcat Notebook every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meeting Notes | Bodcat Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Lettau | Beijing Huichengjia Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Meeting Notes
Bodcat Notebook
In-app purchases
Meeting Notes
No in-app purchases
Bodcat Notebook
- Bodcat PRO Yearly$19.991 Year
Questions
Is Meeting Notes free?
Is Bodcat Notebook free?
Which has better reviews, Meeting Notes or Bodcat Notebook?
Do Meeting Notes or Bodcat Notebook have ads?
Which is updated more often, Meeting Notes or Bodcat Notebook?
Other comparisons
