eDots vs Knowto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eDots
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Life is made of small moments, ideas, and discoveries. eDots helps you capture them all. Create beautiful Dots for your thoughts, quotes, plans, memories, and inspirations. Organize them into Collections and watch how your ideas begin to connect. Features you'll love: • Beautiful card-based notes called Dots • Organize everything into themed Collections • Multiple views: list, gallery, calendar, and map • Powerful search and tagging • Random inspiration from your saved dots • Share and export your ideas easily Your life is full of dots. eDots helps you collect and connect them in ease ~
Knowto
Capture ideas instantly with a fast, local-first note-taking app. Organize thoughts naturally with threads, tags, and attachments. Access your notes offline with optional cloud sync.
- Always-ready composer
- Build on thoughts with threads
- Search and filter notes
- Attach photos and resources
- Local-first storage
- Background sync across devices
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Catch ideas before they disappear. Knowto is a fast, local-first notes app built around an always-ready composer. Write now, organize naturally, and return to any thought without fighting a complicated filing system. BUILD ON EVERY THOUGHT Turn a note into a thread when an idea keeps growing. Add follow-ups while keeping the original context close. FIND WHAT MATTERS Search your notes, add multiple tags, and filter your collection to surface the right thought quickly. KEEP USEFUL CONTEXT Attach photos and other resources to your notes. Expand a note when you need the full detail, or keep scanning through a clean, compact list. LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN Your notes stay available on your device. Sign in when you want background sync across iPhone, Mac, and web. Archive notes without losing them, then restore them whenever needed. Knowto keeps note taking immediate, calm, and connected. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
eDots and Knowto are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. eDots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Knowto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
eDots ships an update weekly, Knowto every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eDots | Knowto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 青楠 叶 | Lumik LLC |
In-app purchases
eDots
- iCloud Share and Sync$4.99
Knowto
- Knowto Plus Monthly3 Months trial$0.991 Month
- Knowto Plus Yearly3 Months trial$9.991 Year









