Comparison

Active Demos vs Pinpal Notes

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

Head to head
About

Active Demos

Features
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Active Demo is a professional sales and project support app built for home improvement teams. It combines guided sales demonstrations with integrated project and documentation tools to support the full in-home sales and job lifecycle. Sales professionals can deliver structured, interactive presentations designed to keep conversations clear, consistent, and organized during in-home appointments. Beyond presentations, Active Demo includes built-in project management tools to help teams track project details, customer information, and progress in one place. Users can organize jobs, manage key project data, and maintain accurate records from initial demo through follow-up. The app also features photo management tools that allow users to capture, store, and organize job site photos directly within each project. Photos can be referenced during presentations, documentation, and future communication, helping ensure accuracy and clarity. Active Demo includes AI Notes to assist with documentation by generating structured notes and summaries based on project activity and inputs. This helps reduce manual note-taking and supports consistent record keeping. Designed specifically for home improvement professionals, Active Demo helps teams stay organized, present confidently, and manage projects efficiently—all within a single, streamlined app.

About

Pinpal Notes

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A beautiful notes app. Your AI can open it too. Pinpal Notes is a clean, simple place to write on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Folders, notes and checklists, and nothing else. When you want, the AI you already use, like Claude or ChatGPT, can connect and work in the same notes. JUST A PLACE TO WRITE Write, add a heading, tick a box. Folders on the first page, with a picture if you like. Headings, lists and checklists from one floating bar, and never any markup. A photo or a PDF on the note it belongs to. Star and archive. A home-screen widget for your latest notes. What is not here: no databases, no blocks, no pages inside pages, no templates, no AI buttons, no AI rewriting your words. There is no AI inside the app at all. YOU AND YOUR AI, IN THE SAME NOTES It writes, you tick: ask Claude for a barbecue shopping list for eight. It lands in Shopping, and you tick it off in the store. You write, it reads: jot down your thoughts on the kitchen. Weeks later, ask "What did I decide about the worktop?" It keeps your lists current: say "add dish soap to the grocery list" and it adds to the list you already have. You both edit: it writes a running plan, you note how each run went, and next week it adjusts the same note. WORKS WITH THE AI YOU ALREADY USE Claude, ChatGPT or any assistant that supports connectors (MCP). Add Pinpal Notes as a connector and sign in. Only the AI you choose can reach your notes; every connection is listed under Account, and you can revoke one at any time. YOUR NOTES ARE YOURS Kept on servers in the EU (Amsterdam). No ads, never sold, never used to train AI. The only AI that sees them is the one you connect. PRICING Try everything free for a week, then one monthly subscription for unlimited notes. No ads. Already using Pinpal Notes? Your 20 free notes stay free. If your subscription lapses, your notes are kept, never deleted. The subscription renews automatically every month unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel it in Settings on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Terms of Use: https://mypinpal.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://mypinpal.com/privacy

Screenshots

Active Demos2 screens
Pinpal Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Active Demos at none against Pinpal Notes's 3. Active Demos also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Pinpal Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Active Demos asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Active Demos ships an update every 8 days, Pinpal Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Active Demos versus Pinpal Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActive DemosPinpal Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDisrupt TechnologiesPortfoliobox Stockholm AB

In-app purchases

None

Active Demos

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Pinpal Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Pinpal Notes7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pinpal Notes7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pinpal Notes7 Days trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Active Demos free?
Active Demos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pinpal Notes free?
Pinpal Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Active Demos or Pinpal Notes have ads?
Neither Active Demos nor Pinpal Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Active Demos or Pinpal Notes?
Active Demos ships an update every 8 days, and Pinpal Notes every 4 days. Most recently, Active Demos was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pinpal Notes on October 24, 2026.

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