Comparison

Notivo vs Etch

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

Head to head
About

Notivo

Features
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Study and memorize easily with beautiful, responsive flashcards. This app helps you learn faster by letting you create your own sets of cards and review them with a simple swipe β€” right if you remember, left if you don’t. Choose from several visual themes to match your style, and enjoy a clean, focused learning experience without distractions. Features: β€’ Create and review custom flashcard sets β€’ Multiple visual themes based on your preferences β€’ Fun and intuitive swipe mechanic β€’ Simple, minimalist interface for better focus β€’ Local storage for complete privacy β€” no login required β€’ Great for language study, exams, or quick daily practice A light and effective way to review what matters most β€” just open, swipe, and learn!

About

Etch

Features
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Etch is a place for the things you want to remember. It sits somewhere between a notes app and flashcards: quick to capture, gentle to revisit, without the pressure of a study app. Capture in whatever way is fastest. Type a quick note, dictate it with your voice, or clip a passage while you read. In Safari, select the text and send it with the Share button in the toolbar, and Etch keeps both the passage and a tappable link back to its source. Every card is either a simple fact or a question with an answer. A question gives you a small moment of recall before you reveal the answer, which is what makes revisiting feel like reminiscing rather than testing. Revisit a handful at a time, whenever you feel like it. No streaks, no due dates, no counts piling up. You come back to what you saved because you want to, not because an app is nudging you. Optional on-device AI. On supported devices, Etch can help shape what you capture into a clean card. It is entirely optional, it runs on your device, and it only ever works on the text you enter. Nothing is sent away to do it. Made to travel. The interface is in English and French, and you can create cards in many supported languages, so your notes stay in whatever language you think in. Yours, and private. Your cards sync across your own devices with iCloud, and you can export a full backup any time. Etch collects no data about you.

Screenshots

Notivo4 screens
Etch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Notivo at monthly against Etch's every 2 months. Notivo also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notivo ships an update monthly, Etch every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Notivo versus Etch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotivoEtch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size42 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALEXANDRU DEMCIUCENMaeva Liebling

In-app purchases

None

Notivo

No in-app purchases

None

Etch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notivo free?
Notivo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Etch free?
Etch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notivo or Etch have ads?
Neither Notivo nor Etch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notivo or Etch?
Notivo ships an update monthly, and Etch every 2 months. Most recently, Notivo was updated on October 25, 2026 and Etch on October 25, 2026.

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