LinkNote vs Neatbase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LinkNote
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Ever know someone's name but not who they are? Business cards pile up. Your contacts list runs into the hundreds. Yet you can't recall who introduced you, or the name of their kid you asked about last time. The people keep growing. Your memory doesn't. That gap shows up at the next meeting. The moment you ask something they already told you, they feel it: "They don't remember me." In sales, beauty, coaching, freelancing — any work where people are the work — that one moment decides the next contract or the next visit. Your contacts app stores numbers. It doesn't store relationships. LinkNote draws the people you know and the connections between them as dots and lines. Instead of a list, you see the actual structure of your relationships. Open the map right before a meeting and in 10 seconds you know how everyone connects and what you last talked about. ■ See distance at a glance People are colored by how close they are to you, so you spot who's near and who's drifting. ■ Sort by group Split people into groups and tags — work, clients, hobbies — and show only the connections you need. ■ Record on your own terms Create the fields you need for each person: preferences, family, who introduced them, anything. Notes have no length limit. ■ Log who you met Attach people to a daily entry and keep track of who you met and when. LinkNote also shows who you haven't seen in a while. ■ Check-in reminders Get a nudge at a time you choose about people you've lost touch with. ■ Insights LinkNote reads your map and tells you where connections cluster and where they're thin. ■ Straight from the home screen Long-press the app icon to add a person, write today's entry, or search. ■ Stays on your device People, connections and entries are stored only on this device and never sent to a server. Save a backup file and bring everything to your new phone. ■ Contacts never leave When you add from Contacts, only the people you pick are saved inside the app.
Neatbase
Organize your life with a personal database that feels like a notes app. Create custom CRMs, inventory trackers, or collection managers with structured fields and multiple views. Your data is private, native, and synced via iCloud.
- Customizable notebooks with structured fields
- Card and spreadsheet-style table views
- Offline functionality and iCloud sync
- 27+ field types including images and formulas
- Real-time collaboration (Pro)
- Web form creation (Pro)
- REST API access (Pro)
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The personal database that feels like a notes app. Build your own CRM, inventory, contact book, or any other collection in minutes — native, private, and synced with iCloud. Most notes apps give you a blank page. Neatbase gives you structure. Create a notebook, choose its fields, and adding notes becomes as easy as filling out a form. View everything as clean cards or a spreadsheet-style table — sort, filter, and group to see exactly what matters. WHAT WILL YOU BUILD? - A lightweight CRM — leads, deals, follow-ups, activity logs - A home inventory — photos, prices, barcodes - A client directory — tap to call, tap to email - A project plan — statuses, due dates, progress - A content calendar planned around publish dates - An expense log with categories and receipt photos - A library of your books, movies, and recipes — rated and tagged If you can describe it, you can collect it in Neatbase. A FIELD FOR EVERYTHING Choose from 27 field types: text and numbers, currency, dates with reminders, toggles, star ratings, color-coded tags, dropdowns, images, checklists, colors, durations, percent bars, barcodes and QR codes, tap-to-call phone and tap-to-email fields, secrets locked behind Face ID or Touch ID, buttons that open URLs — plus formulas, cross-notebook references, and comment threads with Pro. Change your mind anytime: add, rename, or reorder fields, and every existing note updates instantly. TWO VIEWS, ONE NOTEBOOK Browse and edit in a clean card view, or switch to a full table — resize and reorder columns, edit inline, copy and paste, navigate with the keyboard. Each notebook remembers your view, filters, and sorting. TRULY NATIVE. ACTUALLY FAST. Built in SwiftUI for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — one download covers all three. It launches instantly, works fully offline, and syncs through iCloud. No account to create, no password, no onboarding. Most database apps are websites in a wrapper — Neatbase feels like it shipped with your device. YOUR DATA IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS Your notes live on your device and sync securely through your own iCloud. No tracking, no analytics, no ads. Export everything to CSV anytime — even on the free plan. Your data is always yours. SHARE A NOTEBOOK WITH A LINK (PRO) Send one link and up to 10 people can collaborate in real time — no accounts, no sign-up screens. Shared notebooks are end-to-end encrypted; the server never sees your data. TURN ANY NOTEBOOK INTO A WEB FORM (PRO) Publish a form in a few taps. Anyone with the link can submit from any browser, and responses land in your notebook automatically. Add your logo, pick an accent color, share the link. Perfect for intake forms, signups, surveys, orders, and RSVPs. AUTOMATE WITH THE REST API (PRO) Every notebook can expose its own REST API, with documentation generated from your actual field names. Read and write notes from scripts, shortcuts, and automations. FREE TO USE, FAIR TO UPGRADE Free includes 3 notebooks with 100 notes each, both views, iCloud sync, groups, templates, and CSV export. Neatbase Pro unlocks unlimited notebooks and notes, sharing, web forms, the REST API, and advanced fields — one simple yearly subscription, Family Sharing included. ALSO INCLUDED Notebook templates, Spotlight search, Home Screen widgets, reminders on date fields, nested groups, pinning, keyboard navigation, and custom icons for every notebook. Don't settle for a blank page. Collect and organize anything, your way. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://neatbase.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Neatbase at every 2 days against LinkNote's weekly. LinkNote's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. LinkNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Neatbase sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $34.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LinkNote ships an update weekly, Neatbase every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinkNote | Neatbase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeongbin Park | Seb Fontan |
In-app purchases
LinkNote
- LinkNote Monthly Access$1.991 Month
- LinkNote Pro (1-Year Plan)$6.991 Year
Neatbase
- Neatbase Pro$34.991 Year








