Comparison

Capto Thoughts vs Anchu

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

Head to head
About

Capto Thoughts

Capture your thoughts instantly with a minimalist note-taking app. It opens directly to the keyboard, allowing you to type freely in a continuous stream of message bubbles. Organize ideas into multiple threads and mark them complete.

Highlights
  • Instant capture on launch
  • Continuous message bubble stream
  • Multiple threads for organization
  • Mark thoughts as complete
  • Customizable accent color
Features
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Capto is a simple place to capture your thoughts without the friction of traditional notes apps. Open Capto and the keyboard is ready. Type whatever's on your mind. Each thought appears as a message bubble in a continuous stream, like texting yourself throughout the day. Features: • Instant capture: keyboard in focus on launch • Multiple threads for different contexts • Mark thoughts complete • Customize accent color No AI. No summarizing or rewriting. Just a private space to think clearly, capture ideas, and leave reminders without maintaining a system. If you want a notes app that gets out of your way, Capto is for you.

About

Anchu

Features
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Anchu gives your work a place to land. Keep tasks, notes, and documents together in a calm workspace that stays useful when life gets busy. A focused task board shows what needs attention now. The knowledge base keeps projects, research, and reference material in a simple folder tree. Search looks through document text—not only filenames—so the idea you remember is enough to find the page you need. On Mac, documents open ready to edit. On iPhone and iPad, they open in a clear reading view with native text selection, then switch to editing when you choose. Your document files remain ordinary, portable Markdown, HTML, or text files in the Vault you choose. Open that folder in Finder or Files, edit it with another app, back it up, or give a local AI agent permission to read and process the same files. Anchu indexes the files for fast navigation and search; it does not turn a hidden server-side document database into your source of truth. Privacy stays understandable: the local Vault remains under your control, and the service handles account, task synchronization, and the metadata needed to keep devices organized. Network connections use HTTPS. You choose which devices, folders, and local tools can access your documents. Anonymous mode lets you start without an account; sign in only when you want sync and device continuity. Anchu is deliberately quiet: no advertising profile, no dark patterns, and no lock-in to a proprietary document format.

Screenshots

Capto Thoughts4 screens
Anchu2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Anchu at 3 against Capto Thoughts's 1. Anchu also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Capto Thoughts ships an update every 3 weeks, Anchu fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Capto Thoughts versus Anchu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCapto ThoughtsAnchu
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGozlan Ventures LLCZhaya Deutsch

In-app purchases

None

Capto Thoughts

No in-app purchases

None

Anchu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Capto Thoughts free?
Capto Thoughts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anchu free?
Anchu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Capto Thoughts or Anchu have ads?
Neither Capto Thoughts nor Anchu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Capto Thoughts or Anchu?
Capto Thoughts ships an update every 3 weeks, and Anchu fortnightly. Most recently, Capto Thoughts was updated on October 6, 2026 and Anchu on September 29, 2026.

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