Comparison

NoteVela vs Harbor Notes

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

Head to head
About

NoteVela

Features
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NoteVela turns your voice into organized, searchable notes using advanced AI transcription and summarization. FEATURES: • Instantly record voice notes • Accurate AI-powered transcription • One-tap AI summaries for every note • Search notes by title with a built-in search bar • Organize, view, and delete notes easily • Offline voice recording • Modern, privacy-focused design • Supports 10 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish Ideal for meetings, lectures, interviews, and more. All audio is processed securely in the cloud and never shared. Your privacy is protected. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Harbor Notes

Capture, organize, and securely store all your notes, tasks, files, and scanned documents. This native app offers instant search, offline access, and optional end-to-end encryption for ultimate privacy.

Highlights
  • Rich notes with checklists and tables
  • Notebooks, stacks, and tags for organization
  • Document scanning and voice memos
  • Instant search with OCR
  • Offline-first native apps
  • Optional end-to-end encryption
  • Evernote import
Features
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Harbor is your private second brain — a fast, native notes app for people who want to remember everything and own it for life. Capture notes, organize them into notebooks, tag anything, attach photos and files, scan paper documents, sketch ideas, and record voice memos. Then find any of it in seconds — Harbor's search even reads the text inside your images and scans. REMEMBER EVERYTHING • Rich notes with checklists, tables, images, links, and highlights • Notebooks and stacks that keep every part of your life organized • Tags that cut across notebooks • Tasks with due dates, right beside your notes • Scan documents with your camera; sketch with your finger or Apple Pencil • Voice memos and file attachments of every kind • Instant search across everything — including the text inside images and scans (OCR) YOURS, EVERYWHERE • Truly native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — no web wrapper • Offline-first: your notes live on your device and sync automatically • The full web app at app.harbor.my from any browser • A web clipper that saves articles and pages straight into your notebooks PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads. No selling your data. No training AI on your notes. Ever. • Optional end-to-end encryption locks down your most sensitive notes so that no one — not even us — can read them • Export everything anytime in open formats. You are never locked in. SWITCHING FROM ANOTHER NOTES APP? Import your Evernote notebooks (.enex files) with the Mac or web app — your notebooks, tags, and attachments sync straight to your iPhone and iPad. SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING Harbor is free for up to 50 notes, 3 notebooks, and 20 tags — no credit card required. When you outgrow the free plan, Harbor Unlimited removes every limit: • $9.99/month or $99/year • Unlimited notes, notebooks, tags, tasks, and files • A written price-lock promise in our terms: your price won't go up for at least 3 years Subscriptions are billed to your Apple ID and renew automatically until cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. And even if you stop paying, you can always read and export your notes — Harbor never holds your data hostage. Privacy Policy: https://harbor.my/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://harbor.my/terms/ Questions? A real person answers: help@harbor.my

Screenshots

NoteVela4 screens
Harbor Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Harbor Notes at every 3 days against NoteVela's monthly. NoteVela's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NoteVela sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Harbor Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteVela ships an update monthly, Harbor Notes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NoteVela versus Harbor Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteVelaHarbor Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGayanga HerathCloudmanic Labs, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NoteVela

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$109.991 Year
2 purchases

Harbor Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited — Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited — Yearly$99.001 Year

Questions

Is NoteVela free?
NoteVela is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Harbor Notes free?
Harbor Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NoteVela or Harbor Notes have ads?
Neither NoteVela nor Harbor Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteVela or Harbor Notes?
NoteVela ships an update monthly, and Harbor Notes every 3 days. Most recently, NoteVela was updated on October 28, 2026 and Harbor Notes on October 31, 2026.

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