Comparison

Nova vs XSaved

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

Head to head
About

Nova

Features
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Nova is a beautifully designed notebook app powered by AI. Write notes, organize them into notebooks, and let Nova's AI assistant help you think, write, and discover connections. SMART NOTES - Create unlimited notes with rich markdown formatting - Organize with notebooks and tags - Beautiful dark mode support - Works offline - your notes stay on your device AI-POWERED FEATURES - Summarize long notes instantly - Continue writing with AI suggestions - Extract action items automatically - Ask questions about your notes - Find related notes across your library - Smart tag suggestions PRIVACY FIRST - All notes stored locally on your device - No account required - Your data never leaves your device unless you use AI features - AI processing uses secure, encrypted connections FREE TO USE - Unlimited notes and notebooks - 25 AI-powered searches per day - 15 AI summaries per day - Full markdown editor NOVA PRO ($4.99/month) - Unlimited AI features - Priority support - Support independent development Perfect for students, writers, researchers, and anyone who wants a smarter way to capture and organize their thoughts. Download Nova today and experience the future of note-taking. Terms of Use: https://www.novanotes.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.novanotes.app/privacy

About

XSaved

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XSaved turns the posts you save on X into an organized, searchable library on your iPhone. Sign in on X's own page, watch your bookmarks arrive, and finally find the things you saved for a reason. No desktop, no extension, no X Premium required. IMPORT DIRECTLY FROM X Sign in to X inside the app and your bookmarks import on the iPhone itself. Run more than one X account? Each one gets its own isolated library, and switching takes a tap. A LIBRARY WORTH LOOKING AT Photos, videos and posts sit in a clean grid that scrolls smoothly however large your library grows. Tap a card to read the post at full width, with the author, the media and your own note together. SEARCH THAT FINDS IT Type a word you remember, from the post, the author or a folder, and results appear as you type, on your device. With Pro, describe the idea instead: search by meaning retrieves the post even when no word matches. FOLDERS, NOTES AND TAGS Make your own folders without X Premium. Add a note in your own words to any saved post and read it back with a press and hold. Tag what matters. If you use X folders, XSaved keeps in step with them. TIDY UP Clear the backlog with a swipe: archive left, keep right, file up into a folder. Archived saves stay recoverable until you say otherwise, and deleting for good is always a separate, explicit choice. BROWSE BY THE DAY YOU SAVED IT The Search tab groups your library into day and month stacks, the way Photos browses memories. Hold a stack for an instant glance. Open it for a summary of what you saved that day, written on your iPhone (on supported models). THE PEOPLE YOU KEEP COMING BACK TO Authors are ranked by how often they earn a save, each with a short description generated on your iPhone (on supported models). LOCAL BY DEFAULT. SYNCED WHEN YOU SAY SO. Use XSaved without an account and your library lives on your iPhone. Create an XSaved account with an email code or a passkey, no password, and your bookmarks, folders, notes and tags are backed up and shared with your other devices, including the free XSaved Chrome extension. Turn it off whenever you want. The business model is Pro, not your data. XSAVED PRO The free app is the complete library, not a trial. Pro adds the intelligence, all of it running on your device: โ€ข Search by meaning โ€ข Smart topics: the library sorts itself, and one gesture turns a topic into a folder โ€ข Related saves on every post Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription billed to your Apple account. It renews automatically until you cancel it in Settings, at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://www.xsaved.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.xsaved.com/terms-of-service XSaved is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by X Corp.

Screenshots

Nova4 screens
XSaved4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Nova at 3 against XSaved's 1. Nova also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Nova sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and XSaved sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 3 level
Nova versus XSaved: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovaXSaved
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size38 MB25 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCai Yan ZhuAitor Gallardo Munoz

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nova

Subscriptions1
  • Nova Pro$4.991 Month
2 purchases

XSaved

Subscriptions2
  • XSaved Pro โ€” Monthly$7.991 Month
  • XSaved Pro โ€” Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Nova free?
Nova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XSaved free?
XSaved is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nova or XSaved have ads?
Neither Nova nor XSaved shows ads.

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