Comparison

NoteSS vs Doc Vault

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

Head to head
About

NoteSS

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Transform your screenshot chaos into an organized, searchable library. NoteSS is the AI-powered screenshot manager that finally makes your screenshots actually useful. NEVER LOSE A SCREENSHOT AGAIN Stop endless scrolling through your Photos app. NoteSS automatically reads, understands, and organizes every screenshot you take. Find that restaurant menu, receipt, or important conversation in seconds. POWERFUL AI FEATURES - Instant OCR – Extract all text from screenshots automatically - Smart AI Search – Find notepad based on the content, not just with keywords - AI Text Cleanup – Remove clutter and get clean, readable text - Smart Titles – AI generates meaningful titles for every screenshot - Auto-Categorization – Automatically tagged as Finance, Social, Work, Design, and more PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST Your screenshots stay yours. NoteSS processes data on-device whenever possible, and all cloud processing is encrypted. We never use your data for training or share it with third parties. SEAMLESS SYNC Capture on your iPhone, search on your iPad, organize on your Mac. Your screenshot library syncs seamlessly across all your devices with iCloud. FREE TO START - Basic organization and categorization - Essential search features - On-device OCR NOTESS PRO Unlock unlimited potential: - Unlimited AI requests - Priority support - Custom themes - Batch processing - Smart folders PERFECT FOR - Receipts and invoices - Restaurant menus and recipes - Social media posts and memes - Work conversations and emails - Design inspiration - Article snippets - Anything you screenshot! Stop letting valuable information get lost in your camera roll. Download NoteSS and turn your screenshots into a powerful, searchable knowledge base. Privacy Policy: e3li.dev/notess/privacy Terms of Service: e3li.dev/notess/terms Support: support@e3li.dev Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Doc Vault

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Doc Vault keeps your documents, photos, videos and music together on your iPhone, and nowhere else. No account, no cloud, no tracking. Your files never leave your device. LOCKED TO YOU • App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode • Your screen stays hidden in the app switcher while the vault is locked • Deleted something by mistake? Recently Deleted keeps it for 30 days OPENS EVERYTHING • PDFs, with search inside the document • Photos, videos and music, plus Word, Excel and PowerPoint previews • More than 30 text and code formats • A player with a queue, shuffle, repeat, Lock Screen controls and Picture in Picture FINDS ANYTHING Search by name or by the words inside your files. Doc Vault reads the text in PDFs, scans and photos on your iPhone, so nothing is uploaded to do it. ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Folders inside folders, each with its own color and icon • Grid or list, with sorting and filters • Move, copy, duplicate, zip and share many files at once • Share into Doc Vault from any app, or save out to Files EDIT WITHOUT LEAVING • Crop, straighten, rotate and flip photos • Trim videos and audio • Edit text and Markdown BUILT-IN TOOLS • Scan documents to a PDF or images • Wi-Fi Transfer: move files to and from your computer in its browser, with no cable and no app • Image to PDF, Extract Audio and Convert Media (HEIC to JPG, MOV to MP4 and more) • Compress Video, and find large files and duplicates to free up space IN YOUR LANGUAGE • Multi-language and RTL support • Light and dark mode, with three color themes • iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN Doc Vault has no servers, no accounts, no ads and no analytics. Everything happens on your device.

Screenshots

NoteSS4 screens
Doc Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Doc Vault at none against NoteSS's 2. Doc Vault also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. NoteSS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Doc Vault asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteSS ships an update every 2 weeks, Doc Vault monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
NoteSS versus Doc Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteSSDoc Vault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathalie MagnoAhmed Althobaiti

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NoteSS

Subscriptions2
  • NoteSS Pro - Monthly$12.991 Month
  • NoteSS Pro - Annual$59.991 Year
None

Doc Vault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoteSS free?
NoteSS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doc Vault free?
Doc Vault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NoteSS or Doc Vault have ads?
Neither NoteSS nor Doc Vault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteSS or Doc Vault?
NoteSS ships an update every 2 weeks, and Doc Vault monthly. Most recently, NoteSS was updated on October 24, 2026 and Doc Vault on October 16, 2026.

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