Note Fold vs TypeDock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Note Fold
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Note Fold is a powerful note-taking app for students, professionals, and lifelong learners who need more than a flat list. Create nested folders, write with rich text formatting, embed photos and videos, and tag notes for instant cross-referencing. • Unlimited Folder Structure • Rich Text Editor • Embed Photos, Videos & Links • Smart Tagging System • Search Everything • Works Offline, No Account Required • Archive & Restore • Import & Export Your Library • Customize Your Workspace UNLIMITED FOLDER STRUCTURE Organize notes in folders within folders. Drag and drop to rearrange instantly. Color-code folders and notes to find what you need at a glance. Perfect for coursework, research projects, creative writing, or building your personal knowledge base. RICH TEXT EDITOR Write beautifully formatted notes with bold, italic, headings, bullet points, numbered lists, blockquotes, and inline code. No markdown syntax required, just tap and type. EMBED PHOTOS, VIDEOS & LINKS Insert images from your camera roll or capture new photos Embed videos directly from your device Paste YouTube links for inline video playback Add web links with automatic preview cards SMART TAGGING SYSTEM Create color-coded tags and apply multiple tags to any note. Browse all notes by tag to find related content across your entire folder structure, perfect for connecting ideas across subjects. SEARCH EVERYTHING Find any note instantly. Search results show the full folder path so you can jump directly to what you need. WORKS OFFLINE, NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Your notes are stored locally on your device. Write and organize without internet. No sign-up, no cloud. Your data stays on your device. ARCHIVE & RESTORE No accidental deletion. Archived notes are kept safe until you restore or permanently remove them. IMPORT & EXPORT YOUR LIBRARY Back up everything or share individual folders. The .notefold format preserves your complete structure including notes, folders, and tags. CUSTOMIZE YOUR WORKSPACE Light and dark themes Adjustable text sizes Custom colors for folders, notes, and tags NOTE FOLD PRO Unlock the complete experience: • Unlimited folder nesting depth • Embed photos, videos, and YouTube • Rich link preview cards • Import & export functionality • Ad-free note-taking Available as monthly, yearly, or lifetime purchase. Download Note Fold today and organize your notes the way your mind actually works. Privacy Policy: https://barrelofsunshine.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
TypeDock
This app serves as a centralized hub for saving and quickly accessing frequently used text snippets and a comprehensive history of everything copied. It offers on-device AI for private data processing and syncs across your Apple devices.
- Save and expand text snippets with keywords
- Clipboard history with search and organization
- Cross-device sync via iCloud
- On-device AI for private data processing
- Customizable organization with groups and tags
- System-wide keyword expansion
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TypeDock is your snippet library and clipboard history in one — on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. SNIPPETS THAT TYPE FOR YOU Save the things you type all the time — emails, addresses, replies, code. Give each one a short ;keyword and TypeDock expands it as you type. Fill-in placeholders, dates, and profile fields make every expansion fit the moment. A CLIPBOARD THAT REMEMBERS Everything you copy is saved and searchable — text, links, code, colors, rich text, images, and files, organized by the app it came from. Pin what matters, find anything in seconds, and paste it again anywhere. MADE FOR ALL YOUR DEVICES • iCloud sync keeps snippets and clips together on Mac, iPhone, and iPad • Mac: Quick-Paste dock, snippet palette, and system-wide ;keyword expansion • iPhone and iPad: a custom keyboard that expands keywords inline as you type • Terminal fans: the typedock CLI puts your whole library one command away ON-DEVICE AI, ACTUALLY PRIVATE Ask questions about your clipboard, describe clips, or draft new snippets — powered entirely by on-device intelligence. Nothing leaves your device. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Groups, tags, pinboards, favorites, and flexible sorting — including your own manual order. A BOARD FOR THE WORK IN FRONT OF YOU Collect the notes, links, and screenshots you are working from, tick them off, give them due dates, and hand them to your AI chat as one list. Its own tab on iPhone, its own window on iPad, a sidebar on the Mac — plus a Home Screen widget and a Control Center control. Board is part of TypeDock Pro. TYPEDOCK PRO The free tier gives you a real taste: up to 10 snippets, 25 clips, and 3 groups, all local. TypeDock Pro unlocks Board, unlimited snippets and clipboard history, iCloud sync, all on-device AI, the typedock CLI, and unlimited groups, tags, and pinboards — $2.99/month or $24.99/year, with a 7-day free trial. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Your snippets and clips live on your devices and in your personal iCloud — not on our servers. Clipboard data is encrypted at rest. Terms of Use: https://typedock.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://typedock.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TypeDock at none against Note Fold's shown. Note Fold's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Note Fold sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and TypeDock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Note Fold ships an update every 3 days, TypeDock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Note Fold | TypeDock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Barrel of Sunshine | Caffeinated Code d.o.o. |
In-app purchases
Note Fold
- Monthly - Note Fold Pro$1.991 Month
- Annual - Note Fold Pro$9.991 Year
- Lifetime - Note Fold Pro$24.99
TypeDock
- TypeDock Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- TypeDock Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year









