Comparison

SnapNote vs ArkNote

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

Head to head
About

SnapNote

This app offers a comprehensive note-taking experience with rich media support, bi-directional linking, and a knowledge graph. It prioritizes data privacy with local storage and offline functionality, while enabling seamless cross-platform synchronization over LAN. Features include multi-level tagging, version history, and integrated to-do management.

Highlights
  • Rich text editor with multimedia support
  • Bi-directional linking and knowledge graph
  • Local data storage and offline usability
  • Cross-platform LAN auto-sync
  • Multi-level tagging system
  • Version history with rollback
  • Integrated to-do and notes management
Features
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[Core Features] 1. All-in-One Rich Text Editor: Supports various content formats including images, videos, audio, files, tables, and formulas. Offers real-time Markdown source preview and export functionality. 2. Bi-Directional Links & Knowledge Graph: Form bi-directional links by linking or inserting notes, and intuitively visualize knowledge relationship graphs. 3. Data Privacy & Offline Usability: Data is stored locally, ensuring full functionality even offline. You retain complete control over your private information. 4. Multi-Device, Cross-Platform LAN Auto-Sync: Devices on the same local network automatically discover each other and synchronize data. 5. Flexible Multi-Level Tagging System: Create multi-level tags, freely sort and move them, and personalize tags with emojis. 6. Version History & Rollback: Complete note editing history is saved, supporting one-click rollback to any previous version. 7. Precise Full-Text Search: Quickly locate note content, supporting multi-dimensional searches by keywords, tags, etc. 8. Integrated To-Do & Notes: Seamlessly combines to-do items with notes, supporting four-quadrant task management and priority settings. 9. Multi-Platform Web Clipping: Easily collect external information from web pages and articles, saving them to your notes with one click. [Auto-Renewing Subscription Details] You can subscribe to SnapNote Premium via in-app purchases. • Auto-Renewing Subscriptions: 1 Month, 1 Year • One-Time Purchase: Lifetime Membership • Payment for your subscription will be charged to your iTunes Account upon purchase confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew (for the selected period) unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • During an active subscription period, the current subscription cannot be cancelled; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by accessing your iTunes Account settings after purchase. • Privacy Policy: https://www.xingtext.com/zh/snapnote/privacy/ • Terms of Service: https://www.xingtext.com/zh/snapnote/terms/ • End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ArkNote

Organize your daily life with a unified journaling and task management system. Capture thoughts, to-dos, and reflections in a chronological timeline, with features like recurring tasks and customizable templates to streamline your record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Daily chronological timeline
  • Integrated notes and to-dos
  • Recurring and auto-carrying tasks
  • Customizable templates
  • Nested tags for organization
  • System Share Extension for quick capture
  • iCloud sync and JSON backup
Features
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ArkNote - Stay Present, Record Every Day It is a note-taking and life-logging app designed around each day. Notes, Todos, reading lists, reflections, and movie reviews no longer need to be scattered across different apps. ArkNote brings them together in a clear daily timeline: write today, continue tomorrow, and rediscover them years later in “Time Rings.” 【Bring Your Records Back to Each Day】 Swipe left or right to switch dates, or use the calendar to quickly look back. Your thoughts, tasks, photos, and everyday moments are naturally organized by time. 【More Than Text Notes】 Add Todos, photos and videos, links, reminders, moods, ratings, tags, and child notes. Use lists, bold text, colors, and covers to give every kind of content the right form. 【Todos No Longer Quietly Expire】 Unfinished items can automatically carry over to today. Recurring tasks can reappear daily, weekly, or on a custom schedule, naturally connecting yesterday, today, and tomorrow. 【Templates Make Repeated Records Easier】 Create templates for reading lists, movie journals, daily reflections, or your own workflows. Customize their icons, colors, and covers to reduce repetitive steps and make it easier to start recording. 【Stay Organized Without the Effort】 Use nested tags to organize different topics, and quickly search titles, text, Todos, links, and tags. Open “Time Rings · On This Day” to rediscover records from the same date in previous years. 【Quick Capture and Sharing】 Use the system Share Extension to quickly import web pages, text, and links into ArkNote. When a record is complete, save or send it through system sharing, as an image, or as a PDF. 【Sync and Backup】 Optionally sync across devices with iCloud. JSON backup, export, and restore are also supported, helping you keep important records safe. May ArkNote help you carry today forward and connect it with tomorrow ===== ArkNote is available for monthly subscription, annual subscription or one-time purchase. When you choose the subscription plan, we will charge your iTunes account after the free trial starts or the purchase is confirmed. The subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal. Terms of Use : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/RXKMwRE5fiRPWokHjabcRmIYnwd Privacy Policy : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/OpdFw61g9iyFsNk7fshcRdOZnTd

Screenshots

SnapNote4 screens
ArkNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SnapNote at 15.0 against ArkNote's 17.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. SnapNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ArkNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SnapNote against 5.0 for ArkNote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of SnapNote's written reviews are positive against 100% of ArkNote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SnapNote ships an update every 6 days, ArkNote every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SnapNote versus ArkNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnapNoteArkNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer灏腾 吴LexyTech Ltd.

Customer experience

SnapNote

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%

ArkNote

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SnapNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99
3 purchases

ArkNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO$14.99

Questions

Is SnapNote free?
SnapNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ArkNote free?
ArkNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SnapNote or ArkNote?
SnapNote and ArkNote are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do SnapNote or ArkNote have ads?
Neither SnapNote nor ArkNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SnapNote or ArkNote?
SnapNote ships an update every 6 days, and ArkNote every 3 days. Most recently, SnapNote was updated on November 9, 2026 and ArkNote on October 31, 2026.

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