Comparison

Notara vs StayGone

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

Head to head
About

Notara

This app provides a secure, offline-first method for documenting sensitive personal incidents. It allows users to create detailed entries with media attachments, track patterns, and export records. Security features like passcode lock and biometric authentication are included.

Highlights
  • Offline-first incident documentation
  • Attach photos and voice memos
  • Optional location and witness details
  • Timeline and pattern summaries
  • Passcode and biometric lock
  • PDF and evidence package export
  • Local data storage
Features
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Notara is a private, offline-first app for documenting sensitive incidents—harassment, stalking, abuse, discrimination, workplace issues, or anything you need a clear, dated record of. Your entries stay on your device. There is no Notara account and no built-in cloud sync. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Create entries with title, category, narrative, date and time, and optional tags • Attach photos (camera or library) and voice memos • Optionally attach location to an entry when you turn it on—only with your permission • Add optional witness details when relevant • See timeline and pattern summaries to review frequency and categories over time • Lock the app with a passcode and use Face ID or Touch ID where available • Optional setting to limit screen capture while using the app (where supported) EXPORT AND BACKUP (YOU CHOOSE) • Quick PDF timeline for sharing or printing • Full evidence package: a ZIP containing the timeline PDF, data manifest, photos, and audio — opens on any device • Backup from Settings for your own safekeeping IMPORTANT Notara is a documentation tool. It does not provide legal, medical, or emergency advice. For immediate danger, contact local emergency services or a trusted crisis line. Your data is stored locally unless you export, back up, or share it yourself. ELUA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

StayGone

Features
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StayGone is a digital-safety companion for survivors of coercive control, built by a cybersecurity investigator who has been where you are. If your abuser always seems to know where you've been, what you said, or who you talked to, you're not crazy. StayGone helps you take back control, one guided step at a time. StayGone is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or representing any government entity. It's an independent educational and documentation tool. Full access to StayGone requires a $29.99 per month auto-renewing subscription. Every feature below is included. WHAT STAYGONE DOES - 10-module safety audit. A guided sweep of your accounts, devices, home, vehicle, finances, social media, and your children's devices, with exact steps to close each gap. - Lock him out safely. Discreet, step-by-step instructions in an order designed so nothing alerts him before you're ready. - Evidence log & timeline. Document every incident with date, type, and detail. The pattern over time is what builds a case. - Download your own digital evidence. A step-by-step walkthrough for pulling authenticated records from Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and your carrier, the records courts actually accept. - Check his evidence. Fingerprint a file with SHA-256, identify its format, and understand what it can and cannot prove. - See which laws may apply. Plain-language summaries of the legal frameworks covering the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia, mapped to what you've documented, so you can walk into your attorney's office informed instead of overwhelmed. - Court-ready reports. Your findings compiled into a clear, organized format to hand straight to an attorney. - Encrypted on your device. Your logs, journal, and scans are stored on your phone, AES-256 encrypted at rest where your device supports it, and StayGone tells you when it doesn't. We never sell your data. - Vetted community. Subscriber-only and monitored. Members who lie their way in are removed and reported. BUILT BY AN INVESTIGATOR StayGone comes from APOM Research, an independent private firm that produces digital evidence packages for family-law, civil, and criminal cases involving technology-facilitated abuse, digital forensics, and cryptocurrency tracing. That same methodology is now in your hands. StayGone is an educational and documentation tool. It does not provide legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you are in immediate danger, contact emergency services in your area. SOURCES Legal summaries are drawn from official government publications: United States: https://uscode.house.gov Canada: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca United Kingdom: https://www.legislation.gov.uk Australia: https://www.legislation.gov.au Privacy Policy: https://apomarchives.com/staygone-privacy-policy.html StayGone Terms of Use: https://apomarchives.com/staygone-terms-of-use.html Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Notara4 screens
StayGone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notara at 5.0 against StayGone's 1.0. Notara also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. StayGone sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. Notara asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notara holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Notara versus StayGone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotaraStayGone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB31 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMatthew KerrAPOM Research

In-app purchases

None

Notara

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

StayGone

Subscriptions1
  • StayGone Monthly$29.991 Month

Questions

Is Notara free?
Notara is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StayGone free?
StayGone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notara or StayGone?
Notara is rated higher. Notara averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while StayGone averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Notara or StayGone have ads?
Neither Notara nor StayGone shows ads.

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