Comparison

Note Link by DCS0 vs Pry JSON Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Note Link by DCS0

Features
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Note Link captures everything into organized knowledge. Voice, text, photos, documents, links, and clipboard content all become searchable notes in your personal knowledge base - with complete privacy. CAPTURE IDEAS INSTANTLY • One-tap voice recording with automatic on-device transcription • Import photos for instant text recognition (OCR) • Add documents, web links, clipboard content, and plain text • Share extension for quick capture from any app POWERFUL TRANSCRIPTION • Uses Apple's latest on-device speech recognition (iOS 26+) • No internet required - works completely offline • Supports multiple languages • Edit and refine transcriptions easily ORGANIZE YOUR KNOWLEDGE • Full-text search across all notes and transcriptions • Link related notes together • Tag and categorize content • Quick filters to find what you need PRIVACY BY DESIGN • All processing happens on your device • No data sent to external servers • No analytics, tracking, or ads • Your thoughts stay yours SEAMLESS SYNC • Optional iCloud sync across your devices • Works offline, syncs when connected • End-to-end encryption via Apple's iCloud EXPORT ANYWHERE • Markdown format for universal compatibility • Plain text for simplicity • JSON for developers and automation • Share to any app BUILT FOR iOS 26 • Native SwiftUI interface • Optimized for iPhone and iPad • Supports all orientations • Dark mode support Perfect for: • Capturing meeting notes, ideas, and inspiration • Voice journaling and audio notes • Research and study notes from documents • Saving articles, web content, and links • Building a personal wiki from photos and text • Quick capture from any app via share extension Note Link respects your privacy while giving you powerful tools to capture and organize your thoughts. No account required. No subscriptions. Just you and your knowledge.

About

Pry JSON Viewer

Features
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Here's the iOS version: Pry — Native JSON Viewer for iPhone & iPad Pry is a fast, lightweight JSON viewer built natively for iOS. No web views, no compromises — just a native binary that launches instantly and handles your JSON with zero overhead. Paste and Explore Paste any JSON from your clipboard and immediately see it rendered as a collapsible tree. Keys are bold, values are color-coded by type: strings in green, numbers in blue, booleans in orange, and null in gray. Arrays and objects show their item count at a glance. Navigate with Ease Tap any node to expand or collapse it. Pinch-to-zoom and smooth scrolling make it easy to work through deeply nested structures. Nested objects and arrays display with clear indentation and matching closing brackets. Expand all or collapse all with a single tap from the toolbar. Search Across Keys and Values Tap the search icon to instantly filter across all keys and values. Match count updates in real time as you type, and previous/next buttons let you jump between results. Built for Developers Pry shows node count, byte size, and parse time at a glance. Long-press context menus let you copy keys, values, and paths. JSONPath display (e.g. $.data.users[0].name) gives you precise navigation. Long strings are truncated to keep the view clean. Open JSON files directly from the Files app, Safari, or any app that shares .json files. Fast by Design Pry is compiled to a native binary using the Perry framework — TypeScript compiled directly to machine code. It launches instantly, parses JSON in under 1ms, and uses minimal memory. No runtime, no interpreter, no garbage collector.

Screenshots

Note Link by DCS03 screens
Pry JSON Viewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pry JSON Viewer at 17.0 against Note Link by DCS0's 26.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Note Link by DCS0 versus Pry JSON Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote Link by DCS0Pry JSON Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDocs Do Inc.Skelpo GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Note Link by DCS0

No in-app purchases

None

Pry JSON Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Note Link by DCS0 free?
Note Link by DCS0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pry JSON Viewer free?
Pry JSON Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Note Link by DCS0 or Pry JSON Viewer have ads?
Neither Note Link by DCS0 nor Pry JSON Viewer shows ads.

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