Comparison

Note Hoard vs Pdf Beacon

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

Head to head
About

Note Hoard

Features
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Save anything from the web and Note Hoard turns it into a clean, organized note. Summarized, titled, and filed for you, automatically. No chatbot to interrogate. Just your stuff, ready the moment you come back to it. Bookmarks pile up and links get forgotten. A note that's already summarized, tagged, and filed is something you'll actually use. WHAT YOU CAN SAVE - Articles & web pages: the real content is extracted and cleaned up - Videos: from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and X/twitter, all transcribed by AI into a searchable note - Images, IG carousels, & screenshots: OCR retrieves clean text - Files: support for PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - Plain text: upload plaintext files, paste anything, & write your own notes when you need to HOW IT WORKS Tap Share on your phone and choose Note Hoard. That's it. A minute later you've got a clean note with a title, the key points, and tags, filed into the right folder for you. And when you need more control, you can create notes inside the app. AI ENHANCEMENT, HUMAN CONTROL Not every save needs AI. Switch the AI off for a quick bookmark, or set rules that decide exactly when and how it runs. Unprocessed saves are still fully captured and stored. Summarize them later, whenever you're ready. And there's no chatbot you have to prompt to get value: every note is clean and readable on its own. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Note Hoard files new notes into the right folder using a mix of AI and your own routing rules. Or you can place them by hand. Automation when you want it, control when you need it. No rigid system to learn, no "organize nothing" dogma. FIND IT AGAIN Search across every note and tag to resurface what you saved in seconds. YOUR DATA ISN'T TRAPPED Export clean Markdown files anytime. Sync notes straight to a Notion database. Cancel whenever you like. Your notes stay fully accessible. Open formats, no lock-in, ever. SECURELY PROCESSED BY AI AI processing of extracted content happens securely via OpenRouter through model providers with zero data retention policies. FREE TO START Start free with 30 one-time tokens and 3 tags per note. No credit card required. PLANS Note Hoard's AI runs on tokens: one token turns one save into a finished note (text and web pages cost 1 token, files and images 2, videos 5+, with longer videos costing a little more). Each plan includes a weekly token allowance plus a set number of tags per note. Unused tokens roll over for up to 4 weeks, so your balance can build up to 4ร— your weekly allowance. Upgrade anytime; three plans, each available monthly or yearly: - Starter โ€” 90 tokens/week, up to 5 tags per note - Pro โ€” 300 tokens/week, up to 7 tags per note - Power โ€” 1,200 tokens/week, priority processing, up to 10 tags per note Note Hoard Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Pricing and full renewal terms are shown in the app before you subscribe. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Pdf Beacon

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PDF Beacon turns your document library into a searchable, connected study workspace. Find information across your files, open the exact page you need, study documents beside your notes, annotate naturally, and connect related ideas without losing your place. SEARCH YOUR LIBRARY Search across your document collection and jump directly to matching content. PDF Beacon indexes supported documents locally so your library remains useful even when you're offline. STUDY SIDE BY SIDE Create focused workspaces where documents and notes live together. Read a PDF while writing notes beside it, switch between files, and keep related material within the same study environment. ANNOTATE NATURALLY Use pen, highlighter, underline, strike-through and notes to mark important content. Work with documents using familiar gestures designed for focused reading and study. CONNECT IDEAS Create links between documents, notes, selected regions and supported media. Return to the source of an idea without manually searching for it again. OCR FOR SCANNED DOCUMENTS Make supported scanned PDFs searchable with on-device OCR. Extracted text can become part of your searchable library without requiring a cloud OCR workflow. MORE THAN PDFs Keep different types of reference material together, including supported: โ€ข PDF documents โ€ข Word, Excel and PowerPoint files โ€ข Text and Markdown files โ€ข Images โ€ข Video โ€ข ZIP archives Availability of preview, editing and annotation features varies by file type. BRING FILES IN FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES Import documents from supported local, cloud, server, mail and transfer sources. Depending on your setup, PDF Beacon can work with supported services and protocols such as cloud storage, WebDAV, SFTP, mail attachments and direct transfer links. ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY Create folders, rename and move files, use stars and tags, and keep frequently used documents easy to reach. OFFLINE-FIRST PDF Beacon is designed around local storage, local indexing and on-device workflows. Once content is available locally and indexed, many core reading, searching and study features continue to work without an internet connection. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your document library and search index are stored on your device. Network access is used only when required for actions such as importing or synchronizing content, connecting to supported services, and managing purchases. PDF Beacon is built for people who do more than read documents โ€” students, professionals, researchers, technical users and anyone who needs to find, understand and connect information across a growing library. PDF Beacon Premium is an optional monthly auto-renewable subscription that unlocks higher library limits and Premium study features. Eligible customers may receive a 3-day free introductory trial when Apple offers it. Prices are shown by the App Store in your local currency. Restore Purchases and Manage Subscription are available in Settings. Imported documents remain available after a subscription ends.

Screenshots

Note Hoard4 screens
Pdf Beacon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pdf Beacon at fortnightly against Note Hoard's every 6 weeks. Pdf Beacon also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Note Hoard sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.00 per month and Pdf Beacon sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Hoard ships an update every 6 weeks, Pdf Beacon fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Note Hoard versus Pdf Beacon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote HoardPdf Beacon
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size84 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerakineticzen LLCVOLKAN TURHAN

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Note Hoard

Subscriptions6
  • Starter$6.001 Month
  • Pro$18.001 Month
  • Power$58.001 Month
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  • Starter$60.001 Year
  • Pro$179.991 Year
  • Power$590.001 Year
1 purchases

Pdf Beacon

Subscriptions1
  • PDF Beacon Premium Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Note Hoard free?
Note Hoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pdf Beacon free?
Pdf Beacon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Note Hoard or Pdf Beacon have ads?
Neither Note Hoard nor Pdf Beacon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note Hoard or Pdf Beacon?
Note Hoard ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pdf Beacon fortnightly. Most recently, Note Hoard was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pdf Beacon on October 24, 2026.

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