Comparison

Aside vs Carré Note

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

Head to head
About

Aside

Consolidate all your saved content, from links and notes to photos and files, into a single, searchable library. Utilize a personal agent to process and summarize your saved materials, making information retrieval and organization effortless.

Highlights
  • Save links, text, photos, and files from other apps
  • Personal agent for summarizing and processing saved content
  • Searchable library by content type, tags, and collections
  • Automatic content type recognition and tagging
  • Offline access with local library
  • Cross-device syncing via Arc Space
  • Publish collections as shareable web pages
Features
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The things you want to keep end up everywhere—browser tabs, screenshots, messages, and app bookmarks. Aside brings links, text, photos, and files into one library, so you can find them when you need them and put them to work. SAVE FROM OTHER APPS Use the Share Sheet to save links, text, photos, and files to Aside. LEAVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR PERSONAL AGENT Connect through Arc Space and leave instructions on a saved item or collection—such as turning saved desk notes into a checklist or summarizing reading guides. Your Personal Agent works with the materials you saved and sends a readable Brief back to Aside under Instructions. FIND YOUR WAY BACK Search saved items or browse by content type, tags, and collections. ORGANIZE WITH LESS WORK Aside recognizes supported content types automatically. On supported devices, optional on-device AI can help add tags and categories without sending content to a cloud AI service. START WITHOUT SIGNING IN Save and organize in the Local Library on your device. No account or sign-in required. Local Library remains available offline. CONTINUE ACROSS DEVICES Sign in with DID to sync your saved content through Arc Space, then keep browsing, organizing, and collaborating with your Personal Agent across devices. PUBLISH YOUR COLLECTIONS After signing in and connecting to Arc Space, publish a collection as a page and share its link. You choose which collections to publish.

About

Carré Note

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思いついたことを、パッとメモに。 Carré Noteは、文字・手書き・写真・チェックリストの4つの形式で記録でき、フォルダとカテゴリーで整理できるメモアプリです。 ■ 4つの記録方法 ・文字メモ ― 文章はもちろん、箇条書きに階層を付けて整理できるアウトライン形式にも対応。 ・手書きメモ ― 思いついた図やイラストを、そのまま自由に描いて残せます。 ・写真メモ ― 端末に保存されている写真から選んで、そのままメモとして保存できます。 ・チェックリスト ― 買い物リストやTODOなどに。チェックを付けながら管理できます。 ■ フォルダとカテゴリーで整理 メモはフォルダにまとめ、フォルダはカテゴリーごとに色分けして管理できます。 メモが増えても、目的のものを見つけやすく、すっきり整理できます。 ■ 検索 文字メモとチェックリストの内容をまとめて検索できます。 「あれ、どこに書いたっけ?」というときも、キーワードからすぐに見つけられます。 ■ バックアップ すべてのデータを1つのファイルにまとめてバックアップ・復元できます。 バックアップファイルはパスワードで保護することもできます。 機種変更や万一の端末トラブルに備えて、大切なメモを保存しておけます。

Screenshots

Aside4 screens
Carré Note3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Aside at none against Carré Note's shown. Carré Note's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aside ships an update fortnightly, Carré Note every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Aside versus Carré Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsideCarré Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArcBlock, Inc.Mizuki Kambe

In-app purchases

None

Aside

No in-app purchases

None

Carré Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aside free?
Aside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Carré Note free?
Carré Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aside or Carré Note have ads?
Carré Note shows ads; Aside does not.
Which is updated more often, Aside or Carré Note?
Aside ships an update fortnightly, and Carré Note every 9 days. Most recently, Aside was updated on November 9, 2026 and Carré Note on November 10, 2026.

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