Comparison

Screenshot to Notes vs Craving Cat

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

Head to head
About

Screenshot to Notes

Features
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Turn screenshots into searchable knowledge. Extract text with AI-powered OCR, organize notes, and find anything instantly. No more screenshot clutter — your knowledge stays, the screenshots go. Select Screenshot → Recognize Content → AI Optimize → Save Notes → Delete Screenshots. That's it. Your photo gallery stays clean, while useful articles are preserved as searchable, organized notes. ◆ Key Features • AI-Powered OCR — Extract text from any screenshot with Apple Vision • Cloud AI Optimization — Cleans up OCR errors and improves readability • Semantic Search — Find notes by meaning, not just keywords • iCloud Sync — Backup your knowledge and restore on any device • Privacy First — OCR and embeddings process on-device; cloud is encrypted ◆ Perfect For • Saving articles from social media without bookmark clutter • Organizing research, recipes, and reference material • Turning screenshot chaos into a personal knowledge base • Anyone tired of scrolling through endless screenshots Free to use. Sign in with Apple for AI features and cloud backup.

About

Craving Cat

Features
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Craving Cat helps you interrupt compulsive app use before it turns into another long scroll. Instead of guilt or shame, it gives you a gentle pause right when you need it: when you are about to reopen the apps you keep getting stuck in. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Choose the apps that are hardest to stop • Set a daily total limit and a single-session limit for each app • Use Apple's Screen Time protection to block impulse re-entry • Long-press the cat for a brief breathing reset • Keep setup free, then unlock native protection with trial, monthly, or one-time access WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT Craving Cat is built for digital wellbeing, not self-judgment. No shame-driven charts. No productivity theater. Just a real pause, a softer visual language, and a breathing moment that helps you step out of autopilot. BEST FOR • Social media doomscrolling • Repeated impulse opens • Late-night overuse • People who want a kinder app blocker Craving Cat uses Apple's Screen Time APIs. You choose what to manage, and your data stays on-device.

Screenshots

Screenshot to Notes4 screens
Craving Cat4 screens

Verdict

The call

Screenshot to Notes and Craving Cat are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Screenshot to Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Craving Cat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screenshot to Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, Craving Cat every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Screenshot to Notes versus Craving Cat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenshot to NotesCraving Cat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size268 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer功林 胡皓东 马

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Screenshot to Notes

One-time1
  • 100 Credits$0.99
2 purchases

Craving Cat

Subscriptions1
  • Craving Cat Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Craving Cat Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Screenshot to Notes free?
Screenshot to Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Craving Cat free?
Craving Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Screenshot to Notes or Craving Cat have ads?
Neither Screenshot to Notes nor Craving Cat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Screenshot to Notes or Craving Cat?
Screenshot to Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Craving Cat every 11 days. Most recently, Screenshot to Notes was updated on October 28, 2026 and Craving Cat on October 24, 2026.

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