Comparison

BindNotes vs PiggyNotebook

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

Head to head
About

BindNotes

Features
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Your notes. Linked. Notes shouldn't be limited by the size of a page. But linear pages and infinite canvas aren't the answer — you just get lost. BindNotes takes a different approach: go infinitely deep, not infinitely long. Lasso any handwriting with Apple Pencil, link it to another page, and tap to jump. Pages give you focus. Links give you depth. Your notes become a connected network of ideas — not a stack of dead-end pages. BindNotes is a notebook app built for Apple Pencil. Write, sketch, and draw like any notebook — then connect your pages. Headers & Outline Assign header levels (H1–H5) to any page. Headers build a navigable outline for your notebook — tap to see the full structure, drill into sections, jump to any page. Color-coded by level so you can see hierarchy at a glance. Links let you follow a thought. Headers let you see the shape of your notebook. Together, they turn a stack of pages into a system. Page Overview See every page connection in your notebook as a visual graph. Arrows show which pages link where. Spot structure, find orphaned pages, navigate by tapping. PDF Annotation (Pro) Import any PDF into a notebook. Annotate with pen, highlighter, and lasso. The highlighter lifts actual pixels from the PDF — highlighted content becomes a visual element you can work with. Add headers to organize the PDF. Create links between pages. Turn a static document into something navigable. PDF Export (Pro) Export your notebook as a PDF. Links become clickable cross-references. An outline page is auto-generated. Your handwritten notebook exports like a professional document. Sync with iCloud Drive Notebooks sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud Drive. No account. No server. You control where your data lives. Free — No Limits on Note-Taking Everything you need to write, draw, and link is free: • Unlimited notebooks and pages • All drawing tools — pen, highlighter, eraser, lasso • Page-to-page linking • Headers and outline navigation • Page overview (link graph) • iCloud Drive sync • 5 page templates (blank, ruled, graph, dots) BindNotes Pro — One-Time Purchase Unlock tools for serious workflows. No subscription. Buy once, own forever. • PDF import and annotation • PDF export with clickable links and bookmarks • Tags for notebook organization • Dark page templates • Full link and header color palettes Your notes stay on your device. We collect no data. No analytics. No tracking. No server. Your notebooks are stored locally or in your iCloud Drive — nowhere else. See our privacy policy at bindnotes.com/privacy.

About

PiggyNotebook

Features
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PiggyNotebook is an AI-powered note-taking app that helps you capture scattered thoughts and gradually turn them into structured knowledge. Ideas often come to us when we don't have time to organize them. With PiggyNotebook, you can quickly capture your thoughts using text or voice. AI understands your notes and automatically organizes them into relevant topics. As you add more notes, AI uses the previous content within each topic to organize and summarize your thoughts, gradually turning scattered ideas into more complete and useful knowledge. Key Features • Quickly capture thoughts with text or voice • Automatically organize notes into relevant topics with AI • Build up ideas under the same topic over time • AI-powered summaries based on your previous notes • Great for learning, work, ideas, and everyday thinking You don't need to decide how to organize everything in advance. Just capture your thoughts and let AI handle the rest.

Screenshots

BindNotes4 screens
PiggyNotebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PiggyNotebook at none against BindNotes's 1. PiggyNotebook also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. BindNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PiggyNotebook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BindNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, PiggyNotebook every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
BindNotes versus PiggyNotebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBindNotesPiggyNotebook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgenii EremeevYuan Wan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BindNotes

One-time1
  • BindNotes Pro$2.99
None

PiggyNotebook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BindNotes free?
BindNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PiggyNotebook free?
PiggyNotebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BindNotes or PiggyNotebook have ads?
Neither BindNotes nor PiggyNotebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BindNotes or PiggyNotebook?
BindNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, and PiggyNotebook every 2 days. Most recently, BindNotes was updated on September 30, 2026 and PiggyNotebook on October 3, 2026.

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