Comparison

Trinote vs Pip

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

Head to head
About

Trinote

This app is a native iOS client for a self-hosted note-taking server, allowing users to browse, organize, and edit notes with rich formatting. It offers offline access, full-text search, and secure connections, keeping all data on the user's server and device.

Highlights
  • Browse and organize note tree
  • Full-text search and offline title search
  • Rich text editor with various content types
  • Support for attachments and files
  • iOS Share extension for capturing content
  • Offline caching for browsing and editing
  • Secure login with TOTP and Cloudflare Access
Features
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Trinote is a native, open-source iOS client for your self-hosted Trilium (TriliumNext) note server. Your notes stay on your server and your device — Trinote is a client only. Browse & organize Explore your full note tree with lazy loading, clones, and branches — the way Trilium models your workspace. Create, move, duplicate, and delete notes; keep favorites and recents at hand; optionally work with open-note tabs. Find anything Run full-text search on the server to jump to the right note fast. Offline, search titles in your cached notes. Use find-on-page once a note is open. Read & edit Open and edit text notes with a rich editor — formatting, lists, task lists, tables, callouts, code blocks, images, links, and math. Work with code, images, and files too. Also supported: canvas, Mermaid diagrams, mind maps, spreadsheets, geo maps, calendars, kanban boards, and presentations (availability can depend on your Trilium version). Attachments Add from Camera, Photos, or Files. Preview, download, rename, and share. Share & capture Save text, links, images, and files into Trinote via the iOS Share extension (Markdown becomes HTML). Manage public Trilium share links, or send notes to a nearby device over your local network. Stays useful offline Caches tree structure and note content so you can keep browsing and editing when the network drops. Changes sync when you’re back online. Full-text search and some live actions still need the server. Connect your way Sign in with your Trilium password (TOTP supported). Use multiple server profiles, and optional Cloudflare Access for protected setups. Appearance & security Choose light, dark, or system appearance, plus color themes and custom accents. Lock the app with a PIN and Face ID / Touch ID. Privacy Trinote does not host your notes. Your data lives on your Trilium server and your local device.

About

Pip

Features
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Pip is a cheerful timer companion that makes one countdown — or a whole everyday routine — easy to start, easy to follow, and easy to finish. A BUDDY THAT SHOWS YOUR TIME Pip is a little jar of time with a face. It floats on the time you have left, naps when you pause, and perks up in the last minute. Prefer someone else? Meet Mochi, Toast, Sprout and Bloop, who you unlock by finishing timers. START IN SECONDS • Type or say it: "tea 4 min", "focus 25 min then break 5 min, repeat 4 times", "pasta 10 min, drain 1 min, sauce 4 min". • Or set it by hand with hours, minutes and seconds. • Quick starts for tea, eggs, focus, naps, laundry and planks. • You always review the steps before anything starts. CHAINS FOR REAL ROUTINES • Save routines like Pasta night, Morning routine, Study sprint and Laundry day, and edit them freely. • Wait for me: each step rings, then waits until you're ready for the next one. • Automatic: steps move on by themselves, with one alarm when the whole chain ends. • Run several timers at once and keep an eye on each from one calm home screen. ALARMS YOU CAN TRUST • With your permission, Pip uses system alarms, so timers show on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island and ring even when Pip is closed. • Pause, resume and add a minute from the Lock Screen. • Prefer something quieter? Use normal notifications, or keep timers in the app only. • Pip always shows how each timer will alert you. YOUR SOUND, YOUR WAY Every buddy rings with its own sound — rubber duck, cat chorus, toaster pop, soft chimes or boing — or pick one sound for everything, or one just for a single timer. GENTLE BY DESIGN • A calm look with a quiet display option, plus dark mode. • No streaks, no pressure and no guilt: stickers and buddies are small souvenirs you can ignore completely. • Works with Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account, no ads, no tracking and no network connection. Everything stays on your iPhone. Speech for the mic button is turned into text on your device and never saved. MAKE IT YOURS Tell Pip your name (optional) and it will say hello — and, if you like, use it in alerts. Your name stays on your iPhone. WIDGETS AND SHORTCUTS Start a saved timer from the Home Screen, or ask Siri and Shortcuts to start, pause, resume or add a minute. Pip is a timer, not a medical or therapy tool.

Screenshots

Trinote4 screens
Pip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Trinote at 18.0 against Pip'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 · 9 level
Trinote versus Pip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrinotePip
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVero Fide LLCJAMIE ELIZABETH WATKINS

In-app purchases

None

Trinote

No in-app purchases

None

Pip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trinote free?
Trinote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pip free?
Pip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trinote or Pip have ads?
Neither Trinote nor Pip shows ads.

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