Active Notes vs WishNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Active Notes
This app uses AI to transform visual information like screenshots and emails into actionable notes, reminders, and calendar events. It helps reduce digital clutter and syncs seamlessly with your calendars and devices.
- AI-assisted visual capture from screenshots, emails, and URLs
- Unified calendar sync with Apple and Google Calendars
- Self-cleaning workspace that removes past events/tasks
- Elegant delivery tracking for packages
- Shared circles for effortless note sharing
- Family sharing included with subscription
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Stop being the only one who remembers. You know it's early release Thursday. You know the party RSVP is due Friday, practice moved to 4:30, and nobody has thought about dinner. Nobody else knows, because it lives in your camera roll and your head. Active Notes takes it from there. Screenshot the school email, the party invite or the sign-up flyer. The date goes on your calendar with a reminder, the to-do is written for you, and the note clears itself once the day has passed. Nothing to type, nothing to set up. Free to use, no account needed. NOTHING FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS Early release. The birthday party RSVP. Practice moved to 4:30. Screenshot it and the date lands on Apple Calendar, or Google Calendar with a free account, with a reminder before it starts. When a flyer asks something of you, like "RSVP by Friday" or "sign up by Wednesday", the note offers it as a to-do. Screenshot the dress or the deal and it's in To Buy with the price and the link. Say yes to the calendar once and every event after lands on its own. Each morning a short digest tells you what today holds. All free. YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS With Premium, share a list with your household and it's on their phone the moment you add something. Screenshot an invite into Family Events and it lands on everyone's calendar. Add milk from the couch and it's on their list before they reach the aisle; a tick on their phone is a tick on yours. Nobody asks "what time is the party?" again. Joining is free for them. DINNER, DECIDED Share a recipe from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or any website and it arrives ready to cook from: the ingredients to tick, the step you're on lit, every "simmer 20 minutes" a timer. Plan tonight's dinner from the recipes you saved. All free. With Premium, plan the whole week together, fill the empty nights in a tap, and send every ingredient to one grocery list with the amounts added up. FREE • Screenshots you share, read and filed • Events on Apple Calendar, with reminders • Suggested to-dos from flyers and emails • A morning and evening digest of your day • Recipes ready to cook from, and tonight's dinner planned • Lists and To Buy, on your Apple Watch too A free account (Apple or Google) adds Google Calendar, notes kept forever, and joining your household. PREMIUM: THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD, HANDLED • Your household on the same page: shared lists, Family Events on everyone's calendar, one cookbook on both phones • The week's dinners planned, with one grocery list • Every new screenshot read the moment you take it, no tap needed, and cleared from your camera roll • Your notes on iPhone, iPad and Mac, backed up • Apple Family Sharing: everyone in your family gets Premium Also included: live package tracking, your digest read in a natural voice, a weekly recap, pin to top and priority support. $4.99 a month, or $39.99 a year with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. IT CLEANS UP AFTER ITSELF Once the party is over, the note removes itself. We call it the Visual Offload System™, and the feeling is Permission to Safely Forget™. Keep the notes you want. Recipes never clear themselves. IT READS THE SCREENSHOT. ONLY THE SCREENSHOT. You never ask it anything, and it never reads your email or messages, sends anything or spends your money. Smart Extraction sends the image to a cloud AI provider to pull out the details, never to train models, and can be turned off. Shared lists sync to your household. No ads, no trackers, nothing sold. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in your App Store settings. Terms: https://www.getactivenotes.com/termsofservice.html Privacy: https://www.getactivenotes.com/privacypolicy.html
WishNote
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WishNote exists to hold everything on your mind (a note, a plan, a goal, an entire trip) in one calm place. And to help you actually follow through. Jot down a quick grocery list, pour your thoughts into a journal, plan a trip down to the smallest detail, keep an ongoing project notebook, track what you need to do today, or build your own wiki out of connected ideas. WishNote adapts to however you think. No folders to manage, no setup. Just open a note and start writing. WRITE YOUR WAY Rich text with bold, italic, and links Turn any note into a checklist, step by step Add photos, PDFs, and video Pin a location to a note CONTROL IT WITH YOUR VOICE Add a wish or to do, and mark it complete, with Siri and Shortcuts ORGANIZE WITH NOTEBOOKS AND TAGS Sort your notes into Notebooks for every part of your life: Travel, Work, Home Add tags for fast, flexible search Give each notebook its own icon and color Pin your most important notes to Favorites CONNECT YOUR IDEAS Link one note to another with a [[wiki link]] Backlinks build themselves as you write Related notes surface on their own, based on shared tags, notebooks, and similar titles Watch your own personal knowledge network take shape STAY ON TOP OF EVERYTHING A separate to do list, independent from your notes Reminders at whatever date and time you choose Deadlines with visual urgency indicators Recurring notes: weekly, monthly, or yearly All your upcoming reminders gathered in one place SHARE EFFORTLESSLY Send any note straight to someone's Shared inbox No exporting, no separate app, no copy and paste KEEP A RECORD Completed notes move to your Archive, searchable anytime Versioned, full backups across all your devices via iCloud MAKE IT YOURS Dark mode and a choice of themes Custom note fonts: Rounded, Serif, Mono Alternate app icons Home screen widgets for pinned notes and reminders The ⌘K command palette on Mac to jump anywhere instantly WISHNOTE PRO Try WishNote Pro free for 7 days. Most of WishNote is free. Pro removes the limits and unlocks: iCloud sync across all your devices Unlimited notebooks Unlimited tags and advanced filtering Unlimited Shared inbox items Unlimited photo galleries PDF attachments Adding locations Adding video Wiki links and backlinks Related notes Recurring notes Deadline tracking Unlimited dated tasks in To Dos Note lock (Face ID / passcode) Custom note fonts (Rounded, Serif, Mono) Custom themes Alternate app icons Export and import (Markdown, RTF, HTML, CSV) Prices may vary by region. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; you can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. START WITH WISHNOTE TODAY Whatever you want to hold onto, plan, or achieve, WishNote helps you keep it all in one place, beautifully organized, and always with you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bulentturudu.tr/wishnote/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WishNote at every 2 weeks against Active Notes's every 3 months. Active Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (18.1 vs 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
Both are free to download. Active Notes sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and WishNote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Active Notes ships an update every 3 months, WishNote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Notes | WishNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Griffin Optics LLC | Bulent Turudu |
In-app purchases
Active Notes
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Active Notes Premium Monthly$12.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- Active Notes Premium Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Active Notes Premium Lifetime$299.00
WishNote
- WishNote Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- WishNote Pro Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Small Support$0.99
- Medium Support$1.99
- Big Support$2.99
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- WishNote PRO$17.99









