Vimy vs PiggyNotebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vimy
This note-taking app features a Vim-style modal editor for efficient text composition. It allows for familiar Vim motions and operators, with undo/redo functionality. Notes are saved locally on your device.
- Vim-style modal editor
- Familiar Vim motions and operators
- Undo and redo edits
- Local note storage
- Compose with modal motions
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Vimy is a note-taking app with a vim-style modal editor. Use familiar motions and operators, and undo or redo edits. Notes are stored locally on your device. The app includes ads and may use the network for ads and app updates.
PiggyNotebook
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PiggyNotebook at Free against Vimy's $9.99. PiggyNotebook also leads on ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
PiggyNotebook is free to download; Vimy costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vimy ships an update every 4 days, PiggyNotebook every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vimy | PiggyNotebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Moruk LLC | Yuan Wan |
In-app purchases
Vimy
No in-app purchases
PiggyNotebook
No in-app purchases
