Plato vs PinLog Text Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Plato
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Some thoughts aren't meant to last forever. Plato is a beautifully crafted notes app inspired by ancient Greek aesthetics. Write your thoughts on digital scrolls, set a timer, and watch them vanish โ like words dissolving into the aether. DISAPPEARING NOTES Every note you create has an expiration timer. Choose from 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 3 days, or 7 days. When the timer hits zero, the note is gone forever. LIVE COUNTDOWN Watch the time tick down in real time. A progress bar on each note shifts from gold to bronze to flame red as it nears its end. You'll always know how much time remains. BURN ON DEMAND Can't wait for the timer? Tap the flame icon to destroy a note instantly. Once burned, it can never be recovered. CLASSICAL DESIGN Every detail is crafted with care โ serif typography, parchment textures, gold accents, and daily quotes from Plato himself. Your fleeting thoughts deserve a beautiful stage. COMPLETELY OFFLINE Plato works entirely on your device. No accounts. No cloud. No internet connection required. Your notes exist in your hands and nowhere else. FREE & OPEN SOURCE Plato is completely free with no ads and no in-app purchases. The entire source code is publicly available on GitHub for anyone to inspect, modify, and contribute to.
PinLog Text Notes
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PinLog is a simple place to save text and links you do not want to lose. Save a note, paste from the clipboard, import a file, or send content from another app through the share sheet. PinLog keeps the item clean and ready, then helps you return to it later from the app or Home Screen widget. Use it for launch notes, links to read, product ideas, checklist fragments, reminders, and small pieces of text that are useful but easy to forget. Features: - Save text and links quickly - Dictate notes with voice input - Import text, Markdown, and JSON files - Save from other apps with the share extension - Open URL pins in the browser - Tap links inside notes from the detail view - Use a widget to resurface saved items - Copy, edit, share, or delete saved pins PinLog is intentionally small: no feeds, no folders to manage, and no complicated note system. It is built for capturing something now and acting on it later.
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Verdict
Plato and PinLog Text Notes are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Plato | PinLog Text Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 17.5 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wonmo Seong | ZEC Inc. |
In-app purchases
Plato
No in-app purchases
PinLog Text Notes
No in-app purchases









