Weiming Note vs Bodcat Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weiming Note
A calm, writing-focused note-taking application for daily thoughts and longer entries. It offers seamless syncing across devices and allows users to manage their notes with pinning, archiving, and markdown export. Account deletion is available directly within the app.
- Writing-first workspace
- Inbox capture
- Longer note support
- Cross-device syncing
- Pin and archive notes
- Markdown export
- Direct account deletion
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Weiming Note is a calm, writing-first note workspace for daily writing, inbox capture, and longer notes across iPhone and the web. Sign in with Apple, keep notes synced through an app-owned account, pin and archive what matters, export markdown copies, and delete your account directly in the iPhone app at any time.
Bodcat Notebook
A private, encrypted journaling and note-taking app designed for personal reflection and sensitive records. It offers AI-assisted suggestions and organization tools, with optional PRO features available via subscription.
- Encrypted notes and journal entries
- Organize with notebooks and tags
- Privacy-first design
- AI-assisted suggestions
- iCloud Drive backup
- Empathy Studio and Decoder
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Bodcat Notebook is a calm, privacy-first encrypted notes app for personal writing, reflection, communication review, sticky ideas, and sensitive records. Create everyday notes, organize notebooks and tags, protect private vault content, back up through iCloud Drive, and choose English, Simplified Chinese, or Follow System. Optional AI-assisted suggestions and analyses follow the selected app language. Bodcat Notebook includes Empathy Studio and Empathy Decoder for structured self-reflection. AI output is for personal reflection only and is not medical, therapeutic, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Bodcat Notebook PRO is available as an auto-renewable yearly subscription for USD $29.99/year in the U.S. storefront, with localized pricing shown by the App Store purchase sheet. Payment and renewal are handled by Apple. Privacy Policy: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weiming Note at none against Bodcat Notebook's 1. Bodcat Notebook's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Bodcat Notebook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Weiming Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Weiming Note against 5.0 for Bodcat Notebook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Weiming Note ships an update every 6 days, Bodcat Notebook every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weiming Note | Bodcat Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weiming Chen | Beijing Huichengjia Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Weiming Note
Bodcat Notebook
In-app purchases
Weiming Note
No in-app purchases
Bodcat Notebook
- Bodcat PRO Yearly$29.991 Year
