Comparison

888Notes vs CapsulePad

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

Head to head
About

888Notes

Features
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Notes888 is a fast, focused notes app for iPhone and Mac, built around one idea: capture a thought the instant you have it. Work withs Action Button, Control Center, or global hotkey on your Mac. QUICK ADD โ€” CAPTURE BY VOICE Hold to talk, release to save. Your words are transcribed and added to the top of your chosen note โ€” no unlocking, no hunting for the right app, no typing. โ€ข On iPhone: a lock-screen widget and a Control Center button open Quick Add instantly. โ€ข On Mac: a global hotkey works from inside any app. A small overlay shows your words as you speak, and the note is updated the moment you let go. INSTANT iCLOUD SYNC Your notes move between iPhone and Mac in about a second. Jot something on your phone walking to your desk and it's already there when you sit down. REAL RICH TEXT Proper bulleted and numbered lists โ€” type "- " or "1. " and Notes888 does the rest. A clean, single-tone editor that stays out of your way. No Markdown to babysit. SIMPLE BY DESIGN Pin the notes you use every day. Pick a target note for Quick Add. That's it โ€” no folders to file into, no formatting toolbar to fight with. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Speech recognition runs on your device, and your notes are stored in your personal iCloud. No accounts, no tracking, no third-party servers. Notes888 is for people who think faster than they type.

About

CapsulePad

Features
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CapsulePad is a native Mac and iPhone/iPad app for quick notes that stay out of your way until you need them. On the Mac, CapsulePad docks a thin pill of colored notes to the edge of your screen. Move your pointer close and it fans out into labeled tabs โ€” click one to open it full-size, or drive the whole thing from the keyboard (โŒฅโŒ˜N for a new note, โŒฅโŒ˜A to see every note, โŒฅโŒ˜L to archive the one in front). Reorder notes by dragging, color-code them for quick scanning, and archive or permanently delete the ones you're done with. Your notes sync automatically across every Mac and iPhone/iPad signed into the same iCloud account, so a note you jot down at your desk is already there when you pick up your phone. For anything you'd rather keep private, lock individual notes with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode. A locked note's title stays visible so you can still find it, but its contents stay encrypted until you unlock it โ€” and it asks again every time you open it. Back up everything at once as Markdown, plain text, or a full-fidelity CapsulePad archive you can import back in later, on this Mac or another. CapsulePad has no account system, no ads, and no analytics โ€” your notes stay on your own devices and sync only through your own iCloud, the same as any other Apple app.

Screenshots

888Notes3 screens
CapsulePad2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CapsulePad at 17.0 against 888Notes's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
888Notes versus CapsulePad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter888NotesCapsulePad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTito JankowskiJonathan Wyatt

In-app purchases

None

888Notes

No in-app purchases

None

CapsulePad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 888Notes free?
888Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CapsulePad free?
CapsulePad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 888Notes or CapsulePad have ads?
Neither 888Notes nor CapsulePad shows ads.

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