Comparison

PinLog Text Notes vs ThinkCapture

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

Head to head
About

PinLog Text Notes

Features
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PinLog is a memo app that brings back text and links you want to return to later. Save in a moment, and let the app remember for you. ■ PIN IT FOR LATER • Tap + to write and save • Tap the Share button in another app and choose PinLog to save text or a link • Save copied text with Save from Clipboard • Tell Siri “Pin to PinLog” or write from Control Center or the Shortcuts app • Use voice input, or import text, Markdown, and JSON files • See the page title on pins that contain links ■ LET IT COME BACK • Pins saved a few days ago, or not viewed for a while, return on the home screen and widget • Use a pin’s bell to set a reminder for Tonight, Tomorrow morning, the Weekend, or a date and time you choose • Turn on Notify Me of One Pin Daily in Settings to receive one pin at your chosen time ■ MARK IT DONE • Done pins stop coming back. They stay saved, so you can restore them later • Mark pins Done from the widget or a notification too • Search for any pin you have saved ■ MADE TO STAY SMALL PinLog deliberately has no tags or folders. It is a focused tool for saving something now and acting on it later. Pins are stored only on this iPhone. No account is required, and there are no ads.

About

ThinkCapture

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A link to read later. A task you can't forget. An idea that just popped into your head. Do you keep each of these in a different app? ThinkCapture is one place to drop all three. You don't pick where things go: whether it's a link, a task, or a passing thought, the AI on your device reads it and files it. You never classify. You never tag. You just write. ■ Three apps, in one - Links to read later — send a URL from the share sheet; it's saved with a headline and thumbnail. - Things to do — write "reply to Sam" or "buy milk" and the AI treats it as a task; add a due time and it reminds you. - Ideas and notes — thoughts, things you've learned, and what happened today all go in the same field, and they stay. ■ Why keep them together Storing things separately means deciding, every time, which app this belongs in — enough friction that you often don't write it down at all. Put it all in one place and it becomes impossible to find. Make sorting the AI's job and both problems disappear — and since the sorting never leaves your device, you can pile up anything without worrying. ■ What you can do - Instant capture — write in a single field; saving finishes at once, without waiting for the AI. One tap from Siri, Shortcuts, widgets, or Control Center. - On-device sorting — each note becomes a task, idea, knowledge, reference, journal, waiting, or someday item. Override any result; when it isn't sure it says "unclassified" instead of guessing. - Full-text search — find anything by keyword or tag name, completed items too. - Today — no cluttered inbox. Just today's tasks and your recurring habits. - Calendar — see the days you wrote on, and overlay events from your device's calendar (iCloud, Google, and more). Events are displayed, never changed. - Tags and priority — add your own tags on top of the AI's categories, and set high, medium, or low priority. - Due dates and reminders — set one in a tap; add a time and you get a notification. Recurring reminders too. - Photo attachments, plus a grid layout like paper in a notebook. - Home Screen widget — check today's tasks and capture without opening the app. - Backup and restore — export everything as JSON or Markdown anytime and import it back; restoring merges, never deletes. - iCloud sync (optional, off by default) — only about where data is stored; sorting still runs on device. ■ Pricing Writing, sorting, searching and exporting are free, with no limit on how much you capture. Everything above stays free and unlimited. ThinkCapture Pro is an optional subscription for how the app looks and where it lives: color themes (green, blue, purple), a board view that flips through your Inbox column by column, and a Lock Screen card for checking off today's tasks. In Japan it is ¥2,500 per year (about ¥208 a month, roughly 48% less than monthly) or ¥400 per month; your region's price is shown in the app. The yearly plan starts with a 14-day free trial for people new to the subscription. Both plans renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can cancel anytime under Settings > your Apple Account > Subscriptions. Without Pro, nothing is locked away and nothing stops you from writing more. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/172RyaTDqcAQElhyr3hXf6zCRFwCoLHf895k01GYDFvI/ ■ About privacy ThinkCapture's AI sorting uses Apple's on-device AI (Apple Intelligence / Foundation Models). What you write is never sent to an outside server to be classified, and no account is required. Saving a link fetches only that page's public headline and thumbnail. ■ Requirements Automatic sorting requires iOS 26 or later on an Apple Intelligence–capable device. On other devices you tap the classification badge to pick a category by hand — it still works as an ordinary notes and tasks app. Don't classify. Don't organize. Just write.

Screenshots

PinLog Text Notes4 screens
ThinkCapture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PinLog Text Notes at none against ThinkCapture's 2. ThinkCapture's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ThinkCapture sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PinLog Text Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PinLog Text Notes ships an update every 2 months, ThinkCapture weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
PinLog Text Notes versus ThinkCapture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinLog Text NotesThinkCapture
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZEC Inc.Takashi Kishida

In-app purchases

None

PinLog Text Notes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ThinkCapture

Subscriptions2
  • ThinkCapture Pro(月額)$1.991 Month
  • ThinkCapture Pro(年額)14 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is PinLog Text Notes free?
PinLog Text Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThinkCapture free?
ThinkCapture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PinLog Text Notes or ThinkCapture have ads?
Neither PinLog Text Notes nor ThinkCapture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PinLog Text Notes or ThinkCapture?
PinLog Text Notes ships an update every 2 months, and ThinkCapture weekly. Most recently, PinLog Text Notes was updated on October 19, 2026 and ThinkCapture on October 20, 2026.

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