Captured! vs RoadNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Captured!
This app acts as a universal clipboard, saving links, photos, videos, audio, files, and texts shared from other applications. It offers on-device processing for previews, AI descriptions, OCR, and transcription, with smart organization and full-text search capabilities.
- Universal content capture from any app
- Automatic previews and AI enrichment
- On-device OCR and transcription
- Smart organization with folders and views
- Full-text search and Spotlight integration
- iCloud sync for selected folders
- JSON backup and restore
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Tired of losing links, photos, videos, audio, files or texts shared from your apps? Captured is your universal clipboard. Tap Share from any app and choose Captured — everything is instantly saved, previewed and enriched, on-device by default. UNIVERSAL CAPTURE Accepts URLs, photos, videos, audio, files and text from any app. Automatic source detection (Safari, YouTube, Instagram, X, Photos...). AUTO-GENERATED PREVIEWS Every item gets a thumbnail: web pages via live browser, photos/videos from first frame, files via QuickLook, audio as waveform, text as typographic render. Thumbnail gallery with on-demand regeneration. AI DESCRIPTION, OCR & TRANSCRIPTION AI image/video description: Apple Vision (free, on-device), OpenAI GPT-4 Vision or Anthropic Claude. Built-in OCR on photos and videos. Audio speech-to-text transcription — all on-device by default, no cloud required. SMART ORGANIZATION Folders with batch move/delete and drag-and-drop reorder. Smart Views: All, Recent (7 days), Unread, With Location, With AI. Configurable sort: manual, newest, oldest, title, source. Filter by type: URL, file, photo, video, audio, text. FULL-TEXT SEARCH & SPOTLIGHT Instant search across titles, URLs, notes, AI descriptions and transcriptions. All items indexed in system Spotlight — searchable from the home screen. RICH METADATA Auto-fetch of web page title and last-modified date (bold title signals updated content). Reverse geocoding of GPS coordinates in photos. WIDGET WidgetKit widget in small, medium and large sizes showing unread items in real time. BACKUP & RESTORE Full JSON export/import (items, folders, settings, thumbnails) with Replace or Merge mode. PRIVACY All your data stays on your device. No account, no server, no ads. Network calls only when you explicitly enable web fetching or AI description via your own API key. iCloud sync, folder by folder Choose exactly which folders you want to find on your other devices. A long press on a folder offers "Sync with iCloud": its photos, videos, files and links — including previews — automatically appear on your iPhone, iPad and Mac linked to the same Apple account. Folders that are not synced remain strictly local. A "Resync iCloud" option lets you reconcile state across devices in one gesture. Link previews: lock, zoom, crop You can now lock a link's preview so it never changes, or enlarge the preview by a factor of 2 to better see thumbnails from your favorite sites. A new setting automatically crops the white or black bands surrounding some previews. Organization: everything by drag-and-drop Reorganize your folders by dragging them in the sidebar. Move an item from one folder to another simply by dragging it onto the destination folder. No more drop-down menus. Paste a link from the clipboard A new menu entry lets you directly add the currently copied link, without going through another app's "Share" menu. Manage your space better The info panel now shows the space used in iCloud when sync is active. A long press on each line gives access to quick actions. The "Delete local data only" option frees up space while keeping your synced folders intact.
RoadNotes
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Your best ideas come while you drive. RoadNotes catches them hands-free in CarPlay and turns them into notes you can read when you park: the full transcript, a one-line summary and a to-do list. Open RoadNotes in CarPlay and it's already listening. Just talk. When you stop talking, it saves the note by itself and tells you out loud. No typing, no menus, nothing to read on the road. MADE FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK BEHIND THE WHEEL Commuters, sales reps, contractors, truck drivers, founders and busy parents: anyone who thinks of something while driving and has forgotten it by the time they park. Use it for voice memos, meeting prep, shopping lists, reminders, new ideas or a daily voice journal. HANDS-FREE IN THE CAR • Opens straight into listening in CarPlay: one screen with a Stop and a Cancel button. • Auto-stop saves the note after 5 to 60 seconds of silence, or tap Stop. • A spoken "Note saved" after every note, so your eyes stay on the road. • Start a note with Siri: "Start a new note in RoadNotes." SPEECH TO TEXT ON YOUR IPHONE • Voice-to-text transcription runs on your iPhone, and works offline after a one-time setup. • Apple Intelligence writes a one-line summary and turns the action items into a checklist (on iPhones that support it). • Tap play to hear any note read aloud. • Filter by today or last week, archive what's done, and share to Messages, Mail, Notes or Reminders. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your voice is transcribed on your iPhone and never uploaded. • The recording is deleted as soon as it's transcribed. • No account, no ads, no tracking. NEARLY 100 LANGUAGES RoadNotes recognizes the language you speak each time, or set yours once so it never guesses. FREE FOR 10 DAYS, THEN PAY ONCE Every feature is free for 10 days, with no sign-up. Then unlock RoadNotes forever with a single purchase: no subscription, and nothing is ever charged automatically. Your notes stay readable even if you don't buy. Requires iOS 26.4 or later. Summaries need an iPhone with Apple Intelligence; on other iPhones every note is saved as the full transcript. CarPlay requires a compatible car. Always drive safely and follow local laws.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Captured! at none against RoadNotes's 1. Captured! also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.4). RoadNotes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads and device support 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. RoadNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Captured! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Captured! ships an update fortnightly, RoadNotes every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Captured! | RoadNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexandre Fenyo | Amit Nadir |
In-app purchases
Captured!
No in-app purchases
RoadNotes
- Lifetime Unlock$9.99









