WholeNote vs Compressly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WholeNote
Convert long Apple Notes into a single, searchable PDF or a continuous image. Preserve text, images, and tables in their original order for easy saving, printing, or archiving. The app provides export diagnostics and allows customization of reading styles.
- Export searchable PDF
- Save one continuous image
- Keep mixed content in order
- Import diagnostics and export checks
- Adjust reading style
- Buy once, no subscription
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A long Apple Note should not turn into cropped pages, broken screenshot stitches, or a document with a missing ending. WholeNote turns one shared note into a searchable A4 PDF or one continuous image, ready to save, print, archive, or hand off. Share a note from Apple Notes, review the imported content, adjust its reading style, and export. WholeNote keeps the supported text, images, and detected tables in order, so you do not have to rebuild the note in another editor. • Export searchable PDF Create a fixed A4 document with automatic pagination and selectable, searchable text. • Save one continuous image Turn supported content into a single long PNG for quick viewing, saving to Photos, or sharing. If the note exceeds the safe image limit, WholeNote tells you to use PDF instead of removing content. • Keep mixed content in order Import supported text, images, and detected tables from the iOS Share Sheet and preserve their sequence. • Know when something is missing Import diagnostics and export checks surface unsupported content, size limits, and failures. WholeNote does not silently call an incomplete result successful. • Make long notes easier to read Choose a theme and adjust type size, line spacing, margins, and block spacing before export. • Buy once No subscription, no account, and no runtime paywall. Important: WholeNote can only process content that iOS provides through sharing and that the app supports. It does not batch-export your Notes library, preserve every Apple Notes formatting detail, expand every attachment, or export Word documents.
Compressly
Easily shrink photos and videos directly on your device without uploading them to the cloud. Offers custom compression settings, various export formats, and privacy features like stripping EXIF data.
- Compress photos and videos on-device
- Custom compression settings
- Multiple export formats (JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, MP4, MOV, M4V)
- Strip EXIF data for privacy
- Crop images
- Adjust resolution and frame rate for videos
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**Description** Compressly helps you shrink photos and videos on your iPhone and iPad—right on device, with your media staying private. **Images** Pick from Photos or Files, then compress with quick presets or custom settings. Limit the long edge, choose quality or target file size, strip EXIF for privacy, and export as JPEG, PNG, HEIC, or WebP—including lossless options where supported. Crop with a clear editor, then save or compress the result. **Videos** Select a clip, tune encoding with presets or advanced resolution and frame-rate caps, and export to MP4, MOV, or M4V. Save to Photos or Files when you’re done. Built for everyday sharing, storage savings, and sending files where size limits matter—without sending your originals to the cloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Compressly at Free against WholeNote's $3.99. Compressly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Compressly is free to download; WholeNote costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Compressly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
WholeNote ships an update every 3 months, Compressly every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WholeNote | Compressly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | 伟 王 | huang li |
In-app purchases
WholeNote
No in-app purchases
Compressly
No in-app purchases









