Comparison

WholeNote vs Compressly

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Export searchable PDF
  • Save one continuous image
  • Keep mixed content in order
  • Import diagnostics and export checks
  • Adjust reading style
  • Buy once, no subscription
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

WholeNote4 screens
Compressly3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Compressly is free to download; WholeNote costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WholeNote versus Compressly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWholeNoteCompressly
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB5 MB
Age rating+44+
Developer伟 王huang li

In-app purchases

None

WholeNote

No in-app purchases

None

Compressly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WholeNote free?
WholeNote costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Compressly free?
Compressly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WholeNote or Compressly?
Compressly is rated higher. WholeNote averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Compressly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do WholeNote or Compressly have ads?
Neither WholeNote nor Compressly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WholeNote or Compressly?
WholeNote ships an update every 3 months, and Compressly every 11 days. Most recently, WholeNote was updated on October 24, 2026 and Compressly on October 20, 2026.

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