Comparison

Idea Notes vs Netacho

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

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Idea Notes

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"Capture your ideas — don't let them disappear." Tweet-style notes, organized with hierarchical tags, rediscovered at random. Make brainstorming a daily habit with your own personal idea journal. "Idea Notes" is a brain dump app designed to capture every spark, insight, and thought the moment it strikes. Tired of complex note-taking apps where ideas get buried under deep folder structures, or simple memo apps where notes are written and forgotten? "Idea Notes" rescues your ideas from the "write and forget" trap. Organize ideas flexibly with hierarchical tags. Reconnect with past thoughts through random rediscovery. Works fully offline, so you can capture ideas on the go, in bed, or anywhere inspiration strikes. By recording even just one idea a day, brainstorming becomes a natural habit. Features: ・Quick Capture: From launch to input in just 2 taps. Catch every spark and insight before it fades. ・Hierarchical Tag Organization: Organize ideas with nested tags. Add multiple tags to a single idea for multi-angle reflection. ・Random Rediscovery: Our signature feature surfaces forgotten ideas at random. Let your past self help your present self. ・Daily Idea Notification: A local notification delivers one past idea each day, turning reflection into a habit. ・Powerful Full-Text Search: Search across all your notes — find anything in seconds. ・Offline-First: No Wi-Fi needed. Launches instantly, captures instantly, even when you're off-grid. ・Image Attachments: Attach images to ideas to capture visual sparks alongside your thoughts. ・Archive Function: Hide ideas you don't need right now without deleting. Restore them anytime. ・Export Support: Keep your ideas as a personal asset with flexible export options. Start the habit of turning sparks into assets with "Idea Notes." ■ Pro Plan By purchasing the Pro Plan, you can unlock the following features: ※ The Pro Plan is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. 【Pro Plan Features】 ・Ad-free for uninterrupted thinking ・Up to 8 photos per note (vs. 2 in free) ・Unlimited tags (vs. 10 in free) ・Up to 4 nested tag levels (vs. 2 in free) ・Custom priority labels (vs. 4 in free) ・Unlimited daily random rediscoveries (vs. 10 per day in free) ・19 premium themes (vs. 7 in free) ・Export to PDF and text (Pro exclusive) For more information, please refer to the following: 1. Privacy Policy: https://giversthankapp.com/privacy-policy-for-idea-notes-quick-capture-en/ 2. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html

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Netacho

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Netacho is a notebook for the things you want to talk about later and the ideas that pop into your head, saved in just a few words. Something funny happens, but when you finally see your friends, it's gone. A great idea comes to you, but it slips away while you're trying to write it all out. Netacho helps you hold on to those small moments. All you need is a short phrase that will jog your memory later. Like a comedian's notebook of material, you can slowly build up everyday stories, conversation topics, dreams, realizations, and pages worth keeping. JUST A FEW WORDS The input field sits at the bottom of the screen, so you can write with one hand and save with a single tap. You can also dictate by voice. ONE TAP WHEN YOU'VE TOLD IT Tap the circle next to any note to mark it as told. Untold topics and ones you've already shared stay clearly apart, so you're less likely to tell the same story twice. BROWSE BY CATEGORY Each category shows how many topics you haven't told yet, next to the total. Open one, and your untold notes are always at the top, with favorites first. Notes with photos can be viewed side by side in gallery view. FLIP THROUGH LIKE A NOTEBOOK Each note opens like a page in a notebook. Swipe left or right to move to the next one, and edit the text right where it is. Changes are saved automatically. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Add your own categories and pick from eight colors to tell them apart. A note can belong to more than one category. You can even create your own statuses, like "In progress," to fit the way you work. RIGHT FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN Tap the widget to save a note by voice. The widget also shows how many untold topics you have. LINKS AND PHOTOS TOO Share any page from Safari to save it instantly, with its title and thumbnail captured automatically. You can attach up to five photos to a note. All your notes are stored on your iPhone. Every day is full of small moments that photos miss and thoughts that live only in your head. Save them in a few words before they fade.

Screenshots

Idea Notes4 screens
Netacho4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Netacho at none against Idea Notes's 1. Netacho also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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. Idea Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Netacho asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idea Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, Netacho every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Idea Notes versus Netacho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdea NotesNetacho
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRYOTA SUZUKIKohei Ishikawa

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Idea Notes

One-time1
  • Pro Plan$12.99
None

Netacho

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idea Notes free?
Idea Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Netacho free?
Netacho is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Idea Notes or Netacho have ads?
Idea Notes shows ads; Netacho does not.
Which is updated more often, Idea Notes or Netacho?
Idea Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Netacho every 10 days. Most recently, Idea Notes was updated on October 11, 2026 and Netacho on October 2, 2026.

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