GitNotēs vs PicZip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GitNotēs
Organize your thoughts, tasks, and ideas using plain text files stored in your own Git repository. Version control your notes like code, with offline support and seamless syncing across various Git hosts. Offers AI assistance and biometric security.
- Notes, todos, journals, and canvases
- Plain Markdown, Neorg, Org, JSON file formats
- Git version control for notes
- Offline changes with automatic sync
- Sync with GitHub, GitLab, Gitea
- Optional AI chat integration
- Biometric lock for privacy
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GitNotes - Notes, Todos and Canvases Backed by Git Your notes are real files in your Git repo. Nothing locks you in. Why GitNotes? - Your data, forever - Every note is a plain Markdown, Neorg, Org, or JSON file in your own Git repository. - Version everything - Edit, branch, diff, and rebase your notes the same way you code. - Works offline - Changes queue locally and sync automatically when you are back online. - Sync anywhere - Connect GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, or any Git host. - Open source - MPL-2.0 licensed, community-driven. Features - Notes, todos, journals, and Excalidraw-style canvases. - Folders, tags, colors, pins, wiki-links, backlinks. - Optional AI chat - Anthropic, OpenAI, Apple Intelligence, on-device Llama. - Biometric lock for privacy. - Light, dark, and system themes. - 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean.
PicZip
Easily reduce the file size of your photos to save storage space and prepare them for sharing or uploading. You can set a target file size or manually resize images to specific dimensions. Batch compress multiple images with consistent settings.
- Batch image compression
- Target file size setting (KB/MB)
- Manual image resizing (width/height)
- Supports JPG, PNG, HEIF
- Save space and prepare for upload
- Review original vs. compressed size
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PicZip is a simple, efficient image compression tool that helps you reduce photo file sizes, save storage space, and prepare images for uploading and sharing. Choose a target file size Set your target in KB or MB, or start with the default settings. Apply the same configuration to a single image or an entire batch. Resize when you need to Manual resizing is off by default. Enable it to set a custom width and height and give a group of images consistent pixel dimensions. Select one or more images and compress them with the same settings. Review the original and compressed sizes and the space saved, then save the processed images to Photos in one batch. Useful for organizing photos, preparing images for upload, adjusting ID photo file sizes, and reducing the size of pictures you share. Supports common image formats including JPG, PNG, and HEIF. Output size, format, and image quality depend on the original image and your settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PicZip at none against GitNotēs's 3. PicZip also leads on device support (4 vs 2). GitNotēs's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. GitNotēs sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PicZip asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GitNotēs against 5.0 for PicZip. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
GitNotēs ships an update every 3 days, PicZip monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GitNotēs | PicZip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xaventra | 利龙 张 |
Customer experience
GitNotēs
PicZip
In-app purchases
GitNotēs
- GitNotēs Pro — Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- GitNotēs Pro — Yearly$9.991 Year
- GitNotēs Pro — Lifetime$16.99
PicZip
No in-app purchases







