Comparison

Annotated Web vs Footnote

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

Head to head
About

Annotated Web

Features
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Annotated is a social platform for people who read like it matters. Highlight a 90-second YouTube clip. Pull a passage from an article. React to a tweet or Reddit post. Clip a moment from a Spotify podcast. Then write your take — a margin note, a reaction, a thought worth sharing. Every annotation links back to the original content. Your friends see the source and your thinking side by side. HOW IT WORKS Share any URL to Annotated from Safari, YouTube, X, Reddit, Spotify, or any app. We'll detect the content type and walk you through creating your annotation: - For YouTube videos: scrub through and clip up to 90 seconds, then add your title and annotation - For tweets and Reddit posts: the full post is embedded alongside your annotation - For articles: highlight a passage, give it a title, write your take - For Spotify podcasts: set clip timestamps, then annotate the moment Your annotation gets a title, your handwritten note, and a link to the original — all in one card. WHAT MAKES ANNOTATED DIFFERENT This isn't a bookmarking app. It's not a read-later queue. Annotated is for people who want to do something with what they consume — mark it up, respond to it, share it with context. - No algorithmic feed. Just annotations from people you follow. - No infinite scroll. Every piece of content is something someone thought was worth annotating. - Annotations are the content. Not likes, not reshares — your actual thinking.

About

Footnote

Features
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Log what you watch, read, and play, and keep ratings, favorites, reviews, lists, and notes in one place. Use Footnote to: • Log and rate movies, shows, books, and games • Write reviews and private notes • Organize picks into custom lists • Import your media history from other apps • Discover recommendations based on your taste • Follow friends and see what they're into • Match taste and share your collection Footnote is built for people who want a calmer, more personal way to remember what they loved, what they finished, and what they want to try next.

Screenshots

Annotated Web3 screens
Footnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

Annotated Web and Footnote are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Annotated Web versus Footnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnnotated WebFootnote
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB46 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperJoseph CowlesArvin Lim

In-app purchases

None

Annotated Web

No in-app purchases

None

Footnote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Annotated Web free?
Annotated Web is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Footnote free?
Footnote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Annotated Web or Footnote have ads?
Neither Annotated Web nor Footnote shows ads.

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