Comparison

Share to Note vs Vault Notes

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

Head to head
About

Share to Note

Features
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Share to Note is a simple, private place to save anything from the iOS Share Sheet. Capture links, text, photos, files, documents, and ideas from other apps, then organize them into lightweight notes you can search, pin, lock, edit, merge, back up, and revisit later. Features: • Save from the iOS Share Sheet • Capture links, text, photos, and files • Add content to a new note or append to an existing note • Search notes by title and content • Pin important notes • Lock private notes with Face ID or passcode • Set reminders for individual notes • Preview attached files inside the app • Tap links directly inside note text • Share full notes with title, content, links, metadata, photos, and files • Back up and restore your notes • iCloud sync support • Home Screen widget for quick access • Light, Dark, and System appearance modes Share to Note is designed to stay focused: no accounts, no complicated folders, and no clutter. Just save what matters and find it again when you need it. Privacy Policy: https://sylvainlafrance.dev/sharetonote/#legal Terms of use: https://sylvainlafrance.dev/sharetonote/#legal

About

Vault Notes

Features
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Vault Notes is a private notes app built on plain Markdown. Your notes are real .md files stored locally, (and with Pro, in your own Google Drive), not rows in a database we control. We run no servers and never see what you write. WRITE WITHOUT FRICTION Live Markdown editing. Headings, bold, and checklists render as you type. Daily notes are one tap away, so journaling and quick capture stay fast. Banners, callouts, code blocks, footnotes, highlights, and LaTeX math. Paste a link and get a clean preview card. Rename the title to whatever you want. Attach images, PDFs, and GIFs. Read PDFs a page at a time. YOURS, ORGANIZED Folders and subfolders, pinned notes, instant search. Connect notes with [[wikilinks]], or embed one note inside another. Chain notes like chapters with Previous / Next follow-ups. Canvas boards when you need to think spatially. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Public View hides your private notes and images, either on a schedule or with one tap. Hand your phone to someone and don't worry about it. Mark any note or folder Private. Blur the images you'd rather not show. No analytics. No tracking. Nothing phones home. MAKE IT YOURS Features are plugins, so toggle math, callouts, timelines, and image styling as you like. Accent colors that follow you across devices. Apple Pencil sketch notes on iPad. VAULT PRO (optional subscription) Two-way sync between iPhone, iPad, and desktop, all through your own Google Drive. Version history and attachment sync included. Your notes move through your cloud. We never host or read them. Vault Notes is built by one person who uses it every day, and it shows. Download it, write something in it, see if it fits.

Screenshots

Share to Note4 screens
Vault Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Vault Notes at 18.0 against Share to Note's 26.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Share to Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Vault Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Share to Note ships an update every 4 days, Vault Notes every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Share to Note versus Vault Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShare to NoteVault Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.418.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSylvain LafranceAndre Schoolman

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Share to Note

One-time1
  • Share to Note - Unlock$2.99
2 purchases

Vault Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Share to Note free?
Share to Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vault Notes free?
Vault Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Share to Note or Vault Notes have ads?
Neither Share to Note nor Vault Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Share to Note or Vault Notes?
Share to Note ships an update every 4 days, and Vault Notes every 6 days. Most recently, Share to Note was updated on October 11, 2026 and Vault Notes on October 28, 2026.

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