Comparison

Dodo vs Bodcat Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Dodo

This app organizes notes, to-dos, voice memos, and reminders. It intelligently surfaces relevant items based on time, location, calendar events, and content, ensuring you don't miss important tasks or information.

Highlights
  • Intelligent item surfacing
  • Notes and checklists
  • Voice memos with transcription
  • Location-based reminders
  • Calendar integration
  • AI-powered search
  • Cloud backup
Features
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Most notes apps are a drawer. You put things in, and they sit there until you remember to go dig them out. Dodo hands them back. Notes, to-dos, voice memos, and reminders — the usual stuff, in one place, with no workspaces or nested folders to set up. Tag a note if you want; ignore tags entirely if you don't. Open it and write. No account needed to start. THE PART THAT'S DIFFERENT Dodo's Today screen isn't a list you keep up. Dodo fills it for you, bringing notes back when they actually matter: • A reminder, right when it's due — and again tonight if you let it slide • The note about a friend, the morning you've got lunch with them on your calendar • A note tied to a place, when you're near it • A birthday, a day before it sneaks up on you • "I'll send you that link" — back in front of you, so you actually do • A draft you started and forgot, before it goes stale It guesses from time, place, your calendar, and what you wrote — and sometimes it guesses wrong. Every source has an off switch in Settings, so Dodo only watches what you want it to. WHAT'S INSIDE • Notes — a clean editor, no formatting menus to fight with • Checklists — say "milk, eggs, bread" and each one becomes a checkbox • Reminders — or just say it: "remind me to call mom tomorrow at 3pm" • Voice memos — one tap to record, even from inside a note you're already writing • Tags — one colored pill to group what you want, if you want. No hierarchy to maintain. • Today — everything Dodo surfaced, plus what's due and overdue. Swipe a row to check it off, snooze it, or push it to tomorrow. • Ask Dodo — ask a question, get an answer from your own notes. "What was I supposed to bring to the picnic?" (Dodo's a small bird doing its best, so it can miss.) • Home Widget — what's due at a glance, plus one tap to jot a note or start a memo A FREE ACCOUNT ADDS • Ask Dodo across your notes • Voice transcription — memos turned into searchable text • Cloud backup, so nothing's stuck on one phone ===== Questions or feedback? hello@dodonotes.app

About

Bodcat Notebook

A private, encrypted note-taking app for personal writing, journaling, and organizing ideas. It offers rich text and image notes, multiple browsing options, and a secure vault for sensitive records. Optional AI features are available for personal reflection.

Highlights
  • Encrypted notes and journal
  • Rich text and image support
  • Notebook and tag organization
  • Multiple browsing views
  • Private Vault for sensitive data
  • Mind Maps and Knowledge Star Map
  • Optional AI-assisted suggestions
Features
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Bodcat Notebook is a calm, privacy-first encrypted notes app for personal writing, reflection, communication review, sticky ideas, and sensitive records. Create rich text and image notes, organize notebooks and tags, browse with list, card swipe, stacked cards, or in-place reading, and use the thumbnail rail to jump through your library. Protect sensitive records in Private Vault, connect ideas with Mind Maps and Knowledge Star Map, and browse every image in a note with swipe, zoom, and return-to-place support. Journal originals stay local; supported note data can sync across devices. Choose English, Simplified Chinese, or Follow System. Optional AI-assisted suggestions and analyses require confirmation before sending and are for personal reflection only, not medical, therapeutic, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Bodcat Notebook PRO is available as an auto-renewable yearly subscription. Pricing is shown by the Apple purchase sheet and localized by storefront. Payment and renewal are handled by Apple. Privacy Policy: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dodo4 screens
Bodcat Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dodo at none against Bodcat Notebook's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Bodcat Notebook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Dodo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dodo against 5.0 for Bodcat Notebook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dodo ships an update every 2 days, Bodcat Notebook every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dodo versus Bodcat Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDodoBodcat Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLior PesoaBeijing Huichengjia Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Dodo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bodcat Notebook

Subscriptions1
  • Bodcat PRO Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Dodo free?
Dodo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bodcat Notebook free?
Bodcat Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dodo or Bodcat Notebook?
Dodo and Bodcat Notebook are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Dodo or Bodcat Notebook have ads?
Neither Dodo nor Bodcat Notebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dodo or Bodcat Notebook?
Dodo ships an update every 2 days, and Bodcat Notebook every 3 days. Most recently, Dodo was updated on November 5, 2026 and Bodcat Notebook on November 6, 2026.

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