Comparison

Takt 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

Takt

Features
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Takt – Encrypted Notes & Tasks A calm place to think and plan. Takt brings notes and tasks into one quiet workspace – end-to-end encrypted, offline-first, and built for people who think in prose, lists, and everything in between. One page for thinking and doing Turn any note into a task. Add a deadline, set a reminder, break it into nested sub-tasks. The Agenda gathers everything due, grouped by day – today at the top, the rest of the week just below. Write the way you think Rich text with checklists, tables, code blocks, inline drawings, and backlinks. Reach everything through Markdown, slash commands, or the keyboard. No friction between the thought and the page. Sketch it out, right inside the note A built-in Excalidraw canvas lets you draw diagrams, wireframes, or quick sketches – embedded inline, synced encrypted, no separate tool required.

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

Takt3 screens
Bodcat Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Takt at none against Bodcat Notebook's 1. Bodcat Notebook's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Bodcat Notebook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Takt asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Takt ships an update every 2 weeks, Bodcat Notebook every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Takt versus Bodcat Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaktBodcat Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size531 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid VasellaBeijing Huichengjia Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Takt

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bodcat Notebook

Subscriptions1
  • Bodcat PRO Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Takt free?
Takt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bodcat Notebook free?
Bodcat Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Takt or Bodcat Notebook have ads?
Neither Takt nor Bodcat Notebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Takt or Bodcat Notebook?
Takt ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bodcat Notebook every 3 days. Most recently, Takt was updated on October 25, 2026 and Bodcat Notebook on November 6, 2026.

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