Comparison

LuNote vs Snailbox

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

Head to head
About

LuNote

Features
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LuNote brings your handwriting, documents, tasks and calendar into one place. WRITE BY HAND Use Apple Pencil on blank, lined or grid paper. Choose from several pen tips and adjust thickness. Mix handwriting with typed text and images on the same page. WORK ON DOCUMENTS Open PDFs, Word files, presentations and ebooks, then annotate them directly. Read in page-turning mode or scroll normally, whichever suits you. AI THAT HELPS Summarise a note, ask questions about a document, or turn what you wrote into flashcards for studying. PLAN YOUR DAY Tasks with subtasks and due dates, a calendar that syncs with your system calendar, and a focus timer for deep work sessions. CAPTURE ANYTHING Scan documents with your camera and get searchable text through OCR. Record lectures or meetings and turn them into transcripts. BRING EVERYTHING IN Import from Notability and GoodNotes. Open PDFs, Word, PowerPoint and web pages straight into LuNote. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK Your notes, documents and drawings stay in sync on iPhone and iPad through iCloud. Home Screen widgets keep today's tasks and notes in view. MAKE IT YOURS 25 themes, paper styles and reading backgrounds. Siri Shortcuts for the way you work. LuNote is free to start. Premium unlocks unlimited notes, the AI assistant, voice recording, the scanner and sync across your devices. The subscription supports Family Sharing. LuNote Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://lunote.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://lunote.app/terms.html Questions or feedback: support@lunote.app

About

Snailbox

Transform paper mail into actionable to-do lists. This app analyzes letters and bills, extracting payment amounts and due dates to prevent missed deadlines. It prioritizes privacy with on-device processing, making it ideal for managing important documents without uploading sensitive information.

Highlights
  • Scan mail and bills
  • Extract payment details
  • Automatic due date reminders
  • On-device AI for privacy
  • Batch scanning
  • Export to PDF/CSV
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Snailbox turns paper mail into something you can actually track. Snap a photo of a letter or bill, and Snailbox tells you who it's from, what it wants, how much, and by when, so nothing slips through the cracks. It's built for the mail that still comes on paper: utility bills, medical bills, insurance notices, tax and DMV letters. No bank connection, no email access, no account to create. HOW IT WORKS - Scan it. Point your camera at the letter and Snailbox takes the shot when the page is steady. Multi-page letters stay together, and you can scan a whole stack in one sitting. - Snailbox reads it. You get the sender, amount due, due date, and category, plus a few plain-English sentences about what the letter is and what to do. Anything it isn't sure about gets flagged, and every field can be edited. - See what needs attention. The inbox puts the soonest deadline on top. The Money tab adds up what's overdue, what's due this week, and what's due this month. - Stay on top of it. Get a reminder with the amount and the date, and mark a bill paid or snooze it right from the notification. MORE THAN A SCANNER - Recurring bills. When the same biller shows up twice, Snailbox offers to track it, and tells you when that bill's letter should have arrived but hasn't been scanned. - Mail-day check-in. Once a week, on the day your mail usually comes, Snailbox asks if anything new showed up. - Where to pay. A link to the biller's own payment page when Snailbox recognizes the biller or finds one on the letter. Snailbox never handles your money. - Search, Ask, and export. Search every letter, ask "What's due this week?", export scans as PDF or all your letters as CSV. - Home Screen widget with your next bill, and Face ID lock. PRIVACY Letters are read on your iPhone first: by Apple's on-device model on iPhones with Apple Intelligence, and by Snailbox's built-in reader on others. Your letters are stored on your phone and in your own private iCloud database, which the developer can't access. When a letter can't be read on the phone, it can be read in the cloud: only its recognized text is sent, never the photo, and on the free plan only after you say yes. No ads, no tracking. FREE - Scan and read letters and bills - Inbox sorted by what's due next - Reminders on the due date - Money overview and recurring bill tracking - Search, PDF and CSV export, widget - 5 cloud reads a month for letters your iPhone can't read SNAILBOX PRO - Cloud reading for every letter your iPhone can't read on its own - Reminders 1 day, 3 days, or a week before the due date - Add due dates to your calendar - Forecast for tracked bills: usual cost, expected date, and the next three months - Translate a letter into your language, on your device Snailbox Pro is $5.99 per month or $59.99 per year; the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled in your App Store account settings. Snailbox reads English-language mail. It can misread a letter, so check the amount and date on anything important before you pay. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://snailbox.fdesystems.com/privacy

Screenshots

LuNote4 screens
Snailbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LuNote at every 3 days against Snailbox's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. LuNote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Snailbox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LuNote ships an update every 3 days, Snailbox weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LuNote versus Snailbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuNoteSnailbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLu Apps LLCOleg Ruban

In-app purchases

4 purchases

LuNote

Subscriptions4
  • Agenda Plan3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Full Plan3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Agenda Plan7 Days trial$7.991 Year
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  • Full Plan7 Days trial$14.991 Year
2 purchases

Snailbox

Subscriptions2
  • Snailbox Pro$5.991 Month
  • Snailbox Pro Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is LuNote free?
LuNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snailbox free?
Snailbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LuNote or Snailbox have ads?
Neither LuNote nor Snailbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LuNote or Snailbox?
LuNote ships an update every 3 days, and Snailbox weekly. Most recently, LuNote was updated on October 31, 2026 and Snailbox on October 14, 2026.

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