Comparison

OV Notes vs Linkpoche

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

Head to head
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OV Notes

Features
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A calm, minimal place to write in plain Markdown, plan your days, and let a private AI Copilot do the busywork on the notes you already wrote. OV Notes keeps everything simple and yours. No account, no sign-up, no ads. Just open it and write, on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Write in Markdown β€’ Plain Markdown that stays simple, readable files you actually own β€’ A clean, focused editor that stays out of your way β€’ Light and Dark themes that follow your system automatically Calendar and to-dos β€’ A monthly calendar greets you on the home screen β€’ Add to-dos to any date and check them off β€’ See today's tasks at a glance AI Copilot for your own notes β€’ Summarize a long note in seconds β€’ Draft a meeting-note outline to start from β€’ Organize today's to-dos so nothing slips β€’ Ask "what's on my schedule this week?" and get a clear answer β€’ It only ever works on your own notes, never anyone else's Stay organized β€’ Folders and a nested file-tree vault keep everything in its place β€’ An "All notes" list puts every note one tap away, even as it grows Widgets that keep up β€’ Home-screen and Lock-screen widgets show your to-dos without opening the app Sync across your devices β€’ iCloud sync keeps notes current on iPhone, iPad, and the OV Mac app β€’ It uses your own iCloud, so your notes stay private to you Private by design β€’ Local-first: your notes live on your device and in your own iCloud β€’ No account or sign-up needed β€’ No ads, no tracking, and nothing collected by us Free to use, and fully bilingual in Korean and English. Write a little, plan a little, and keep it all in one quiet place that's truly yours.

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Linkpoche

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Links you save from social apps and websites pile up unopened. Linkpoche gathers them in one Inbox, and you put each one away in a pouch with a single swipe. Saving is free, with no limit on how many. No ads, no account. Tap Share in another app and choose Linkpoche; the share sheet closes and you stay where you were. Screenshots go in the same way. SORT WITH ONE SWIPE - Flick the top link down into a pouch. Your pouches sit along the bottom, within reach of your thumb. - Swipe left to delete, right for Read later. - Undo, plus Recently Deleted for your last 50 deleted links. - Make up to 8 pouches free, with pouches inside them. Pick a name, a color, and an icon for each. SCREENSHOTS, TOO - Share up to 10 at a time from Photos, or tap + on Home and choose Add screenshots. - On your iPhone, Linkpoche reads text, QR codes, web addresses, phone numbers, and addresses, in Japanese and English. If it finds a web address, it saves the link with its preview and keeps the screenshot with it. - Copy what it found, or select text with Live Text on supported iPhones. Small or handwritten text can be missed. FIND THEM AGAIN - Search everything, or one pouch, including text read from screenshots. On iOS 17 or later, search also finds links close in meaning. - Filter by unread, read, or favorites, or sort by Recommended. - For you shows up to 10 links from your pouches each day. - Set a one-time reminder on any link. - A Home Screen widget (iOS 17 or later), iPhone search, and a Save Link action in Shortcuts. LINKPOCHE PLUS (IN-APP PURCHASE) A one-time purchase, not a subscription. Lock pouches (Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode to open), hide pouches until you choose to show them, make up to 24 pouches, use every color plus 12 patterns, put a photo or one of 16 new icons on a pouch, and repeat reminders on the days you choose. Anyone who can unlock your iPhone can open a locked pouch. ON-DEVICE AI WITH APPLE INTELLIGENCE On iPhone 15 Pro or later with iOS 26 or later and Apple Intelligence on, Apple's on-device model can summarize articles (summaries may not be accurate), suggest a pouch for each link or for up to 50 at once, title screenshots, and pick older links close to your recent saves. Nothing is filed for you, and nothing leaves your iPhone for it. Without it, suggestions use the pouch you chose before for the same site. WHAT GOES OVER THE NETWORK There is no Linkpoche server. When you save a link, your iPhone fetches that page directly for its title, picture, description, icon, and article text. The text is used for the read time and summary, then discarded. For posts and videos on some services, such as X and YouTube, Linkpoche also asks that service's public embed endpoint. Those sites see the request as they would from a browser. Screenshots are read on your iPhone and not uploaded. For searching by meaning, iOS may download language files from Apple. No analytics, no ads, no tracking. WHAT A PREVIEW CAN SHOW - Linkpoche shows what a site publishes for previews and never signs in, so pages behind a login give little. The link is still saved and opens. - For links, Linkpoche keeps the address and preview, not a copy of the page, so opening one needs a connection. A screenshot is kept as a resized copy without location data. YOUR DATA - Export everything as one zip file, locked and hidden pouches included. The zip file isn't locked. Import only adds. - No sync between devices. To move to a new iPhone, export and import, or use your iPhone backup. iPhone only, iOS 16 or later. Support and FAQ: https://da-takatsuki.github.io/apps-pages/linkpoche/support.html X, YouTube, Instagram, and Threads are trademarks of their respective owners. Linkpoche is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by them.

Screenshots

OV Notes4 screens
Linkpoche4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OV Notes at none against Linkpoche's 1. OV Notes also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Linkpoche sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OV Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
OV Notes versus Linkpoche: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOV NotesLinkpoche
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size16 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHAKYUNG CHOIDAIKI TAKATSUKI

In-app purchases

None

OV Notes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Linkpoche

One-time1
  • Linkpoche Plus$2.99

Questions

Is OV Notes free?
OV Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Linkpoche free?
Linkpoche is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OV Notes or Linkpoche have ads?
Neither OV Notes nor Linkpoche shows ads.

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