Converty vs Sidenote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Converty
This app allows you to convert, compress, and organize your files directly on your iPhone. It offers a suite of tools for image and document conversion, PDF editing, file compression, text extraction, and media trimming, all while prioritizing user privacy by operating entirely offline.
- Convert images, documents, and videos
- Edit and merge PDF files
- Compress files by quality
- Scan documents and extract text (OCR)
- Trim and adjust video speed
- Remove sensitive metadata
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Converty converts, compresses and fixes your files in a few taps — and it all happens right on your iPhone. No server uploads, no account, no ads: your documents never leave your device. CONVERT ANYTHING • Images between HEIC, JPG, PNG and more • Open RAW photos and AVIF images and convert them to JPG, PNG or HEIC • Documents and photos into PDF, in one tap • Turn a video into an animated GIF • Extract a video's audio track as M4A, WAV, AIFF, CAF or Apple Lossless — and open FLAC files • Convert from any app, straight from the share sheet SHRINK FILE SIZE • Compress in one tap: pick Low, Medium or High, with an estimate of the final size • Or set the quality, the exact size or the pixels yourself • Resize images to exactly the size you need VISUAL PDF TOOLS • Fill in PDF forms with iOS's native editor: fields, text and signature • Split, rotate, reorder and extract pages, visually • Merge several files into a single PDF SCAN AND RECOGNIZE • "Scan document" opens the camera straight away and names files from their content • Extract the text from a document or photo, then fix, copy or save it as .txt TRIM AND POLISH • Trim video and audio • Change video playback speed PRIVACY FIRST Converty works entirely offline. No file is ever sent to a server, no account is required, and we collect no data. Sensitive metadata (location, date, device) can be removed with a single tap. Designed for iOS with a glass design, light and dark mode, an accent color of your choice and 48 languages — following your iPhone's language automatically.
Sidenote
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Some thoughts don't need a folder, a title, or a five-step workflow. They just need to be written down before they disappear. Sidenote is a quiet capture app for the in-between moments - the reminder you think of on a walk, the sentence that arrives in the shower, the idea you don't want to lose before you reach your desk. Open the app, start typing, tap Done. Your thought drops into a simple stream, timestamped and waiting whenever you scroll back. No accounts. No sync. No noise. Everything stays on your iPhone. CAPTURE WITHOUT FRICTION Sidenote opens ready to write. A single prompt, a clean canvas, and nothing else competing for your attention. When you're done, your thought settles into your stream with a subtle, satisfying motion - then the screen is clear again for whatever comes next. Drafts are saved automatically, so if you're interrupted mid-thought, nothing is lost. YOUR THOUGHT STREAM Scroll down to revisit earlier sidenotes, grouped by day with timestamps. Search when you need to find something specific. Edit a note, share it, or remove it with a long press. Export your entire stream as plain text whenever you want a copy outside the app. Removed sidenotes stay on your device for 30 days, so you can restore them if you change your mind. GO LIVE Pin any sidenote to your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Go Live. Keep a reminder, a phrase, or an idea in sight for up to eight hours - without opening the app again. Choose a default or clear appearance to match how you want it to look on your Lock Screen. HOME SCREEN WIDGET Add a Sidenote widget to see your latest thought at a glance. Tap it to jump straight back into your stream. MAKE IT YOURS • Light, Dark, or System appearance • Font choices: System, New York, Georgia, or Mono • Adjustable text size across the app, widget, and Live Activity • Thoughtful haptics and animations (respects Reduce Motion) Sidenote is designed to feel calm, fast, and personal - like jotting something in the margin of your day. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sidenote keeps your thoughts on this iPhone. There is no account to create, no server to sync to, and no data leaving your device. Your sidenotes belong to you. Built for people who think in fragments, capture in bursts, and want a place that stays out of the way until they need it. Start typing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sidenote at 18.0 against Converty's 26.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Converty ships an update every 9 days, Sidenote every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Converty | Sidenote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VINCENZO GALLINA | Alexander James Walters |
In-app purchases
Converty
No in-app purchases
Sidenote
No in-app purchases









