Comparison

PixNote vs NoteIt

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

Head to head
About

PixNote

This app lets you add written stories and details to the back of your photos, like a physical photo album. It offers various styles, fonts, and secure sharing options, with privacy as a core focus. Widgets and reminders help you capture memories consistently.

Highlights
  • Flip-to-write photo journaling
  • Timeline and category photo organization
  • Customizable scenes and calligraphy fonts
  • Secure encrypted sharing
  • On This Day widgets
  • iCloud sync
  • Privacy-focused, no account needed
Features
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Every photo has a story waiting to be written on the back. PixNote is your flip-to-write photo journal — and a great photo album, too. Capture a moment, then flip the photo over with a 3D animation. Write a title, your thoughts — the date and location are filled in automatically. Like a physical photo print: the front holds the image, the back holds the story. ▸ A Real Album, Not Just Notes • Timeline Grid — photos grouped by date, with quick year-jump navigation • Category Stacks — 10 scenes (Minimal · Daily · Travel · Nostalgia · Mood · Portrait · Food · Growth · Sports · Achievement), browsed like a stack of Polaroids • Batch Delete — selection mode to clean up in one tap ▸ Flip & Write Take a photo, flip it over, and write on the back. Title. Story. Date. Location. All on a beautifully rendered paper card. The front captures the moment. The back captures how you felt. ▸ 10 Style Scenes × 4 Writing Fonts Every scene has its own background photo, gradient overlay, stamp, and border. Choose from four classic Chinese calligraphy fonts. A unique atmosphere for every memory. ▸ Three Ways to Share • Combine — front + back rendered as one long image, perfect for social media • AirDrop — share the original file; open in PixNote to see the back • Encrypted — set a password. AES-256-GCM end-to-end encryption. Only they can unlock it. ▸ On This Day + Widgets Lock screen and home screen widgets show photos from this day in years past. Weekly reminders to write the stories behind your un-captioned photos. ▸ Privacy First • Everything stored on your device and your iCloud • No account required. No sign-up. No tracking. • No data ever uploaded to third-party servers • We can never access your photos, text, or passwords ▸ iCloud Sync Your photos and stories sync seamlessly across all your devices. ▸ Pricing Core features are completely free. One-time purchase ($0.99 USD) unlocks all 10 style scenes, encrypted sharing, and blind-box camera mode. Buy once, own forever. Download PixNote — give your photos a back story.

About

NoteIt

Capture moments with attached notes and organize them into folders. This app helps you journal, track goals, and compare items visually. Everything is stored securely on your device.

Highlights
  • Photo and video notes
  • Organize with folders
  • Search by tag or date
  • Compare multiple notes side-by-side
  • Save and reuse common phrases
  • Dark and light theme options
Features
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NoteIt is a simple yet powerful app that allows you to attach notes to the photos and videos you just took, so you can revisit them later to refresh your memories about them. You can use them as a decision helper when choosing products from different shops with the compare feature; you can journal your travel, work, and life and tag them so you can search them later; you can log your fitness goals and create snippets to use it on daily picture-notes. The applications are limitless! Beginning to use the app may present you with a blank canvas. Fill it by creating folders that will organize your notes into separate and special memories of your life. Anyone can create and view their notes in 30 seconds: 1. Click or swipe the "+" icon to add a new note. 2. Fill in the details and add them to your desired folder, then press "Save Picture-Note". 3. Afterwards, navigate to the Gallery tab or inside the folder you just saved. 4. Voila! You can now see your picture-notes, press them to view them in full screen, and swipe up to reveal the note underneath. Features in the app: PICTURE-NOTES A photo or video with your note underneath. Swipe through them like a gallery, and pull the note up when you want to read it. FOLDERS Keep a trip, a project or a person together, with a cover picture you choose. GALLERY Your gallery becomes a journal you can search by tag or date and read side by side. SEARCH Filter by tag, or by date: today, the last 7 days, the last 30 days, or a range you pick. COMPARE Line up to four picture-notes side by side, for before-and-afters and progress over time. SNIPPETS Save phrases you write often and drop them into a note in one tap. DARK AND LIGHT Pick the theme you prefer. EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE. There is no account, no cloud sync, and no analytics. Your photos and notes never leave your device. NoteIt is free, supported by ads. Keep an eye out for future updates with more features!!

Screenshots

PixNote4 screens
NoteIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PixNote at none against NoteIt's shown. NoteIt's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixNote ships an update every 3 weeks, NoteIt every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PixNote versus NoteIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixNoteNoteIt
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer世月 焦Swan Sett Aung

Customer experience

PixNote

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NoteIt

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PixNote

No in-app purchases

None

NoteIt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PixNote free?
PixNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NoteIt free?
NoteIt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PixNote or NoteIt have ads?
NoteIt shows ads; PixNote does not.
Which is updated more often, PixNote or NoteIt?
PixNote ships an update every 3 weeks, and NoteIt every 3 days. Most recently, PixNote was updated on October 31, 2026 and NoteIt on October 31, 2026.

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