PrivacyNotes vs LeafCopy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PrivacyNotes
Securely store notes, tasks, passwords, and files with end-to-end encryption. This open-source app prioritizes user privacy, offering offline functionality and cross-device syncing without ads or data mining.
- End-to-end encryption
- Offline functionality
- Cross-device syncing
- Open-source code
- Password manager
- Task management
- Rich note editor
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Your notes app knows everything about you. PrivacyNotes does not. Notes, tasks, calendar, journal and passwords, encrypted on your device. Not mined, not sold, not shown to anyone. WHY PEOPLE SWITCH - Always encrypted, on your phone and on the way to our servers in Switzerland - No ads, no trackers, no analytics. You are not the product - Open source: anyone can check what the app does - Sign up with a 12-word phrase instead of an email - Lock the app with Face ID or a PIN - Works offline, syncs across your devices EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE - Notes: a rich editor, tags, links between notes, instant search - Tasks: every checkbox from every note, in one list - Calendar: events, repeats and birthdays, with reminders on Pro - Journal: track your mood, sleep and medication - Vault: passwords, cards and SSH keys - Files: photos, documents, audio and video - Bookmarks: your saved links, with their icons - Contacts: an address book that stays private BRING YOUR NOTES ALONG Import from Apple Notes, Evernote, Google Keep, Obsidian, Standard Notes, Joplin, Notesnook, UpNote, Samsung Notes and plain Markdown files. Export everything, any time. FREE FOREVER Free on 2 devices, with no time limit and no credit card. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: unlimited devices, 500 MB of encrypted storage, reminders, note history and more. ABOUT THE APP PRIVACY LABEL Apple asks us to list everything that can reach our server, even when it arrives encrypted. User Content is your notes, encrypted on your device. Identifiers are a key made from your recovery phrase and a device hash, not your name. Contact Info is an email, only if you sign in with Apple, Google or GitHub. Purchases is your Pro status. Nothing is shared, sold or used for ads. Privacy Policy: https://lifetimelabs.dev/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
LeafCopy
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Your scans belong to you. LeafCopy saves every document as a real PDF in your Files app — open them in any app, back them up with iCloud, delete LeafCopy and keep everything. No weekly plan. No trial you didn't ask for. OCR is free. SCAN • Point at any page — edges are detected and straightened automatically • Multi-page capture with auto-shutter • Color, grayscale, black & white and photo modes SEARCH • Free on-device OCR makes every scan searchable — in LeafCopy and in Spotlight • Folders, rename, and search inside the text of your documents SIGN & SHARE • Draw your signature once, place it anywhere • Reorder, delete and merge pages • Password-protect a PDF before you send it • Share by Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or any app YOUR DATA, YOUR RULES • Documents live in iCloud Drive › LeafCopy — visible in Files, not trapped in an app • One-tap "Export everything as ZIP," always free • Nothing is uploaded to us. OCR runs on your phone. PRICING YOU CAN SEE Scanning, OCR, folders, search and sharing are free. LeafCopy Pro adds e-sign, password protection, merge and batch/book mode: $24.99/year or $59.99 once. Before any trial starts, you'll see the exact date and amount you'd be charged. Support is a person, not a bot: support@eekotech.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://eekotech.com/leafcopy/privacy
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Verdict
PrivacyNotes and LeafCopy are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. PrivacyNotes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and LeafCopy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | PrivacyNotes | LeafCopy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lifetime Labs LLC | JASON M CABUNGCAL |
In-app purchases
PrivacyNotes
- 1 GB Encrypted Storage$4.991 Year
- 2 GB Encrypted Storage$8.991 Year
- 5 GB Encrypted Storage$17.991 Year
- PrivacyNotes Pro$49.99
LeafCopy
- LeafCopy Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- LeafCopy Pro – Lifetime$59.99









