Comparison

Harbor Notes vs Note Hero

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

Head to head
About

Harbor Notes

Capture, organize, and securely store all your notes, tasks, files, and scanned documents. This native app offers instant search, offline access, and optional end-to-end encryption for ultimate privacy.

Highlights
  • Rich notes with checklists and tables
  • Notebooks, stacks, and tags for organization
  • Document scanning and voice memos
  • Instant search with OCR
  • Offline-first native apps
  • Optional end-to-end encryption
  • Evernote import
Features
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Harbor is your private second brain — a fast, native notes app for people who want to remember everything and own it for life. Capture notes, organize them into notebooks, tag anything, attach photos and files, scan paper documents, sketch ideas, and record voice memos. Then find any of it in seconds — Harbor's search even reads the text inside your images and scans. REMEMBER EVERYTHING • Rich notes with checklists, tables, images, links, and highlights • Notebooks and stacks that keep every part of your life organized • Tags that cut across notebooks • Tasks with due dates, right beside your notes • Scan documents with your camera; sketch with your finger or Apple Pencil • Voice memos and file attachments of every kind • Instant search across everything — including the text inside images and scans (OCR) YOURS, EVERYWHERE • Truly native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — no web wrapper • Offline-first: your notes live on your device and sync automatically • The full web app at app.harbor.my from any browser • A web clipper that saves articles and pages straight into your notebooks PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads. No selling your data. No training AI on your notes. Ever. • Optional end-to-end encryption locks down your most sensitive notes so that no one — not even us — can read them • Export everything anytime in open formats. You are never locked in. SWITCHING FROM ANOTHER NOTES APP? Import your Evernote notebooks (.enex files) with the Mac or web app — your notebooks, tags, and attachments sync straight to your iPhone and iPad. SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING Harbor is free for up to 50 notes, 3 notebooks, and 20 tags — no credit card required. When you outgrow the free plan, Harbor Unlimited removes every limit: • $9.99/month or $99/year • Unlimited notes, notebooks, tags, tasks, and files • A written price-lock promise in our terms: your price won't go up for at least 3 years Subscriptions are billed to your Apple ID and renew automatically until cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. And even if you stop paying, you can always read and export your notes — Harbor never holds your data hostage. Privacy Policy: https://harbor.my/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://harbor.my/terms/ Questions? A real person answers: help@harbor.my

About

Note Hero

Features
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Note Hero is a private, all-in-one organizer for notes, reminders, lists, birthdays, documents, locations, important dates and everyday ideas. It works without an account and keeps your information organized directly on your device. ORGANIZE WHAT MATTERS • Create notes and checklists • Schedule reminders and local notifications • Save birthdays and important dates • Track passports, insurance and expiring documents • Remember where you placed important items • Organize information about people and locations • Capture and develop new ideas • Add selected photos to your records • Arrange records into folders • Search saved information quickly • Use Note Hero on iPhone and iPad PRIVATE, LOCAL STORAGE No account is required. Your records are stored locally on your device and are not automatically uploaded to a Note Hero server or cloud account. Deleting the app, losing your device or erasing device storage may permanently remove locally stored information unless you created and safely retained a backup. ENCRYPTED VAULT Store sensitive records inside the private Vault. Vault contents are protected using industry-standard AES-256 encryption. When supported and enabled on your device, Face ID can be used to unlock the Vault. Device security, biometric availability and authentication behavior are controlled by iOS. PASSWORD-PROTECTED BACKUPS Create encrypted backup files containing your Note Hero information and restore them when needed. Backup files are created only when you request them and are not uploaded automatically. Keep exported backups in a secure location. Note Hero cannot recover a forgotten backup password or restore a missing, damaged or deleted backup file. REMINDERS AND IMPORTANT DATES Create reminders for tasks, birthdays, document expirations and important events. Notifications are scheduled locally. Notification delivery and timing depend on iOS settings, Focus modes, permissions, battery conditions and other system behavior. Note Hero cannot guarantee delivery at an exact time. OPTIONAL PERMISSIONS Note Hero requests permissions only when relevant features are used: • Notifications—for reminders you create • Photos—for images you choose to attach • Location—for saving your current location when requested • Face ID—for unlocking the encrypted Vault Note Hero does not use location for background tracking. You can manage permissions at any time in iOS Settings. YOUR INFORMATION, YOUR CONTROL Note Hero is designed for personal organization and record keeping. You control what information you enter, attach, export, back up or delete. Note Hero does not replace official documents, professional advice or dedicated emergency, medical, legal or financial services. Verify critical information and maintain independent copies of essential records. Whether you are managing daily notes, planning important events, tracking expiration dates or protecting private records, Note Hero keeps the details of your life organized in one clean and convenient place.

Screenshots

Harbor Notes4 screens
Note Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Note Hero at none against Harbor Notes's 2. Note Hero also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Harbor Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Note Hero asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Harbor Notes versus Note Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarbor NotesNote Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCloudmanic Labs, LLCTipu Sultan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Harbor Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited — Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited — Yearly$99.001 Year
None

Note Hero

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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