Comparison

Alma vs Pinpal Notes

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

Head to head
About

Alma

This AI assistant helps busy mothers manage household tasks, from meal planning and grocery ordering to family calendar synchronization and chore delegation. It aims to reduce the mental load of running a home by remembering preferences and sending timely reminders.

Highlights
  • AI-powered meal planning
  • Grocery ordering integration
  • Family calendar synchronization
  • Chore management and reminders
  • Daily and weekly briefs
  • Personalized family preferences
Features
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Alma is the AI assistant for busy moms. She carries the invisible weight of running your home: planning, remembering, and following up, so you don't have to. Some examples of what Alma can handle: • Meal planning and ordering groceries: connects to Instacart, Walmart, Kroger. • Aligning the family calendar and sending reminders: connects to Google Calendar. • Remembers andsplits chores. • Refill Essentials: connects to Amazon • Holidays • Appointments How it works: Connect your calendar or tell Alma what you need in plain language, like you'd text a friend. She asks the right questions once, remembers your family's answers forever, and quietly handles the rest. When something actually needs you, she says so. Otherwise, she stays out of your way. • A morning brief with your day: events, dinner, chores, and what needs you • A Sunday week-ahead so Monday never surprises you • Reminders that reach the right family member, not just you Your family's information stays private and is never sold. Alma is free to start. no credit card, no phone number needed.

About

Pinpal Notes

A clean and simple note-taking app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that integrates with your existing AI assistants. Organize notes with folders and checklists, and let AI access and update your lists and ideas.

Highlights
  • Folder organization
  • Checklists
  • AI integration (ChatGPT, Claude)
  • Home screen widget
  • Photo and PDF attachments
  • Star and archive notes
Features
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A beautiful notes app. Your AI can open it too. Pinpal Notes is a clean, simple place to write on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Folders, notes and checklists, and nothing else. When you want, the AI you already use, like Claude or ChatGPT, can connect and work in the same notes. JUST A PLACE TO WRITE Write, add a heading, tick a box. Folders on the first page, with a picture if you like. Headings, lists and checklists from one floating bar, and never any markup. A photo or a PDF on the note it belongs to. Star and archive. A home-screen widget for your latest notes. What is not here: no databases, no blocks, no pages inside pages, no templates, no AI buttons, no AI rewriting your words. There is no AI inside the app at all. YOU AND YOUR AI, IN THE SAME NOTES It writes, you tick: ask Claude for a barbecue shopping list for eight. It lands in Shopping, and you tick it off in the store. You write, it reads: jot down your thoughts on the kitchen. Weeks later, ask "What did I decide about the worktop?" It keeps your lists current: say "add dish soap to the grocery list" and it adds to the list you already have. You both edit: it writes a running plan, you note how each run went, and next week it adjusts the same note. WORKS WITH THE AI YOU ALREADY USE Claude, ChatGPT or any assistant that supports connectors (MCP). Add Pinpal Notes as a connector and sign in. Only the AI you choose can reach your notes; every connection is listed under Account, and you can revoke one at any time. YOUR NOTES ARE YOURS Kept on servers in the EU (Amsterdam). No ads, never sold, never used to train AI. The only AI that sees them is the one you connect. PRICING Try everything free for a week, then subscribe yearly or monthly for unlimited notes. No ads. Already using Pinpal Notes? Your 20 free notes stay free. If your subscription lapses, your notes are kept, never deleted. The subscription renews automatically at the end of each period, a year or a month, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel it in Settings on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Terms of Use: https://mypinpal.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://mypinpal.com/privacy

Screenshots

Alma4 screens
Pinpal Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alma at none against Pinpal Notes's 4. Alma also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Pinpal Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Pinpal Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Alma asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Alma against 5.0 for Pinpal Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alma ships an update every 2 weeks, Pinpal Notes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Alma versus Pinpal Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlmaPinpal Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntoine LevyPortfoliobox Stockholm AB

Customer experience

Alma

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

Pinpal Notes

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

In-app purchases

None

Alma

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Pinpal Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Pinpal Notes7 Days trial2 variants$2.991 Month
  • Pinpal Notes7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pinpal Notes Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Alma free?
Alma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pinpal Notes free?
Pinpal Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alma or Pinpal Notes?
Alma and Pinpal Notes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Alma or Pinpal Notes have ads?
Neither Alma nor Pinpal Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alma or Pinpal Notes?
Alma ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pinpal Notes every 5 days. Most recently, Alma was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pinpal Notes on November 6, 2026.

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