Comparison

Pinpal Notes vs Spur Notes

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

Head to head
About

Pinpal Notes

A clean and simple note-taking app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that integrates with your existing AI assistants. Organize notes, create checklists, and attach photos or PDFs, with your AI able to read and write to your notes.

Highlights
  • Folder organization
  • Note creation and editing
  • Checklists
  • Photo and PDF attachments
  • Home screen widget
  • AI integration (external)
  • 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 one monthly subscription 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 every 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

About

Spur Notes

Features
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Spur Notes is a simple notes app for thoughts that sometimes branch. Write as usual. When a related idea comes to mind, quickly give it its own Related Note. The connection stays, so you can move between the original note and what grew from it. A notes app first • Write and edit notes quickly • Search your notes • Organize with tags • Keep important notes in NOW or Pinned Make room for the next thought • Quickly create a Related Note from any note • Move between the original note and related notes • See nearby notes and their connections Take the context with you • Copy a note and its connected thoughts together as text • Paste them into your writing, AI tools, or wherever you work next Your notes stay yours • Recover recent edits with Version History • Restore your most recently deleted notes • Export your notes when you want to take them with you Go further with Spur Pro • Unlimited branching • Use Pro on your device without an account • With Pro, sign in to sync notes across devices Basic note-taking is free, with unlimited ordinary notes and no account required. Your existing writing stays readable and editable if your subscription ends. Start with a note. Branch only when you need to. === Privacy Policy: https://spur-notes.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://spur-notes.com/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pinpal Notes4 screens
Spur Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Pinpal Notes at 3 against Spur Notes's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Pinpal Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Spur Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Pinpal Notes versus Spur Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinpal NotesSpur Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPortfoliobox Stockholm ABGaku Nimiya

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pinpal Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Pinpal Notes7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pinpal Notes7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pinpal Notes7 Days trial$3.991 Month
1 purchases

Spur Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Spur Notes Pro7 Days trial$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Pinpal Notes free?
Pinpal Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spur Notes free?
Spur Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pinpal Notes or Spur Notes have ads?
Neither Pinpal Notes nor Spur Notes shows ads.

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