Comparison

Source Browser for Research vs Tametoko Text Notes

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

Head to head
About

Source Browser for Research

Features
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Source Browser is a browser designed to turn what you find on the web into something you can actually use later. Instead of simply saving pages to β€œread later,” you can keep screenshots, screen recordings, quotes, links, and analysis results, then organize them together in NOTE. Capture a moment with SHOT. Record the flow of a page with REC. Save important passages as quotes, while keeping everything connected to its original source. Your collected materials can be organized, rearranged, and edited in a conversation-style NOTE. Research. Save. Connect. Source Browser turns your browsing into material for your next idea.

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Tametoko Text Notes

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Something to read later. A line from AI. An idea that just came to you. Keep the text you don’t want to lose in Tametoko. β–  Save it Copy the part you want to keep, then tap Paste in Tametoko. You can also select text and send it to Tametoko using the share sheet. Check the content before saving. Add a title and tags if you like or leave both out. Line breaks and whitespace stay as they are. β–  Find it again β€’ Search titles, text and tags together β€’ Filter by tag β€’ Choose a two-line preview or a compact one-line list β€’ Copy an open note with one tap or edit it later β–  Just text Save the words without images or formatting. Tametoko follows your system’s Dark Mode and text size. β–  On your iPhone Notes and tags stay on your iPhone. No account, ads or analytics tools. Your clipboard is never read automatically. Text comes in only when you tap Paste or share selected text. Export JSON files to back up and restore your notes. Cloud sync is not currently supported. β–  Supported iPhone with iOS 17 or later Japanese, English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French and German

Screenshots

Source Browser for Research4 screens
Tametoko Text Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Source Browser for Research at Free against Tametoko Text Notes's $1.99. Tametoko Text Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Source Browser for Research is free to download; Tametoko Text Notes costs $1.99 up front. Source Browser for Research sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tametoko Text Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Source Browser for Research ships an update every 3 days, Tametoko Text Notes daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Source Browser for Research versus Tametoko Text Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSource Browser for ResearchTametoko Text Notes
PriceFree β€” better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.217.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYUKIYA SHIMODAEri Takemiya

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Source Browser for Research

One-time1
  • TEXT MAP$1.99
None

Tametoko Text Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Source Browser for Research free?
Source Browser for Research is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tametoko Text Notes free?
Tametoko Text Notes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Source Browser for Research or Tametoko Text Notes have ads?
Neither Source Browser for Research nor Tametoko Text Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Source Browser for Research or Tametoko Text Notes?
Source Browser for Research ships an update every 3 days, and Tametoko Text Notes daily. Most recently, Source Browser for Research was updated on November 10, 2026 and Tametoko Text Notes on October 31, 2026.

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