Comparison

Sift & Remember vs Nota

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

Head to head
About

Sift & Remember

Features
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Save links to read later, keep screenshots with context, and organize notes and ideas in one place. Sift & Remember is a bookmark manager and personal organizer for the things you want to come back to: recipes to try, places to visit, shopping ideas, useful articles and everyday thoughts. For adults aged 18 and older. SAVE THE THING. REMEMBER WHY. - Paste a link and add a comment about why it matters. - Keep a screenshot in your local library, with optional typed or pasted text. - Capture a short thought before you forget it. - Search your saves and browse Buy, Go, Do and Read collections. - Mark items done and use undo when you need it. OPTIONAL AI, WITH YOUR PERMISSION Choose AI for a useful title, summary, category and key details. Before sending, Sift names Google Gemini and its Supabase backend and explains the selected data shared: a link URL, public page content and your comment; a thought; or screenshot text you type or paste, plus your locale and timezone. AI starts off for every new save. Choose Continue with AI to review permission, then Allow and send or Keep local. You can optionally remember permission for future items you choose on this account and device; that skips repeat prompts, not your choice of each item. Reset permission in You > AI privacy. Updated disclosures require a fresh choice. Screenshot images and filenames stay on your device. Sift does not scan your photo library or read text from images. Only screenshot text you type or paste is eligible for AI. AI can make mistakes and cannot read every website. Review results before relying on them. REDISCOVER YOUR SAVES Opt in to a weekend snapshot notification, scheduled for Saturday at 9:00 AM in your device timezone. See a local count of active saves across your collections. Notification permission and device settings affect delivery. 14-DAY FREE ACCESS Eligible verified-email accounts can choose one 14-day free-access period with unlimited saves and 20 successful AI enrichments total. No card or Apple purchase is required. Free access ends without a charge, does not renew, and never starts a paid subscription. Continuing afterward requires a separate purchase. SEPARATE PAID APPLE SUBSCRIPTIONS Monthly and yearly Sift Pro subscriptions include unlimited saves and 200 successful AI enrichments per UTC calendar month while active. Review your localized price, billing period and renewal terms beside the purchase button. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm a purchase, including during free access; it does not wait until free access ends. No free period is included with this purchase. Paid subscriptions automatically renew at the displayed price for the selected period unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple subscription settings. New saves require a signed-in account, active free access or a paid subscription, and an online access check, even with AI off. AI also requires internet access, available allowance and a supported service region. Usage and request-rate limits apply. After access ends, you can still view, search and delete existing saves. Your library stays on this device; signing in does not provide cloud sync or backup. Keep separate copies of important content. INPUT LIMITS - Screenshots: up to 5 MB each. - Thoughts and screenshot text: up to 300 characters. - Screenshot text for AI: at least 3 characters. Support: hello@solvvit.com Privacy: https://mindgameapps.com/apps/sift/privacy/ Terms: https://mindgameapps.com/apps/sift/terms/

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Nota

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Stay in the conversation. Turn your recordings into notes you can use. Nota helps you capture meetings, lectures, interviews and ideas on your iPhone, then turn selected recordings into transcripts, summaries and action items with AI. RECORD OR IMPORT Record a voice note, pause when you need to, or bring an existing audio recording in from Files. Keep the original audio on your iPhone. GET THE DETAILS IN WRITING Create a transcript with speaker labels, review what was said and edit the text. Read a structured summary with key points, decisions and next steps. ASK ABOUT YOUR NOTE Ask Nota questions about the current conversation. Find a decision, clarify a detail or revisit an idea using your note's transcript and summary. FOLLOW THROUGH Keep action items in your task list and check them off. Organize notes into folders, star favorites and search by title. Copy or share summary and transcript text when you need to pass it on. CHOOSE WHAT YOU UPLOAD Your notebook and original recordings are stored on your iPhone. You choose which recordings to send to Nota's servers and OpenAI for cloud transcription and AI processing. An internet connection is required for cloud features. No app account is required. START FREE, ADD MORE WITH NOTA PRO Use local recording and organization features, plus a limited free allowance for cloud audio processing and AI answers. Nota Pro offers weekly and yearly subscriptions with larger allowances. Current prices, allowances and any eligible free trial are shown in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. AI-generated transcripts, summaries and answers may contain mistakes. Review important details and obtain permission before recording others. Privacy Policy: https://notetakerservice.win/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://notetakerservice.win/terms/ Support: https://notetakerservice.win/support/

Screenshots

Sift & Remember4 screens
Nota4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sift & Remember at daily against Nota's every 6 days. Sift & Remember also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Sift & Remember sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Nota sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sift & Remember ships an update daily, Nota every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Sift & Remember versus Nota: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSift & RememberNota
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB25 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAli AbidiICHD LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sift & Remember

Subscriptions2
  • Sift Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Sift Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
4 purchases

Nota

Subscriptions4
  • Nota Pro Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Nota Ultra Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Nota Pro Yearly$69.991 Year
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  • Nota Ultra Yearly$239.991 Year

Questions

Is Sift & Remember free?
Sift & Remember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nota free?
Nota is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sift & Remember or Nota have ads?
Neither Sift & Remember nor Nota shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sift & Remember or Nota?
Sift & Remember ships an update daily, and Nota every 6 days. Most recently, Sift & Remember was updated on October 20, 2026 and Nota on October 26, 2026.

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