Comparison

EZ Private Notes vs LAN Screen Control

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

Head to head
About

EZ Private Notes

Securely store and organize your personal notes with password protection. This app offers a private vault for sensitive information, with features like custom fonts, text colors, and various sharing options. Premium features include ad removal, decoy mode, and intruder alerts.

Highlights
  • Private note vault
  • Password and pattern passcode
  • Customizable text fonts and colors
  • Import and edit notes
  • Email, text, Airdrop, copy, print options
  • Decoy mode
  • Break-in report
Features
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EZ Private Notes The Best Free Private Notes App for the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Full iOS7 Support!!! Private Vault provides a much needed way to separate, group, organize, and back-up your private notes providing a common-sense way for you to keep your private files safe. No need to worry about others stumbling across your private notes anymore! With this app you can keep important files private in one App and manage your private life better! Features: -Manage all your private notes within this application -Import content from any source within your device by way of copy and paste or simply write out your note in text format. -Edit and Delete notes -71 Fonts with ability to Bold, underline, italicize text. -Almost endless text color choices. -Ability to email, text message, Airdrop, copy, or print your Note entries. -Intuitive Native App style is familiar and easy to use. -New Store option to unlock 4 Premium Features 1. REMOVE ADS: Make EZ Private Notes completely ad free! 2. DECOY MODE: Use a fake or decoy passcode that opens a "safe" version of the Private Notes app! 3. BREAK-IN REPORT: Capture an intruder's photo, time, date, and GPS location and have it emailed with 3 failed passcode entry attempts! 4. QUICK HIDE: Quickly hide your Private Notes screens with either 2 quick taps or turn the entire device face down! -Now for iPod, iPhone, and iPad -Simple and Intuitive interface designed for your iOS 7 device -and much more! Security: -The App acts as a Secret file vault that will prevent anyone from accessing your private Notes -Password App entry -With only one password, you can keep your private notes a secret within this app -Features a NUMERIC or PATTERN PASSCODE -PRIVACY is assured since for your private note folders Please Note: -All your data in this App is stored only in your device. We don't access or store your private notes or passwords. We DO NOT store or backup your passcode for app entry! If your forget your passcode, we cannot help you retrieve data inside the app. -Locking Access: This App only prevents access to running this app, NOT your entire device. Therefore, only those notes you store inside the app itself will be kept private by the passcode. Please remember to delete any notes from your device if you copy and paste them into the App from another location. -Set Passcode: To set or change the passcode, go to settings. To use dot/pattern lock, go to settings. To turn off passcode, you guessed it...go to settings. If you like the app, please leave us a review and let us know!

About

LAN Screen Control

Features
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LAN Screen Control is a local-network VNC client built for iPhone and iPad. It connects directly to Screen Sharing or Remote Management built into macOS, without a companion app on the Mac or a developer-operated cloud relay. FEATURES - Discover Macs on the same network, or enter a host name, IP address, and port manually - Sign in with a Mac user account or VNC password - View all displays or choose one screen, with manual dual-display calibration when needed - Precision trackpad with click, double-click, right-click, drag, two-finger scroll, and a vertical scroll strip - Remote keyboard with Esc, Tab, Delete, arrow keys, Command, and other common controls - Compose text locally or use system keyboard dictation, review it, then send it to the Mac - Ultra Smooth, Balanced, and High Quality performance profiles - Optional per-Mac clipboard sync, off by default - Bonjour discovery and automatic reconnection Saved computer details and preferences remain on this device. Usernames and passwords are stored in the system Keychain and are not synced through iCloud. The app contains no advertising or analytics SDKs and does not collect or upload connection details. Before connecting, turn on Screen Sharing or Remote Management in System Settings > General > Sharing on your Mac, and keep both devices on the same trusted local network. A VNC session should not be treated as end-to-end encrypted. Do not expose the VNC port directly to the internet. LAN Screen Control does not provide a public relay, audio, or file transfer.

Screenshots

EZ Private Notes4 screens
LAN Screen Control1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LAN Screen Control at none against EZ Private Notes's 1. LAN Screen Control also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks). EZ Private Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (6.1 vs 17.0). 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. EZ Private Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LAN Screen Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EZ Private Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, LAN Screen Control every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EZ Private Notes versus LAN Screen Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEZ Private NotesLAN Screen Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp Holdings洋 周

In-app purchases

1 purchases

EZ Private Notes

One-time1
  • Unlock Premium Features and Remove Ads$0.99
None

LAN Screen Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EZ Private Notes free?
EZ Private Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LAN Screen Control free?
LAN Screen Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EZ Private Notes or LAN Screen Control have ads?
Neither EZ Private Notes nor LAN Screen Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EZ Private Notes or LAN Screen Control?
EZ Private Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, and LAN Screen Control every 11 days. Most recently, EZ Private Notes was updated on October 15, 2026 and LAN Screen Control on September 25, 2026.

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