Comparison

Transom Note vs Squiddle

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

Head to head
About

Transom Note

Capture, tag, and organize your writing ideas effortlessly. This app helps writers keep track of every thought, project, and tag, making it easy to retrieve them when inspiration strikes. Export your notes in various formats for seamless integration into your writing workflow.

Highlights
  • Capture and tag ideas
  • Organize thoughts by project
  • Search by tag or project
  • Archive or delete notes
  • Export notes as PDF, CSV, or rich-text
Features
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Made for writers, by writers, Transom lets you capture and tag every little scrap of an idea so that you can easily find it whenever you're ready to write — without having to fumble through emails-to-self, messy notebooks, and clunky multi-purpose apps. How it works: create a Thought to add it to your Transom notes. Easily add Tags and file it under a Project. When it's time to sit down and write, all those brilliant little gems will be right at your fingertips (and not buried in that old notebook — no, the other one. Or was it in an email?). Search by Tag, Project name, or use simple keyword search. Once you've used a Thought, archive or delete it to declutter your list. And if you want to copy your Thoughts to something long-form, export a custom list of Thoughts as PDF, CSV, rich-text file. Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: help@wearetransom.com.

About

Squiddle

This app allows you to quickly sketch ideas, notes, or reminders using your finger on your phone. You can then save these doodles, share them with others, or upload them to cloud storage. It's a fun and flexible way to capture thoughts on the go.

Highlights
  • Finger sketching and note-taking
  • Save and share doodles
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Mark up photos and images
  • Set doodle reminders
  • Organize notes with tags
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Squiddle is the fun way to doodle and take notes on the go! Squiddle gives you the freedom to use your finger to sketch your thoughts right onto your phone at the exact moment they are on your mind. Then you can save them for later or share them with friends. Be silly, serious, or both: it’s up to you. Draw a mustache on your friend, sketch an expressive idea for your spouse or share a brainstorming byproduct with a coworker. Squiddle does the remembering so your mind can be free to think! Features include: - Quickly sketch an idea and share it with friends or upload it to your cloud storage (Evernote, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc - must have those apps installed) - Mark up a photo or image with important annotations or entertaining messages - Use a doodle to set a lively reminder for yourself - Organize notes into a series of tags

Screenshots

Transom Note4 screens
Squiddle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squiddle at none against Transom Note's 1. Squiddle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Transom Note's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. Transom Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Squiddle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Squiddle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transom Note has 82 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transom Note ships an update every 3 months, Squiddle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Transom Note versus Squiddle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransom NoteSquiddle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (82 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings82 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoidMediaThink Tank Productions

Customer experience

Transom Note

All ratings82 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative28.3%

Squiddle

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Transom Note

One-time1
  • Prompt Credit$0.99
None

Squiddle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transom Note free?
Transom Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squiddle free?
Squiddle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Transom Note or Squiddle?
Squiddle is rated higher. Transom Note averages 4.6 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while Squiddle averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Transom Note or Squiddle have ads?
Neither Transom Note nor Squiddle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transom Note or Squiddle?
Transom Note ships an update every 3 months, and Squiddle every 2 months. Most recently, Transom Note was updated on June 8, 2026 and Squiddle on August 12, 2026.

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