Comparison

Transom Note vs Docs Wallet

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

Docs Wallet

Securely store and organize your important cards and documents offline on your device. Capture or import items, track expiry dates with notifications, and easily share or export them as PDFs. Your data remains private and encrypted, accessible only via biometric or passcode authentication.

Highlights
  • Offline document storage
  • Built-in camera scanner
  • Expiry date tracking and notifications
  • AES-256-GCM encryption
  • Organized by category
  • Share and export as PDF
Features
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Docs Wallet is a private, offline document storage app for your important cards and documents — ID cards, driving licences, insurance cards, vehicle papers, medical cards, and anything else you carry in a physical wallet. Everything stays on your device. No account. No cloud. No server. SCAN AND STORE Capture the front and back of any document using the built-in camera scanner. Auto-detects document edges — no tapping required. Import from your photo library or files, including PDFs. ORGANISED BY CATEGORY Documents grouped into: Identity, Payment Card, Insurance, Vehicle, Education, Medical, and Other. EXPIRY TRACKING Set expiry dates and get notified at 30 days, 7 days, 1 day, and on the day itself. Expired and expiring-soon documents are flagged in the list. SHARE AND EXPORT Share images directly or export any document as a PDF. SECURITY Every image is encrypted with AES-256-GCM before touching storage. The encryption key lives in the iOS Keychain protected by Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode — and never leaves your device. No backup includes your documents. No recovery path means no back door.

Screenshots

Transom Note4 screens
Docs Wallet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Transom Note at 4.6 against Docs Wallet's 4.0. Transom Note also leads on ratings volume (82 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 26.0). Docs Wallet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). 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. Transom Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Docs Wallet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Transom Note holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. 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. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Transom Note's written reviews are positive against 100% of Docs Wallet's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Transom Note versus Docs Wallet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransom NoteDocs Wallet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (82 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings82 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoidMediaKishan Sivakumar

Customer experience

Transom Note

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

Docs Wallet

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Transom Note

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes while writing
  • App crashes when holding on a tag
  • App crashes when adding emojis
  • App crashes upon opening after updates
  • Notes doubled up after login
Show 7 more
  • Unable to change associated email/password
  • Notes not saving
  • App crashes immediately on startup
  • All notes disappeared
  • New update made app inaccessible
  • App crashes on 9.3.2
  • App won't open, flashes back to home screen

Requested features

16 requests
  • Add image support
  • Word count per day display
  • More font choices
  • Emoji support
  • Assign tags to projects
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  • Set category for tags
  • Dark mode
  • Filter by multiple tags
  • Export in text/document format
  • Add photos to places and pin to map
  • Change work title
  • Group notes/books
  • Add 'Idea' section within projects
  • Add new categories of notes to a project
  • Settings menu functionality
  • Working feedback link

Docs Wallet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Transom Note

One-time1
  • Prompt Credit$0.99
None

Docs Wallet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transom Note free?
Transom Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Docs Wallet free?
Docs Wallet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Transom Note or Docs Wallet?
Transom Note is rated higher. Transom Note averages 4.6 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while Docs Wallet averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Transom Note or Docs Wallet have ads?
Neither Transom Note nor Docs Wallet shows ads.

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