Comparison

Transom Note vs Soapbox Timer

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

Soapbox Timer

This app is a dedicated timekeeper for Pecha Kucha and Ignite presentations. It clearly displays slide numbers and remaining time, with options for audio or vibration cues for slide changes. Stay focused on your audience and manage your presentation time effectively.

Highlights
  • Slide number display
  • Time remaining indicator
  • Audio cues for slide changes
  • Vibration cues for slide changes
  • Clear, at-a-glance display
Features
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Soapbox is an essential timekeeper app for anyone preparing or delivering a Pecha Kucha or Ignite presentation. At a single glance, the clear display shows the slide number and time remaining, helping you stay focused and make the most of every second. If you want to keep your eyes on the audience without glancing at the display for slide changes, just switch the settings to enable a beep or vibrate as each slide ends. "Fantastic! A must-have for presentations" Jim Shorthose, Pecha Kucha organiser, Nottingham, UK Soapbox is brought to you by a small team, working hard to deliver regular feature updates. We would love to know what we can do to make preparing and delivering quick-fire presentations even easier, so please get in touch using the feedback form. To find out more, visit http://soapboxapp.uk

Screenshots

Transom Note4 screens
Soapbox Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Transom Note at 70% against Soapbox Timer's 0%. Transom Note also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.6 vs 3.0). Soapbox Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.1). On 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

Transom Note is free to download; Soapbox Timer costs $0.99 up front. Transom Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Soapbox Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Transom Note holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. 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 point the same way: 70% of Transom Note's written reviews are positive against 0% of Soapbox Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transom Note ships an update every 3 months, Soapbox Timer every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Transom Note versus Soapbox Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransom NoteSoapbox Timer
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (82 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings82 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 32 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.18.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB22 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperVoidMediaXdev Studio Limited

Customer experience

Transom Note

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

Soapbox Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Transom Note

One-time1
  • Prompt Credit$0.99
None

Soapbox Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transom Note free?
Transom Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soapbox Timer free?
Soapbox Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Transom Note or Soapbox Timer?
Transom Note is rated higher. Transom Note averages 4.6 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while Soapbox Timer averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Transom Note or Soapbox Timer have ads?
Neither Transom Note nor Soapbox Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transom Note or Soapbox Timer?
Transom Note ships an update every 3 months, and Soapbox Timer every 32 months. Most recently, Transom Note was updated on June 8, 2026 and Soapbox Timer on August 12, 2026.

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