# BluLines — Text Notes, Folders, Recording

> Feature-rich plain text notes app with folders, attachments, and reminders. (iPhone/iPad app by RIEU Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blulines/id480085812 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [RIEU Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/446267401)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.80/5 from 306 App Store ratings · 297 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 11 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-11-21
- Data updated: 2026-06-26
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blulines/id480085812/reviews.md

## What is BluLines?

Feature rich plain text notes app with folders organisation:
+ Note attachments: photos, documents, voice recordings, drawings, video links.
+ Folder Groups
+ Turn folder into a to-do list 
+ Passcode lock
+ Themes
+ Reminders
• Auto Folders: create smarter folders with filters to find your notes quicker with one tap.
• Folder name highlighting: make your important folders stand out
• Individual folder sort modes
• Turn folders into todo lists
• Note Locate, finds the first note starting with the first letter or phrase in a folder
• Individual note font, choose from all the available iOS fonts.
• Text highlighting including Bold, Italics, Underline, Strike text functions
• Export a note to iCloud Drive with attachments and rich text format (RTF) with highlighting.
• Set note as reminder and go back to the note from the reminder.
+ Note attachments: photos, documents, voice recordings, drawings, video links.
+ Folder Groups
+ Turn folder into a to-do list 
+ Passcode lock
+ Themes
+ Reminders

## Key features

- Note attachments (photos, docs, voice, video)
- Folder organization and groups
- To-do list functionality for folders
- Passcode lock for security
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Smart auto-folders with filters
- Note export to iCloud Drive

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $14.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of BluLines?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Great app for organizing notes
- 📁 Useful folder and subfolder structure
- 💻 Syncs well across devices
- 🎨 Customizable themes and fonts

**Cons**

- 🔍 Difficult to search for specific notes
- 🔒 Password protection issues
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and data loss
- 💰 Expensive paid features
- 📢 Intrusive and unskippable ads

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Notes randomly disappearing after updates
- Inability to access or recover lost notes
- Sync issues between devices
- Passcode not working as expected

**Most requested features**

- Add rich text formatting options
- Improve backup and restore functionality
- Implement better search and filtering
- Allow locking of individual notes

## Recent user reviews (10 of 297)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blulines/id480085812/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Developer not responsive

*2026-06-18, version 7.3.1*

Love the app, have used it daily for more than a decade. However, I recently bought a new phone and despite having long ago paid to permanently remove ads (at a quarter of the price now being charged to do so; if it were still $3.99 I’d probably shrug and pay again to avoid the hassle), I am now being attacked by pop-ups that appear on a per-note basis. Multiple emails to the developer about fixing the problem have gone unanswered. Will delete or revise this review should the issue be resolved.

### 1/5 — Missing Notes and No Support

*2026-06-07, version 7.3.1*

When I updated to iPhone 17 half of my BluLines notes disappeared and I was getting ads (after purchasing the premium version). To recover missing files BluLines suggested deleting then reinstalling the app. I did that and now ALL my files are gone. There is no support to fix this. I sent an email to the developer weeks ago and I’ve heard nothing. 10 years of notes and ideas gone. What a waste.

### 1/5 — Loses data, too many ads

*2026-04-19, version 7.3.1*

App loses my data whenever I do an iPhone backup. 
An ad every time I change pages now. 
Unreliable, and now unusable.

### 1/5 — Use to be good

*2026-02-01, version 7.3.1*

Used this app for years, now filled with constant adds. Terrible!!!! Shame on you all! There is better out there

### 1/5 — Holds your notes hostage

*2026-01-23, version 7.3.1*

I paid $6 dollars a few years ago for the ad free “one time purchase” 

Now it’s asking me to pay $15 for the same ad free version 

“one time purchase - no subscription ever.” 

It's just a subscription to your notes app with extra steps.

### 1/5 — Why would anybody ever use this?

*2025-12-17, version 7.3.1*

Adds for a notes app should be met with a criminal prosecution.

### 1/5 — Can’t get passed the ad

*2025-12-06, version 7.3.1*

The ad pops up and freezes. I can’t get to any of my saved information.

### 1/5 — Worst app. Very lengthy LOUD ads

*2025-10-25, version 7.3.1*

When trying to open app to use my content, I am assaulted by LOUD very lengthy ads. It is so annoying to wait almost a minute for the ad to run before I can do anything on the app. I use this app as little as possible because of this. Absolutely refuse to buy the no ad feature as it makes no sense for this type of app.

### 3/5 — App crashes when attempting a backup

*2025-10-14, version 7.3.1*

Having being using this application for a long time; but this latest version doesn’t allow you to upload or email a backup of your notes. This is a good app, so can you please resolve the issue with the app crashing when attempting to do a backup. Thanks.

### 5/5 — A good app for organizing notes/stuff you’re reading

*2025-09-27, version 7.3.1*

I got this a long time ago, there were annoying bugs(one led to text missing while typing if rotation was on) but it seems to have been fixed in the past so my biggest complaint has been dealt with. I recommend buying the full version because the ads popping up all the time would have made my rating for this go down.

I use this app to save fics, RPs & some past writing. The app not only allows you to organize the text files but also make folders. As far as I know this was way before the default notes app had the folders options.(I use both but still like using this one more) Another thing this has over the default notes app is the ability to back up the app. This has come in handy when I switched from my old ipad to my current one(gen5 ipad mini) it allowed me to get back my old files again.

Only problem now is that I wish the app supported stuff like italics, bold, underline, & striked out. You can copy it in but if you leave the text file & come back it’s normal text with no italics nor anything. If this was fixed I think it’d pretty much perfect.

## Frequently asked questions about BluLines

### What does BluLines do?

BluLines is a feature-rich plain text notes app designed for organizing your thoughts and information. It allows you to create notes, attach various media like photos, documents, and voice recordings, and organize them using folders.

### What are the key features of BluLines?

Key features include note attachments (photos, documents, voice recordings, drawings, video links), folder organization with groups, the ability to turn folders into to-do lists, passcode lock for security, customizable themes, reminders, and smart auto-folders with filters.

### Is BluLines free to use?

The application is free to download and use, but it does offer in-app purchases for additional features or content. It also includes advertisements.

### What devices is BluLines compatible with?

Based on the description mentioning iOS fonts and iCloud Drive export, the app is designed for iOS devices. Specific version compatibility is not detailed but it leverages standard iOS functionalities.

### How can I use BluLines for task management?

You can transform your folders into to-do lists within BluLines. This allows you to manage tasks directly within your organized note structure, making it a versatile tool for both note-taking and simple task management.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 7.3.1 — 2024-07-10

• Removed support for Video Links due to bugs

### 7.3 — 2024-03-04

• Minor bug fixes

### 7.2.5 — 2019-02-22

+ new themes

### 7.2.4 — 2018-11-05

• new hardware compatibility

### 7.2.3 — 2018-10-27

• Forgot Passcode function

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