# NoteBox - Simple & Powerful

> A fast, simple, and powerful note-taking application with extensive sharing and syncing features. (iPhone/iPad app by Elaborapp.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notebox-simple-and-powerful/id899446595 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Elaborapp](https://appshunter.io/developer/899446598)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 10 App Store ratings · 49 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 25 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2014-08-05
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notebox-simple-and-powerful/id899446595/reviews.md

## What is NoteBox?

NoteBox is a superb productivity-boosting tool with compact design, fast input, smooth experience, ease to share, fast syncing, and excellent extensions and widgets with full support for VoiceOver. You will definitely love this note-taking app. Download now!

NoteBox can help you:

Quick Input

- Type immediately after starting the app to jot down your inspirations
-Quickly add new notes with handy drop-down feature or universal “+”button
- Swiftly save notes from Notification Center or Share Sheet
- Long press on “add” button to import text files from all cloud drive storage as notes
- Easy input with an external keyboard and shortcut keys

Text Editing

- Focused and swift note-taking with disturbance-free interface
- Swipe side-to-side to move screen cursor when typing
- Pinch to zoom and adjust the font size
- Convert selected texts into numbered or bulleted lists
- Type “-,” “+,”“*,”or numbers and “.” with space key before each line for automatic list creation of the next line
- iPhone’s horizontal typing mode available
- Scroll down the textbox to display character count
Saving, Syncing and Searching
- Virtually unlimited storage capacity for text-based notes
- Quick syncing with other iOS devices through iCloud
- Remember keywords you have searched for notes before
- In-note text search
- Google or Wikipedia searching with selected note text

Easy to Share

- Effortless note delivery to dozens of apps or services*
- Customizable shortcuts: one touch for note delivery or double-tap for sharing of listed notes
- Select multiple notes to bulk process, e.g. changing folders, merging, and exporting to Evernote
- Share partially selected texts
- Customize the apps of your choice to use for URLs, dates, and addresses in the notes
More
-Single-handed use, e.g. side-to-side swiping in the tool bar to change the folder
- Managing notes with Getting Things Done (GTD) system or to-do list
- Automatic switch to night mode in dim environment to reduce eye strain

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Please support indie developers and decide what you want to pay.

Pay What You Want Pricing for the first time! We have spent hundreds of hours developing NoteBox, which has become an indispensable tool for many users. We believe you will also find it useful. Instead of asking for the money, we prefer letting you download and use the full version for free (with the only restriction on note-saving capacity). You can decide what you want to pay with your own judgment.

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* Apps and services NoteBox supports:
- Tightly integrated with Dropbox, Evernote
- Note-taking apps: 1Writer, Bear, ByWord, Day One, Drafts, Simplenote, Ulysses, UpWord, Write ...
- To-do list or calendar apps: reminders, Clear, Due, Fantastical, OmniFocus, The Hit List, Things, Todoist
-Social media apps: Buffer, Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, Tumblr, LINE, Whatsapp, WordPress, SinaWeibo, TencentWeibo

More app news and information: http://twitter.com/getnotebox
If you like NoteBox, we appreciate your comments and ratings. We also welcome your feedback. Please write to: elaborapp@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter @getnotebox

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An Elaborated App, 
Made with Love in Taipei by Elaborapp

## Key features

- Quick note input from various sources
- Disturbance-free text editing with advanced formatting
- Fast iCloud syncing across iOS devices
- Extensive sharing options to numerous apps
- In-note text search and Google/Wikipedia integration
- Support for external keyboards and VoiceOver

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock note capacity limit | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlock note capacity limit | $2.99 | one-time |
| Unlock note capacity limit | $3.99 | one-time |
| Unlock note capacity limit | $4.99 | one-time |
| Unlock note capacity limit | $5.99 | one-time |
| Unlock note capacity limit | $6.99 | one-time |
| Unlock note capacity limit | $7.99 | one-time |
| Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Tip | $1.99 | one-time |
| Tip | $4.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 49)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notebox-simple-and-powerful/id899446595/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 気づけば7年愛用中

*2025-03-21, version 2.9.3*

他に浮気できないほど便利です。

【便利なところ】
●新しいメモ一覧から左右にスライドでキープ、完成済フォルダの2タブにメモ整理が簡単にできる
●メモ画面を下に引っ張れば文字数が表示される
●メモ内をピンチアウトで文字の大きさが変えられ、改行位置のプレビューもできる

【設定で可能】
●起動時に新規メモ画面から開ける
●一覧からメモをダブルタップの割り当てで
コピーor共有メニュー表示できる
●メモ上部にショートカット4つ割り当てて即時コピーや共有先に送れる

【気に入っているところ】
●シンプルなデザイン
●簡易フォルダ化や文字数表示、即コピー、即共有など重要な機能が揃っているのにシンプル
●操作が独特だけれど直感操作でそこが良い。
●落ちたり、不具合が7年一切無し
（自分は総200件くらいですが、整理機能からしても大量の保管には向いてないでしょう）

とりあえず即メモしたいと言うのが結局アプリでは一番使うので、高機能な清書ノートは他のアプリに任せて、長文下書きや一時メモを即座にコピペなどに重宝してます。

更新がしばらく無くて寂しいけれど、それだけ安定して完成されてるアプリだと思います。
音声入力が出来たらさらに嬉しいですね。

ずっと続けてほしいアプリです。
app storeでNoteboxがあまりヒットしないので、もっと多くの人々に知ってほしい。
作者様、いつもありがとうございます。

### 5/5 — Awesome app

*2022-06-04, version 2.9.3*

Pretty close to perfect. Only things missing are the ability to change font face and line height, and perhaps a web interface to add and view notes.

### 5/5 — 協助

*2021-09-11, version 2.9.3*

很好用的工具，但可以先協助更新前版的notebox lite嗎？有舊資料需要移出，謝謝！

### 2/5 — 功能建議

*2021-09-09, version 2.9.3*

一直以來使用的是之前的NoteBox Lite版本，也覺得很好用，可是近期iOS更新後，舊版本就無法開啟，也無法更新，裡面原本紀錄的重要資訊完全無法讀取，ㄧ直有在執行app更新，為何之前沒有直接升級到現在的版本，建議可以讓NoteBox Lite版本升級到現在版本，或讓現在版本可以開啟NoteBox Lite版本

### 5/5 — Wonderful NoteBox

*2021-08-14, version 2.9.3*

I love NoteBox. It is my go to instant app for observations on the fly. The magisterial simplicity of this app is breathtaking.       So easy to save, edit or delete. It always keeps you abreast of your next priority and baby steps towards it.
There are only two main pages. The front, (or home page) and the “Keeps” page. The most brilliant aspect of this app is that it will automatically save and link any web address or YouTube link you save on it. Make a page called “ lmportant Links” and name them and save them in the list. This is so cool and useful. Many thanks to the developers.

### 5/5 — 非常に素晴らしいが、要望を1つ

*2021-02-03, version 2.9.2*

メモを編集すると編集されたメモが自動的に1番上に移動してしまう。新しいメモの一覧でも編集しても位置が固定されてると尚良し。

設定で自動ソートor固定を変更出来ないだろうか？

English:

when I edit one note.the edited note moves to the top. Is there a way to fix the position of the note?

…OMG! thank you!

### 5/5 — 簡單乾淨俐落

*2020-10-22, version 2.9.0*

相當好用，已成為日常速記的常用工具。

### 5/5 — 能成為中文世界的Draft！

*2020-06-09, version 2.8.6*

基本功能我覺得比 Draft 更好用。

希望未來的更新可以支援“zettelkästen method”筆記方法的link, back-link 功能。

### 4/5 — Incredibly Good ✨ Just a little something missing.

*2020-05-24, version 2.8.6*

So smooth to work with it, it makes it easy to organize your thoughts!
Though I really would wish if I could simultaneously write a note with someone else. Thank you for the effort you put into this app!

### 4/5 — Untitled

*2020-02-02, version 2.8.6*

シンプルで使いやすいです。
フォントサイズが変更できると、もっと使いやすくなるのに！

## Frequently asked questions about NoteBox

### What does NoteBox do?

NoteBox is a productivity tool designed for fast and efficient note-taking. It allows users to quickly jot down ideas, edit text with various formatting options, and seamlessly sync notes across their iOS devices. The app also offers robust sharing capabilities to a wide range of other applications and services.

### What are the key features of NoteBox?

Key features include immediate note input upon opening the app, a disturbance-free interface for focused writing, swipe gestures for cursor movement, pinch-to-zoom for font adjustment, and automatic list creation. It also boasts fast iCloud syncing, in-note search, and the ability to share notes or selected text to dozens of other apps.

### How much does NoteBox cost?

The app offers a 'Pay What You Want' pricing model for the first time. Users can download and use the full version for free, with the only restriction being on note-saving capacity. Users can then decide what they want to pay based on their judgment and support for indie developers.

### What devices is NoteBox compatible with?

NoteBox is designed for iOS devices. It supports features like VoiceOver for accessibility and offers compatibility with external keyboards for easier input. The app also integrates with various cloud storage services and other note-taking and to-do list applications.

### What are common use cases for NoteBox?

Common use cases include quickly capturing fleeting thoughts and inspirations, drafting longer pieces of text with its distraction-free editor, organizing tasks and ideas using GTD principles or to-do lists, and easily sharing information with colleagues or friends through its extensive integration options.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.9.3 — 2021-03-07

- Fix first-time user settings, particularly font size

### 2.9.2 — 2020-11-15

- Fix crashes

### 2.9.1 — 2020-11-12

- Fix action finishing behavior
- Fix horizontal UI
- Fix rotation on iPhone
- Fix extension crashes

### 2.9.0 — 2020-10-20

- Support iOS 12~14
- Support iOS 13 auto dark theme
- Fix quick button not shown
- Fix clipboard usage
- Fix tapping links in text view

### 2.8.6 — 2019-01-04

- Added open links in Firefox, Firefox Focus, and Brave
- Added hint of adjust font size. (Just use pinch gestures)
- Added haptic feedbacks while reordering notes
- Enhanced note saving timing
- Improved stability of purchase flow
- Improved keyboard commands. Now shows Short Keys' titles
- Renamed menu items UL/OL to List/Numbered List
- Fixed sharing links and searching bugs
- Fixed an issue about creating a note upon launch the app
- Fixed custom URL invalid casuing crash
- Fixed other crashes

---
Please support indie developers and decide what you want to pay.

Pay What You Want Pricing for the first time! We have spent hundreds of hours developing NoteBox, which has become an indispensable tool for many users. We believe you will also find it useful. Instead of asking for the money, we prefer letting you download and use the full version for free (with the only restriction on note-saving capacity). You can decide what you want to pay with your own judgment. We especially would like to thank the users who have purchased the app. You have acquired the full version without having to pay again. If you like NoteBox, please introduce it to your family and friends and give your review in the App Store.

Any questions, please feel free to use in-app email or tweet us @getnotebox

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