Notes vs My Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notes
Capture your thoughts, ideas, and important information with a versatile note-taking app. Attach various file types, scan documents, create checklists, and even sketch directly within your notes. Organize with folders, tags, and smart searches, and collaborate with others on shared notes.
- Add attachments (PDFs, images, links)
- Scan paper documents
- Create checklists
- Sketch with finger or stylus
- Search text in notes and handwriting
- Collaborate on shared notes
- Quick Note feature
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Notes is the best place to jot down quick thoughts or to save longer notes filled with checklists, images, web links, scanned documents, handwritten notes, or sketches. And with iCloud, it's easy to keep all your devices in sync, so you’ll always have your notes with you. Features Powerful note-taking • Add attachments - PDFs, photos, maps, web links, and more. • Record and transcribe audio directly into a note. • Scan paper documents with the built-in document scanner. • Secure sensitive or personal data in a locked note. • Create checklists. Make a grocery list, a wish list, or a to-do list, then tap to check off items as you go. • Apply different text styles, such as heading or body, bulleted lists, highlighting, and more. • Tap next to section headers to reveal a chevron to collapse text. • Add tables to quickly organize information. • Use your finger, or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad, to sketch right in your note or an inline PDF. Choose from a variety of brush styles and colors, and add lines and grids to a note for easier writing and drawing. • Take a Quick Note without opening the app - add Quick Note to your Control Center, swipe up from the bottom right corner with an Apple Pencil on iPad, or use Fn-Q on a keyboard. Organize and search • Search for text in notes, your handwriting, and even inside scanned documents and photos like receipts or bills. • Link from one note to another to connect ideas, content, or any information. Try typing >> for a shortcut to add links while writing in your note. • Keep your notes in folders and subfolders, or add tags to categorize them. Type or handwrite tags directly in your note - like #cooking or #expenses. • Automatically organize notes in a Smart Folder based on filters. Create rules to filter for Date Created, Checklists, Attachments, and more. Collaborate • Collaborate on entire shared folders or on specific shared notes. • Mention friends to notify them of important updates and link them directly to a shared note. • See what others added into a shared note while you were away with Activity view, a day-to-day list summary of activity from each collaborator. Notes for Apple Watch • View all of your iCloud notes right from your wrist; you can also pin notes, complete checklist items, or create new notes with dictation or Siri. Certain features are available only in select languages and regions.
My Notes
Capture ideas, manage tasks, and organize information with this versatile note-taking app. Create separate notebooks, use checklists, draw, record audio, and customize with themes. Secure your notes with a codelock and back them up to the cloud.
- Separate notebooks for organization
- Daily checklists and to-do lists
- Text formatting, drawing, and audio notes
- Customizable backgrounds and themes
- Home screen widget for quick access
- Codelock for enhanced security
- Cloud backup and restore
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Get ready to experience the power of efficient note taking and task management with My Notes - Notebook, Notepad. This app is designed to be your go-to tool for capturing and managing all your ideas, thoughts, and important information in one place. This notebook with calendar will revolutionize the way you write down things and keep a log of your tasks. No need to wonder how to stay organized any longer! With My Notes - Notebook, Notepad, you can create separate notebooks for different subjects or projects, ensuring a well-organized workspace for lists or audio notes. Take advantage of its useful features such as daily checklists, drawing capabilities, text formatting, lovely backgrounds and themes, and a convenient widget that allows you to access your quick notes with ease. Also bear in mind that protection is important so you can keep your secrets safe with the built-in codelock feature. Say hello to a digital memo notepad that enhances your productivity and creativity! REDEFINING THE ART OF TAKING NOTES: Create separate notebooks for different purposes, keeping your writings organized and easily accessible. Use the checklists option to manage your tasks list and to-do lists efficiently, ensuring that nothing falls through the cracks. Capture your thoughts and ideas effortlessly with the ability to type, draw, or even record audio notes. Enhance your notebook with rich text formatting options, including bold, italic, underline, and bullet points. Archive writings that you no longer need but still want to keep for future reference. The archive feature helps you maintain a clean and organized color notes app. CUSTOMIZATION THAT SETS YOUR NOTEBOOKS APP APART: Choose from a wide range of attractive backgrounds and themes to personalize your notes taking experience. Adjust font sizes, colors, and styles to make your notes visually appealing and easy to read. Access your memo notes with ease using the convenient widget shown on your device's home screen just like sticky notes. MULTIMEDIA TO VISUALIZE YOUR IDEAS: Unleash your creativity and sketch or draw notes to illustrate your thoughts visually. Insert photos, images, and videos to create multimedia-rich entries that bring your memories and concepts to life. Record notes to capture lectures, interviews, or important discussions, ensuring you never miss a detail. PROTECT AND SECURE YOUR NOTE WRITER: Safeguard the thoughts that you jot down, a checklist or voice notes by backing them up to the cloud or internal storage. Set up a codelock to protect sensitive information like tasks schedule or an important to do list. Restore your notebook entries from previous backups, giving you peace of mind even if your device is lost, damaged, or replaced. WHY GO PREMIUM? Unlock the full potential of this new take notes app with the premium version, granting you access to advanced features and exclusive benefits, access to premium backgrounds, themes and additional customization options. Enjoy an ad-free experience, allowing you to focus solely on your creative moments and tasks without any distractions. Lifetime access with one-time payment is available for users, but you can choose the subscription plan as well that best suits your needs. We can offer you a Premium 1-year subscription or a 1-month subscription plan. Your iTunes account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription & turn off auto-renew. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.ascendik.com/privacy-policy/ Do you have questions or feedback? Feel free to contact us at notebook.support@ascendik.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notes at none against My Notes's 8. Notes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (641K vs 3). My Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 51%). On price and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. My Notes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notes has 641K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Notes's written reviews are positive against 80% of My Notes's.
Notes ships an update every 9 months, My Notes every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes | My Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (641K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.2% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 641K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apple | MARKO NIKOLIC PR RACUNARSKO PROGRAMIRANJE ASCENDIK NIS |
Customer experience
Notes
My Notes
Bugs and requests
Notes
Reported bugs
5 issues- Notes randomly disappearing or not syncing
- Cursor jumping around when editing text
- Typing lag and performance issues
- Inconsistent behavior when adding images
- Formatting problems when pasting content
Requested features
6 requests- Add undo/redo functionality
- Improve table formatting and calculations
- Allow custom folder colors and icons
- Implement a page view for longer notes
- Integrate with Reminders app for to-do lists
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- Provide more drawing/annotation tools
My Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notes
No in-app purchases
My Notes
- My Notes Premium (monthly)$3.991 Month
- Limited offer Premium (yearly)$14.991 Year
- My Notes Premium (yearly)3 Days trial$18.991 Year
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- My Notes Premium (yearly)$18.991 Year
- My Notes Premium user (yearly)$39.991 Year
- Limited offer Pro (lifetime)$29.99
- My Notes Premium (lifetime)$34.99
- My Notes Premium (lifetime)$69.99









