# Ideas vs Notes

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ideas at none against Notes's 1. Ideas also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Notes's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (654 vs 14). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ideas asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Ideas against 4.8 for Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notes has 654 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Ideas's written reviews are positive against 79% of Notes's.

Ideas ships an update every 7 months, Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Ideas | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.9 (14 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ideas-create-notes/id1121540223/reviews)** | [4.8 (654 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notes-notepad-and-lists/id1489717129/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 14 | **654** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 78.5% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | **Monthly** |
| Monetization | **Ad-supported** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 19 MB | 109 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 13.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Mireia Lluch Ortola](https://appshunter.io/developer/1003230042) | [Orange Dog](https://appshunter.io/developer/1673134885) |

## What reviewers say

### Ideas

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ideas-create-notes/id1121540223)

Easily create notes with text, photos, and drawings. Customize text with various fonts and effects, and arrange images freely. Save and share your creations directly from your device.

**Highlights:** Create notes with text, photos, and drawings, Customize text with over 50 fonts and effects, Add and manipulate multiple images, Save work to continue later, Share creations to social networks, Free and easy to use interface

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Notes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notes-notepad-and-lists/id1489717129)

This app combines a notepad, to-do list, and memo functionality into a single, intuitive interface. Easily create notes from text, voice, or images, and organize them with reminders and sorting options. Secure your data and transfer it to new devices.

**Highlights:** 3-in-1 notepad, to-do list, and memos, Create notes from photos, images, and voice, Set notifications and reminders, Sort notes by urgency, category, due date, color, Secure notes with a security code, Data transfer to new devices

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Disable ads | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and easy to use interface
- 🎨 Highly customizable with colors and themes
- 🆓 Free app with no ads
- 🔒 Password protected notes
- 📱 Well-organized layout

**What reviewers complain about**

- 📺 Excessive ads despite paid subscription
- ❓ Unclear note retention policies
- 🤔 Complicated question/support system

**Reported bugs**

- Unexpected ads appearing after recent updates for paid subscribers

**Requested features**

- More engaging task motivation features
- Clearer documentation on note persistence
- Improved customer support interface


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Ideas free?

Ideas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Notes free?

Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Ideas or Notes?

Ideas is rated higher. Ideas averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Notes averages 4.8 from 654 ratings.

### Do Ideas or Notes have ads?

Both Ideas and Notes show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Ideas or Notes?

Ideas ships an update every 7 months, and Notes monthly. Most recently, Ideas was updated on October 8, 2026 and Notes on October 9, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*