Notes and Folders vs Syncly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notes and Folders
Organize your thoughts and memories with this note-taking app. Create nested folders for notes and photos, lock sensitive entries with a passcode, and easily search your content. It also includes a built-in web browser for capturing online information.
- Nested folder organization
- Attach multiple photos to notes
- Passcode lock with Face/Touch ID
- Auto-save functionality
- Built-in web browser
- Searchable notes
- Share Extension support
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Over 240,000 downloads worldwide! Notes and Folders is a simple notepad that lets you organize notes and photos with folders. You can also lock your notes with a passcode. FOLDERS - Organize your notes with folders - Create folders inside folders NOTES - Attach multiple photos to a note - Character count - Auto-save while editing - Editing buttons: copy & paste, undo, select, and arrow keys - Built-in web browser to add text and screenshots of web pages to your notes DIARY - Write a diary entry for any date - Read a whole month of entries at once OTHERS - Widget - Passcode lock (Face ID and Touch ID supported) - Search notes - Share notes to other apps - Save text and images from other apps (Share Extension) - Theme colors - Adjustable text size - iPad support - Backup with Dropbox - Backup with a computer URL SCHEME notesandfolders:// BACKUP You can back up your notes with Dropbox, or with a computer (Finder on Mac, or the Apple Devices app or iTunes on Windows). For details, see FAQ > "About Backup" in the app's settings. ADS This app shows banner ads, and a full-screen ad only once a day (every 24 hours). Ads are not shown after purchasing ad removal.
Syncly
This app allows groups to collaboratively manage shared lists, calendars, and notes. It offers real-time updates, voice input for lists, and customizable organization features. Ideal for families, couples, or roommates to coordinate tasks and plans.
- Shared notes and lists with real-time syncing
- Group calendar with repeating events
- Voice input for adding items to lists
- Photo and image attachments to notes
- Unlimited groups and members
- Cloud storage for data backup
- Customizable appearance (dark mode, fonts)
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Syncly is a shared notes app and shared calendar for families, couples, roommates and friends. Keep one shopping list, one to-do list and one set of plans in a group, and everyone sees every change right away. SIRI: ADD TO THE SHOPPING LIST BY VOICE Say "Hey Siri, add with Syncly", then say "onions and carrots". Both items are added to your shared shopping list. Your hands stay free while you cook or drive home. - Items are split at the word "and", so one sentence can add several things - Choose which note receives the items with a group and a keyword in the note's first line, for example "shopping list" - Works on iOS 16 or later SHARED NOTES, EDITED TOGETHER - Everyone in the group sees the same note and can write in it at the same time - See who has the note open right now - If two people edit at once, the changes are merged line by line, so what you wrote is not lost - Attach photos and images to a note - Organize notes in folders, change their order, and find them with search - Deleted notes can be restored for 30 days SHARED GROUP CALENDAR - One calendar for the whole group - Repeating events: weekly, every 2 weeks, monthly or yearly - Categories with their own color and icon - Holidays for Japan and the US are built in, and you can add your own - Import events from your iPhone calendar - The Home Screen widget shows today's and tomorrow's events (Premium) - Time zone support, so you can plan with family or friends abroad - Start the week on Monday, and adjust text size and cell height UNLIMITED GROUPS, UNLIMITED MEMBERS - Make separate groups for family, partner, friends, roommates and work - There is no limit on the number of members - Invite people by sending an invite link: just tap it to join (the invitation code still works too) - Works between iPhone and Android - You can also use Syncly alone, as a personal notepad and planner IDEAS FOR USE - Share a shopping list with your partner and avoid forgotten or double purchases - Share children's activities and school events with the family - Plan dates and keep a list of places you want to visit as a couple - Split chores with roommates using a shared to-do list - Share schedules and notes with a team, club or group of friends YOUR DATA IS SAFE WHEN YOU CHANGE PHONES Notes and calendars are stored in the cloud. Log in on a new phone and everything is there. A web version is also available in your browser. MAKE IT YOURS Dark mode, title bar colors, fonts, font size and line height can all be changed. PREMIUM (IN-APP PURCHASE) - Removes all ads, including on the calendar screen - Unlocks more than 25 color designs - Home Screen widget showing today's and tomorrow's events - Insert photos anywhere in a note
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notes and Folders at 4.5 against Syncly's 4.0. Notes and Folders also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and ratings volume (304 vs 1). Syncly's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Notes and Folders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Syncly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Notes and Folders holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notes and Folders has 304 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Notes and Folders's written reviews are positive against 50% of Syncly's.
Notes and Folders ships an update fortnightly, Syncly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes and Folders | Syncly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (304 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 304 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KinkumaDesign | Syncly Applications |
Customer experience
Notes and Folders
Syncly
In-app purchases
Notes and Folders
- Remove Ads$3.99
Syncly
- Paid Service(Outright)$1.99








