Comparison

Note To Self Mail vs Shortnotes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Note To Self Mail

Quickly capture your thoughts and send them directly to your inbox. This app integrates with popular to-do list applications, streamlining your workflow by sending notes via email. It offers basic note-taking with advanced features available in the pro version.

Highlights
  • Send notes directly to inbox
  • Integrates with Trello, Evernote, etc.
  • Attach photos (pro)
  • Create sketches (pro)
  • Attach audio notes (pro)
  • Scan documents (pro)
Features
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"Note To Self Mail" is the fastest app for your notes. You can send your notes directly into your inbox, fast and without much effort and detours. "Note To Self Mail" was designed to support mail import for your favorite todo apps like Trello, Evernote, Wunderlist, Any.do, Todoist and many more. The app is not intended to manage your notes, but it offers everything you expect from a note app: - Writing notes - Attaching photos or files (pro version) - Creating sketches (pro version) - Attach audio notes (pro version) - Scan documents (Pro-Version) To make things easier and more flexible: you can use different e-mail addresses as recipients and connect to your own e-mail account for sending. Suggestions or feedback? support@note2selfmail.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shortnotes

Capture and organize small pieces of information like codes, names, or license plates. Access your quick references across all your Apple devices, with options to add tags, photos, and even import notes from your desktop.

Highlights
  • Simple note adding and deleting
  • Attach images to notes
  • Speech input for notes
  • Organize notes in folders
  • Filter notes by tags
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Today Widget and Apple Watch support
Features
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Shortnotes is perfect for all the little stuff that is not a "real" note. Your colleague's name, license plate, codes, room numbers, medicine names etc. Just put them down in one place and access them on your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Organize your notes in folders, attach tags and photos. View your favorite notes in the Today Widget. For pupils and students: now it's possible to prepare also large notes on your desktop computer and import them later in Shortnotes! Good luck ;-) Features: - Simple adding and deleting notes - Attaching images to the notes - Text formatting options - Create notes using speech input - Export as text file (.rtf) - Organize your short notes in folders - Changing the sort order of the notes - Favorites view - Filter notes by tags - Favorite notes are displayed in the App Widget (Today Extension) - iCloud-synchronisation. All of your notes are automatically synchronised between your devices like iPhone, iPad or Mac using iCLoud. Shortnotes Pro: - Import of the text files (.txt .rtf) - Favorite notes are displayed on your Apple Watch - Your purchase will help support the ongoing development of Shortnotes!

Screenshots

Note To Self Mail3 screens
Shortnotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Note To Self Mail at 90% against Shortnotes's 46%. Note To Self Mail also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (374 vs 12). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Note To Self Mail sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Shortnotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Note To Self Mail holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note To Self Mail has 374 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Note To Self Mail's written reviews are positive against 46% of Shortnotes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note To Self Mail ships an update every 6 weeks, Shortnotes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Note To Self Mail versus Shortnotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote To Self MailShortnotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (374 ratings) — better4.1 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews — better45.7% of reviews
Number of ratings374 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMathias LipowskiIlya Gorodnyanskiy

Customer experience

Note To Self Mail

All ratings374 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative8.2%

Shortnotes

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral10.9%
Negative43.5%

Bugs and requests

Note To Self Mail

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Google OAuth doesn't work properly
  • Messages stuck in outbox with Google authentication
  • App stops working after several weeks of use
  • Safari share extension crashes or fails silently
  • Browser sharing shows grey rectangle and fails
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  • Music playback stops when sending notes
  • Exchange server incompatibility

Requested features

8 requests
  • Scheduled/delayed send functionality
  • Apple Watch native app
  • Document scanning with PDF export
  • YouTube title preservation in sharing
  • iOS 26 UI updates
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  • Improved browser extension performance
  • Pop-up interface option instead of full screen
  • Better Exchange server support

Shortnotes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Note To Self Mail

Subscriptions1
  • Buy me a coffee$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Version$4.99
  • Buy me a coffee$4.99
1 purchases

Shortnotes

One-time1
  • Shortnotes Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Note To Self Mail free?
Note To Self Mail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shortnotes free?
Shortnotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Note To Self Mail or Shortnotes?
Note To Self Mail is rated higher. Note To Self Mail averages 4.8 out of 5 from 374 ratings, while Shortnotes averages 4.1 from 12 ratings.
Do Note To Self Mail or Shortnotes have ads?
Neither Note To Self Mail nor Shortnotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note To Self Mail or Shortnotes?
Note To Self Mail ships an update every 6 weeks, and Shortnotes every 2 months. Most recently, Note To Self Mail was updated on October 11, 2026 and Shortnotes on October 2, 2026.

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