Comparison

Basic Journal vs notes with folder

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

Head to head
About

Basic Journal

A fast and simple journal app designed for busy individuals to quickly jot down notes on daily activities. It offers an elegant, chronological display of entries with easy editing and export options.

Highlights
  • Quick note-taking
  • Chronological note display
  • Summary and detail views
  • Edit and delete notes easily
  • Recently edited notes highlighted
  • iCloud syncing
  • Text export option
Features
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Waste less time fiddling with your phone, and spend more time learning, working, or training! If you are an active or busy person, you need to take notes quickly, easily, on whatever device you have with you. This app is a fast and simple journal/diary for your daily activities. This app is ideal for fitness enthusiasts, gym users, dancers who need to make notes on choreography, or anyone who needs fast and simple note-taking. Why this app? Other note-taking apps are complicated and difficult to navigate, and your notes are quickly buried. They are just not practical for quickly noting down or recalling corrections and notes during a class, lecture or workshop. This app keeps all your notes on display in a large, friendly format, in chronological order. • Elegant and simple layout of notes by date. • Summary view for a quick overview. • Detail view to browse all notes at once. • Edit or delete notes quickly from any screen. • Recently edited notes are highlighted. Data storage: • Your notes are synced across all your iOS devices. It doesn't matter if you delete the app or lose your device; your notes are stored with Apple's iCloud (subject to iCloud availability, and it being enabled on your device). • Text export option: you can get all your notes out of the software any time you want, to keep your own backups, share, or use elsewhere. NOTES Accidents happen, so it is recommended that you make regular backups with the export function. You are responsible for maintaining your own backups in case of data loss. It may take a while to sync your existing notes when you first install the app on an extra device: be patient! Make sure iCloud is enabled on your device to use the syncing feature.

About

notes with folder

Organize your thoughts and notes with a customizable notebook system. Features automatic and manual backups to iCloud for easy data access and retrieval. Create your personal notebooks and enjoy a streamlined note-taking experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable notebooks
  • Automatic backups
  • Manual backups
  • iCloud data sync
  • Note organization
Features
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This app can make back up by auto and manual. and you can see to check the data in iCloud. Please make your own notebook and have fun.

Screenshots

Basic Journal4 screens
notes with folder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: notes with folder at 4.3 against Basic Journal's 3.3. notes with folder also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Basic Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Basic Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. notes with folder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

notes with folder holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Journal ships an update every 2 weeks, notes with folder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Basic Journal versus notes with folder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic Journalnotes with folder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings)4.3 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames HudsonSOCIAL NOTE CO., LTD.

Customer experience

Basic Journal

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

notes with folder

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Basic Journal

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

notes with folder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic Journal free?
Basic Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is notes with folder free?
notes with folder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Basic Journal or notes with folder?
notes with folder is rated higher. Basic Journal averages 3.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while notes with folder averages 4.3 from 8 ratings.
Do Basic Journal or notes with folder have ads?
Both Basic Journal and notes with folder show ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic Journal or notes with folder?
Basic Journal ships an update every 2 weeks, and notes with folder fortnightly. Most recently, Basic Journal was updated on June 5, 2026 and notes with folder on June 11, 2026.

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