Comparison

Split Notes vs ReadingStreakBuddy

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

Head to head
About

Split Notes

A versatile text editor that allows for split-screen viewing in both vertical and horizontal orientations, along with tabbed interfaces. It offers automatic saving, folder management, and advanced search capabilities. Users can also synchronize scrolling between panes and export notes to CSV.

Highlights
  • Split-screen editing (vertical/horizontal)
  • Tabbed interface
  • Synchronized scrolling
  • Automatic saving
  • Folder management
  • Character and regex search
  • Export to CSV
Features
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This is a simple notepad which can switch between vertical and horizontal screen division, tab use screen. You can synchronize the scrolling of each text view by enabling the magnet button. Notes is saved automatically. Others - Folder management. - Character search, regular expression search. - Undo/Redo - Character count display. - Change font size. - Export to CSV file. - Backup/Restore with iCloud.

About

ReadingStreakBuddy

Features
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--Master your reading habit-- Turn your "to-read" list into a "just-finished" reality. ReadingStreakBuddy is a high-performance goal tracker designed for readers who want to build consistency, hit their reading targets, and never let a streak die. --Key Features-- • Visualize Your Momentum: Watch your reading streak grow with beautiful, progress rings and charts. • Set Intelligent Goals: Whether it’s 50 books a year or 3 a week, set custom targets that fit your lifestyle. We’ll handle the math to keep you on track. • Interactive Widgets: See your current streak and daily goal progress at a glance on your home or lock screen. Easily update your reading goals with a variety of different size widgets in both light and dark modes. • Seamless iCloud Integration: Your goals stay in sync across all your devices. Your progress follows you from your morning commute on iPhone to your nightly wind-down on iPad. --Why Choose ReadingStreakBuddy? Most habit trackers are cluttered and clinical. We built ReadingStreakBuddy to be a "Sleek Mood"—a minimalist, focused environment that honors your love of books while pushing you to read just one more chapter. • Ultra-Fast Logging: Update your reading goals in two taps and get back to your book. • Privacy Focused: Your reading data is yours alone. We use CloudKit to ensure your data stays in your private iCloud storage, not on our servers. • Lightweight & Native: Zero bloat. Just a fast, responsive SwiftUI experience optimized for the latest iOS features. Terms of use: https://scsbsoftware.com/readingstreakbuddyprivacy

Screenshots

Split Notes4 screens
ReadingStreakBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Split Notes at Free against ReadingStreakBuddy's $0.99. Split Notes also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). ReadingStreakBuddy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

Split Notes is free to download; ReadingStreakBuddy costs $0.99 up front. Split Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ReadingStreakBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split Notes ships an update every 4 months, ReadingStreakBuddy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Split Notes versus ReadingStreakBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit NotesReadingStreakBuddy
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKAZUTERU YOKOIGreg Haglind

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Split Notes

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
None

ReadingStreakBuddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split Notes free?
Split Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReadingStreakBuddy free?
ReadingStreakBuddy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Split Notes or ReadingStreakBuddy have ads?
Split Notes shows ads; ReadingStreakBuddy does not.
Which is updated more often, Split Notes or ReadingStreakBuddy?
Split Notes ships an update every 4 months, and ReadingStreakBuddy every 2 months. Most recently, Split Notes was updated on October 21, 2026 and ReadingStreakBuddy on October 14, 2026.

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