Comparison

Split Notes vs Tsumoru

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

Tsumoru

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You keep showing up, but the time you put in soon fades from memory. Tsumoru keeps a record of the time you spend on yourself: reading, study, practice. The total only grows, so you can tell your own story of where your time has gone. Tap to start Stick an NFC tag on a book, a notebook, or your desk. Hold your iPhone to it to start a session, and again to stop. You can also start from the Action button or inside the app. Only real time counts While a session runs, the apps you choose to block show a screen first. Choose “Pause & unblock” to pause the session, then reopen the app. That time isn’t counted, and when you come back to Tsumoru, the same session continues. Time you can’t pad Records come only from the timer. There’s no manual entry and no edit that adds time. You can shorten or delete a record, so the numbers stay honest. Visible without opening the app • A Live Activity on the Lock Screen shows the running session • Lock Screen widgets show today’s time • A Home Screen widget shows your total • Finished sessions can be saved to your calendar Your own categories Name what you track in your own words, with no limit on how many. Set a goal and a daily budget for each. A record for your future self No streaks, rankings, comparisons with others, social sharing, notifications, badges, or ads. Where your data lives Records stay on your iPhone and in your own iCloud unless you choose to export them or save them to Calendar. No account needed. Export to CSV or JSON anytime. Requirements • iPhone with iOS 26 or later • Starting with NFC needs an NFC tag (sold separately) and a Shortcuts automation • Blocking apps needs Screen Time permission

Screenshots

Split Notes4 screens
Tsumoru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tsumoru at none against Split Notes's 1. Tsumoru also leads on ads (none vs shown). Split Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price and 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

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

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Split Notes versus Tsumoru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit NotesTsumoru
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKAZUTERU YOKOIYuta Tamaru

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Split Notes

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
None

Tsumoru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split Notes free?
Split Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tsumoru free?
Tsumoru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Split Notes or Tsumoru have ads?
Split Notes shows ads; Tsumoru does not.

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