# Notion vs BuildThing Admin

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BuildThing Admin at none against Notion's 6. BuildThing Admin also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). Notion's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and chart position (#47 vs unranked). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Notion sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. BuildThing Admin asks for nothing beyond the download.

Notion ships an update every 3 days, BuildThing Admin every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and December 16, 2025 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Notion | BuildThing Admin |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (90K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notion-notes-tasks-ai/id1232780281/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **90K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 days** | Every 10 days |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#47** | — |
| Size | 681 MB | 12 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **10.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Notion Labs, Incorporated](https://appshunter.io/developer/1232780280) | [Buildit Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1460587312) |

## What reviewers say

### Notion

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notion-notes-tasks-ai/id1232780281)

**Currently charting:** #47 Top Free · Productivity, #109 Top Grossing · Productivity (US App Store)

This AI-powered workspace helps you write notes, manage tasks, organize projects, and collaborate with others. It offers features like AI meeting notes and interactive maps to streamline your workflow for personal, student, or professional use.

**Highlights:** AI-powered note-taking and summarization, Task and project management, Collaborative workspace, Customizable templates, Interactive maps view for databases, AI for content generation and analysis

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Notion AI | $9.99 | per month |
| Notion – Plus Monthly | $11.99 | per month |
| Notion Business | $23.99 | per month |
| Notion AI | $95.99 | per year |
| Notion – Plus Yearly | $119.99 | per year |
| Notion Business | $239.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great tool for school organisation
- 👍 Game-Changer for Productivity
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Versatile and customizable
- 👍 Calendar view is amazing
- 👍 Amazing & altruistic

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frustrating Search and Useless AI
- 🐛 Buggy and nagging (iPad M1)… moving to click up if it does get more stable
- 🔒 No offline mode
- 🐛 Glitchy iPad experience
- 🐛 Terrible on iPad

**Reported bugs**

- Columns glitchy on mobile
- Inability to edit titles
- Keyboard issues on iPad with Bluetooth keyboard
- Notion logging out users periodically
- Notion deleting user data without warning

**Requested features**

- Apple Calendar integration
- Time blocking for morning & night routines
- Offline mode
- Multiple tabs for iPad
- Ability to edit titles


### BuildThing Admin

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buildthing-admin/id1460587313)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Notion free?

Notion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is BuildThing Admin free?

BuildThing Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Notion or BuildThing Admin have ads?

Neither Notion nor BuildThing Admin shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Notion or BuildThing Admin?

Notion ships an update every 3 days, and BuildThing Admin every 10 days. Most recently, Notion was updated on September 27, 2026 and BuildThing Admin on December 16, 2025.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*