Comparison

Notion vs xTiles

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

Head to head
About

Notion

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
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Notion is an AI-powered all-in-one workspace that helps individuals and teams write notes, manage tasks, organize projects, and collaborate in one place. Whether you’re tracking personal to-do lists, writing and organizing class notes, or managing projects with a team, Notion helps users plan work, stay organized, and achieve goals. "AI's everything app" — Forbes Notion is a productivity app where you can write, plan, and organize your notes, projects, tasks and more. Ask Notion AI about project updates, upcoming tasks, and suggestions for a more streamlined workflow. Simplify writing notes, project and task management, and collaboration. Whether for personal, student or professional use, Notion scales to meet your individual needs with customization tools for everyone. NEW features: • AI Meeting Notes: Perfect meeting memory. Your notetaker catches every detail and delivers actionable summaries, right where you work. • Maps View: Turn databases into interactive maps. Use the new Place property to pin restaurants, trips, offices, clients, and more. FREE FOR PERSONAL USE Individuals manage day-to-day tasks, notes, and personal organization. • Create as many notes, docs, and content as you want. • Use one of thousands of templates to get started. FREE TO TRY WITH YOUR TEAM Teams run on Notion every day, from next-generation startups to established enterprises. • Import Google Docs, PDFs, and other content types easily to get started • Write and organize meeting notes, or transcribe with AI. • Collaboration and team work at your fingertips, in one connected workspace. • Connect tools like Figma, Slack, and GitHub to Notion. FREE FOR STUDENTS Students organize notes, assignments, and study plans in one place. • Your study planner, class notes, to do lists and more, your way. Loved by millions of students worldwide. • Get organized for your best school year yet with beautiful, customizable templates created by students, for students. NOTES & DOCS Communication is made efficient with Notion's flexible building blocks. • Create docs with beautiful templates, images, to-dos, and 50+ more content types. • Meeting notes, projects, design systems, pitch decks, and more. • Find exactly what you need using Search with powerful filters to find content across your workspace. TASKS & PROJECTS Catch all details big and small in any workflow. • Workflow manager: Create your own priority labels, status tags, and automations to choose the exact info you want to track. • Capture every detail in a table. Break projects into manageable tasks to get the work done. AI One tool that does it all - search, generate, analyze, and chat - right inside Notion. • Create notes. Transcribe meeting notes with AI. • Turn databases into interactive maps. Use the new Place property to pin restaurants, trips, offices, clients, and more. • Write better. Use Notion AI to help write and brainstorm. • Get answers. Ask Notion AI questions about all your content and get answers in seconds. • Autofill tables. Notion AI turns overwhelming data into clear, actionable information — automatically. SYNCS WITH BROWSER, MAC, AND WINDOWS APPS. • Pick up on mobile where you left off on desktop. MORE PRODUCTIVITY. FEWER TOOLS. • Track to-dos, write notes, create docs, and manage projects in one connected workspace. THINK IT. MAKE IT.

About

xTiles

Capture notes, tasks, and ideas with a versatile app that syncs across devices. Organize everything visually with drag-and-drop boards, and access your content online or offline. Stay productive with reminders, calendars, and quick search.

Highlights
  • Jot down notes and voice recordings
  • Snap sketches and upload photos
  • Save web content (text, images, links)
  • Create to-do lists and set reminders
  • Organize ideas into visual boards
  • Instant cross-device syncing
  • Offline access
Features
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At your desk, on the go, online or offline, enjoy the powerful capabilities of xTiles! Free your creativity with the same beautiful experience, whatever you’re on. ORGANIZE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE • Jot down quick notes, ideas, and voice recordings. • Snap sketches and upload photos from your camera. • Save text, images & links from the web. STAY ON TOP OF DAILY WORK • Keep your workflow organized with to-do lists. • Get organized with calendars and reminders. • Pin keynotes and ideas for quick access to them. JUMP INTO ANY PROJECT FAST • Find anything you saved to xTiles in seconds. • View and work without the lag and fall with a visually appealing experience. CONTINUE WORK IN A VISUAL WAY When you're back at your computer, flexibly organize your ideas and projects into visual boards with a drag-and-drop interface. INSTANT SYNCING Anything you save to the app is instantly synced to all of your devices. Native app store content on your devices, so you’ll never lose your flow. Ideas can strike you at any time! Be ready to convert them into something more! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://xtiles.app/en/privacypolicy

Screenshots

Notion4 screens
xTiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notion at 4.8 against xTiles's 3.5. Notion also leads on ratings volume (90K vs 123) and review sentiment (55% vs 36%). xTiles's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Notion sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and xTiles sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notion holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notion has 90K ratings behind it against 123, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Notion's written reviews are positive against 36% of xTiles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notion ships an update every 3 days, xTiles every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Notion versus xTiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotionxTiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (90K ratings) — better3.5 (123 ratings)
Positive reviews54.9% of reviews — better35.8% of reviews
Number of ratings90K — better123
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#49 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size681 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNotion Labs, Incorporatedxtiles inc

Customer experience

Notion

All ratings90,214 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews3,498 reviews
Positive54.9%
Neutral12.7%
Negative32.3%

xTiles

All ratings123 ratings
Positive56.1%
Neutral15.4%
Negative28.5%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive35.8%
Neutral27.4%
Negative36.8%

User reviews

Notion

From 90K App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

  • 🐛 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

xTiles

From 123 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🎨 Highly customizable design with templates
  • 💡 Excellent for ADHD organization and productivity
  • 🖥️ Desktop version works exceptionally well
  • 📊 Visual organization with flexible tile-based layout

Room to improve

  • 📱 Mobile app severely lacks desktop functionality
  • 🐛 iPad app is poorly optimized and glitchy
  • ❌ Cannot edit or create content on mobile devices
  • 🔧 Limited customization options on mobile
  • 📊 Tables and charts cannot be edited on mobile

Bugs and requests

Notion

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • 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
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  • Sync issues between desktop and mobile
  • Inability to copy/paste multiple blocks of text on mobile
  • Notion app freezing and crashing
  • Inability to access offline data
  • Inability to move/rearrange to-do list items on mobile

Requested features

16 requests
  • Apple Calendar integration
  • Time blocking for morning & night routines
  • Offline mode
  • Multiple tabs for iPad
  • Ability to edit titles
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  • Ability to change font, size, and better calendars
  • Handwriting support
  • More font options
  • Ability to resize images on mobile
  • Ability to move pictures from side to side on mobile
  • Password protection for pages and databases
  • Widgets
  • Ability to adjust text size on iPad
  • Ability to split screen 2 documents at once
  • Default mode settings (minimal page comments, backlinks off)
  • Offline sync

xTiles

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Mobile app fails to load boards
  • Cannot duplicate or delete items on mobile
  • Text input jumps and backspace behaves incorrectly
  • Long-hold on images triggers copy/paste menu
  • Calendar dates incorrect for 2025
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  • Images in vision boards don't display properly
  • App crashes when trying to edit
  • Cannot save edits on mobile
  • Tiles don't respond to touch input
  • Desktop site request feature blocked on iPad
  • Spotify playlist cannot be removed from templates
  • Typing in tables doesn't work on tablet
  • App freezes when adding notes

Requested features

16 requests
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
  • Mobile layout optimization for smaller screens
  • Full editing capabilities on mobile devices
  • Multi-factor authentication (MFA) support
  • Ability to delete and rearrange sections on mobile
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  • Calendar widget for notifications
  • Apple Pencil support for handwriting
  • Drag-and-drop functionality on mobile
  • More integrations with external services
  • Dark mode option
  • Custom fonts and expanded color palette
  • Automatic task removal when completed
  • Chart and formula creation capabilities
  • Ability to create new projects from mobile
  • Better template customization on iPad
  • Photo gallery integration for cover images

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Notion

Subscriptions6
  • Notion AI$9.991 Month
  • Notion – Plus Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Notion Business$23.991 Month
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  • Notion AI$95.991 Year
  • Notion – Plus Yearly$119.991 Year
  • Notion Business$239.991 Year
11 purchases

xTiles

Subscriptions8
  • Plus$15.001 Month
  • Plus$19.001 Month
  • Pro$35.001 Month
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  • Starter$69.001 Year
  • Plus$99.001 Year
  • Ultimate Productivity Bundle$99.001 Year
  • Plus$149.001 Year
  • Pro$299.001 Year
One-time3
  • Basic Productivity Bundle$59.00
  • Lifetime Access$149.99
  • Believer Plan$199.00

Questions

Is Notion free?
Notion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is xTiles free?
xTiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notion or xTiles?
Notion is rated higher. Notion averages 4.8 out of 5 from 90K ratings, while xTiles averages 3.5 from 123 ratings.
Do Notion or xTiles have ads?
Neither Notion nor xTiles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notion or xTiles?
Notion ships an update every 3 days, and xTiles every 10 days. Most recently, Notion was updated on September 24, 2026 and xTiles on September 22, 2026.

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