Comparison

In Your Note vs Breakthrough Alarm

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

Head to head
About

In Your Note

This simple note-taking application allows users to create and view all their memos at a glance. It offers features like collapsing lengthy notes, text alignment, and dark mode support for a streamlined experience.

Highlights
  • Create new notes easily
  • Collapse/expand lengthy notes
  • Left, right, and center text alignment
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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In Your Note is the simple note app that shows all of your short and lengthy memos in one easy glance. Features: • Create a new note with a tap of a button. • Quickly collapse or expand each of your lengthy notes. • Tap to open links right inside your notes. • Pin the notes you want to keep on top. • Drafts keep your unfinished thoughts safe until you come back. • Align your text to the left, right, or center. • Quick actions on each note for share, copy, and more. • Supports Dark Mode. • Polished for iOS 26. Go ad-free anytime from Settings with a Premium subscription. In Your Note Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. It unlocks an ad-free experience, iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac, and beautiful accent themes. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Breakthrough Alarm

This app schedules task alarms that interrupt like a true alarm, ensuring you never miss important commitments. It supports recurring alarms, Siri integration, and calendar syncing. Mark tasks as done only when completed.

Highlights
  • Schedule alarms for specific future dates and times
  • Repeat alarms daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly
  • Create alarms with Siri or Shortcuts
  • Sync with Apple Calendar events
  • Snooze alarms from presentation or phone buttons
  • Mark tasks as 'Done' only when completed
  • Home Screen widgets for upcoming alarms
Features
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Never miss the important thing you promised yourself you would do. Breakthrough Alarm schedules task alarms that interrupt like an alarm, not a quiet reminder. Use it for paperwork, calls, errands, appointments, deadlines, routines, and anything that needs to break through your day. Key features: - Schedule alarms for a specific future date and time - Repeat alarms on your choice of weekdays, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly - Create alarms with Siri or the Shortcuts app - See the task title directly on the alarm - Snooze from the alarm presentation or with phone buttons - Choose a default snooze duration for each alarm - Mark the task Done inside Breakthrough Alarm only when it is actually handled - Sync tagged Apple Calendar events using #alarm or the alarm clock emoji - Optionally turn every calendar event into an alarm - Temporarily silence all alarms while previewing what is due within 24 hours - Review, duplicate, delete, or clear completed-alarm history - Choose from multiple alarm sounds and preview bundled tones - See upcoming alarms or several snoozed tasks from Home Screen widgets - Store alarm data locally on your device Use up to five active alarms for free. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks unlimited active alarms. Calendar access is optional and used only for calendar sync. Requires iOS 26 or later and AlarmKit access.

Screenshots

In Your Note4 screens
Breakthrough Alarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: In Your Note at 91% against Breakthrough Alarm's 0%. In Your Note also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). Breakthrough Alarm's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, 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. In Your Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Breakthrough Alarm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

In Your Note holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: In Your Note has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of In Your Note's written reviews are positive against 0% of Breakthrough Alarm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

In Your Note ships an update every 4 months, Breakthrough Alarm weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
In Your Note versus Breakthrough Alarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIn Your NoteBreakthrough Alarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen JangDennis Yang

Customer experience

In Your Note

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

Breakthrough Alarm

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

In Your Note

One-time1
  • Ad Free$0.99
1 purchases

Breakthrough Alarm

One-time1
  • Unlimited Alarms$1.99

Questions

Is In Your Note free?
In Your Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Breakthrough Alarm free?
Breakthrough Alarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, In Your Note or Breakthrough Alarm?
In Your Note is rated higher. In Your Note averages 4.2 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Breakthrough Alarm averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do In Your Note or Breakthrough Alarm have ads?
In Your Note shows ads; Breakthrough Alarm does not.
Which is updated more often, In Your Note or Breakthrough Alarm?
In Your Note ships an update every 4 months, and Breakthrough Alarm weekly. Most recently, In Your Note was updated on October 24, 2026 and Breakthrough Alarm on October 24, 2026.

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