Comparison

Text EZ vs KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget

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

Head to head
About

Text EZ

Prepare and schedule text messages with images for future events. Receive timely notifications to send your personalized messages. The app backs up your scheduled events to iCloud for safekeeping.

Highlights
  • Schedule messages and images for future events
  • Receive notification reminders
  • Preloaded and customizable event templates
  • Annual or one-time event repetition
  • Personalize events with emoji icons
  • iCloud backup of scheduled events
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Prepare texts for special events and holidays. Enter a message, attach an image and select recipients from your Contacts, all ahead of time. A backup of your events are safely stored in iCloud should you ever have need to reinstall the app. Note: events are not 'synced' across devices. Receive an alert notification at your chosen hour to remind you of the special day. The app comes preloaded with 11 events, including 2 birthdays, Mother's Day and Father's Day. Other events can be added and configured. Preloaded events can be fully modified. Events can repeat annually or be selected for one time notification only. Preloaded 'variable' events are automatically set to the correct date in the next year, the day after they occur. Variable events (US holidays) are: Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day and Thanksgiving. Choose the event's emoji icon to personalize and distinguish events. Selected images are saved with the event and passed (in addition to message and recipients) to Messages. Thus, they can be deleted from your photo library, and yet be available for a later event message send. Paper airplane icon conveniently begins sending the message. Text EZ uses the same send view you are familiar with in the Messages app. Please note: It is not possible for the app to send messages automatically or when the app is not active (on screen). Note: The app has 2 feature limitations related to sending messages. One is the maximum number of recipients. This is related to the app using Messages for message sending. Text EZ passes the message and recipients to Messages, which has a 33 number limit. Additionally, the Message send view does not allow adding attachments. (as of May 2021, iOS 14)

About

KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget

Organize your daily lists, bookkeeping, journaling, and notes with this intuitive application. It offers a multi-color theme and seamless syncing across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Daily lists
  • Bookkeeping
  • Journaling
  • Note-taking
  • iCloud syncing
  • Multi-color themes
Features
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KeepNote brings your lists, budget and notes together in one calm, private app — no account required, no ads, no tracking. LISTS & REMINDERS • Quick to-dos with subtasks, due dates and reminders • Group them into folders that fit the way you work • Pin what matters to the top BOOKKEEPING • Track income and expenses, with sub-entries inside each record • Folders and tags keep months of records tidy • See totals per folder, per tag and per period NOTES • Rich-text notes with checklists, images and drawings • Attach a note to a task or a ledger entry — keep the context together • Search across everything NEW IN 2.6.0 • Home Screen widget — see today's tasks without opening the app • Smoother offline behaviour and a faster, quieter sync BUILT TO LAST • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Face ID / Touch ID lock • Light and dark appearance, with a choice of card materials • 12 languages: English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Bahasa Melayu, ไทย, Türkçe, Tiếng Việt • Core features free forever — KeepNote Plus is entirely optional PRIVACY Your data lives in your own iCloud account. We don't run ads, we don't sell data, and we don't operate a server that reads your notes. Privacy policy: https://www.keepnote.host/privacy Questions, bugs or ideas? We read everything — write to us from inside the app.

Screenshots

Text EZ4 screens
KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget at Free against Text EZ's $0.99. KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and device support (4 vs 2). Text EZ's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ratings volume and ads 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

KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget is free to download; Text EZ costs $0.99 up front. KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Text EZ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text EZ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text EZ ships an update every 6 months, KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 2 level
Text EZ versus KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText EZKeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid Colter荣彬 谢

Customer experience

Text EZ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Text EZ

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget

Subscriptions2
  • KeepNote VIP$0.991 Month
  • KeepNote VIP$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • KeepNote Plus$24.99

Questions

Is Text EZ free?
Text EZ costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget free?
KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text EZ or KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget?
Text EZ is rated higher. Text EZ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Text EZ or KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget have ads?
Neither Text EZ nor KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text EZ or KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget?
Text EZ ships an update every 6 months, and KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget fortnightly. Most recently, Text EZ was updated on October 12, 2026 and KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget on October 27, 2026.

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