Tim Notes Blue vs NotePile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tim Notes Blue
A straightforward and secure note-taking application designed for simplicity and efficiency. It offers fingerprint protection for your notes and a consistent fullscreen experience across iPhone and iPad devices.
- Simple note-taking
- Efficient note organization
- Fingerprint security
- Fullscreen iPad experience
- Free to use
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Notes - Very simple and efficient and free. Protect this Notes App with your fingerprint reader. Fullscreen on iPad, exactly like on an iPhone. Blue version.
NotePile
Organize your thoughts with color-coded notes and reminders. Add voice notes, files, links, and create custom views. Integrates seamlessly with Siri, Spotlight, iCloud, and Shortcuts for enhanced productivity.
- Color-coded notes
- Customizable reminders
- Voice notes
- File and link attachments
- Widget support
- Siri and Spotlight integration
- iCloud and Shortcuts compatibility
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Color-coded notes and reminders. Give colors your own meaning, create views, add reminders, voice notes, files, links and widgets. Works with Siri, Spotlight, iCloud and Shortcuts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NotePile at 100% against Tim Notes Blue's 67%. NotePile also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). Tim Notes Blue's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NotePile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tim Notes Blue's written reviews are positive against 100% of NotePile's.
Tim Notes Blue ships an update every 2 months, NotePile daily. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tim Notes Blue | NotePile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timothy Bowers | Alias Labs Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Tim Notes Blue
NotePile
In-app purchases
Tim Notes Blue
No in-app purchases
NotePile
No in-app purchases
