Comparison

NoteToScreen vs dinky notebook

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

Head to head
About

NoteToScreen

Features
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NoteToScreen lets you quickly and easily bring your paper notes to the screen. They're saved in secure online notebooks, so you can access them from anywhere. You can have your notebooks' text made searchable, and you can even collaborate with others on notebooks, with live commenting and chat functionality. This app works with a NoteToScreen account, which is free and can be made from within the app.

About

dinky notebook

Features
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dinky notebook is a bright, private notes app built like a pile of paper cards. Write a thought and it lands on the stack with a satisfying thump. Your notes live on your phone and nowhere else. PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€ข No account, no sign-up, no cloud sync โ€ข No analytics and no ads โ€ข Works fully offline. The only network call checks your purchase with the App Store. A PILE, NOT FOLDERS โ€ข Every note is a card in one chronological pile โ€ข Add #hashtags and related cards gather into their own piles โ€ข Search any word, then turn it into a pile with one tap FEELS LIKE PAPER โ€ข Vivid card stocks, letterpress type and paper textures โ€ข Weighted motion and haptics as cards land and stack โ€ข Long-press a card and drag it to the fire to burn it, with undo COLORS FROM THE SKY โ€ข dinky's colors follow the sun through your day: warm at dawn, bright at midday, cool in the blue hour, deep at night โ€ข Sunrise and sunset shift with the seasons, worked out on your phone from the date, the time and your time zone, with no location access โ€ข At night the moon's phase tints the pile, and solstices, equinoxes, full moons and meteor showers each get a quiet touch of their own YOURS TO KEEP โ€ข Export every note as a Markdown archive at any time, free PRICING Your first 10 cards are free, with every feature. Burn a card to make room, or unlock dinky once for unlimited cards. One-time purchase, no subscription. Questions or ideas: brendan@madewithbestpractice.com

Screenshots

NoteToScreen4 screens
dinky notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoteToScreen at none against dinky notebook's 1. NoteToScreen also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). dinky notebook's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 32 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. dinky notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NoteToScreen asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteToScreen ships an update every 32 months, dinky notebook every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
NoteToScreen versus dinky notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteToScreendinky notebook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 9 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPromptBit LLCMADE WITH BEST PRACTICE LLC

In-app purchases

None

NoteToScreen

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

dinky notebook

One-time1
  • Dinky Forever$4.99

Questions

Is NoteToScreen free?
NoteToScreen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dinky notebook free?
dinky notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NoteToScreen or dinky notebook have ads?
Neither NoteToScreen nor dinky notebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteToScreen or dinky notebook?
NoteToScreen ships an update every 32 months, and dinky notebook every 9 days. Most recently, NoteToScreen was updated on November 3, 2026 and dinky notebook on November 5, 2026.

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