NoteToScreen vs dinky notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
NoteToScreen
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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.
dinky notebook
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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 โข No account, no sign-up, no cloud sync โข No analytics and no ads โข Works fully offline. The only network call checks your purchase with the App Store. A PILE, NOT FOLDERS โข Every note is a card in one chronological pile โข Add #hashtags and related cards gather into their own piles โข Search any word, then turn it into a pile with one tap FEELS LIKE PAPER โข Vivid card stocks, letterpress type and paper textures โข Weighted motion and haptics as cards land and stack โข Long-press a card and drag it to the fire to burn it, with undo COLORS FROM THE SKY โข dinky's colors follow the sun through your day: warm at dawn, bright at midday, cool in the blue hour, deep at night โข 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 โข 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 โข 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
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Verdict
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.
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Both are free to download. dinky notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NoteToScreen asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | NoteToScreen | dinky notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 9 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PromptBit LLC | MADE WITH BEST PRACTICE LLC |
In-app purchases
NoteToScreen
No in-app purchases
dinky notebook
- Dinky Forever$4.99









