Comparison

note manager vs Desktop Note

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

Head to head
About

note manager

A straightforward notepad application designed for quick note-taking, list-making, and scheduling. Easily organize your thoughts, to-do items, and appointments with color-coded notes and calendar integration.

Highlights
  • Color-coded note organization
  • Checklist for to-do and shopping lists
  • Calendar integration for scheduling
  • Diary and journal entries
  • Status bar reminders
  • Note search functionality
  • Task reminders with alarms
Features
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Note Manager is a simple and awesome notepad app. It gives you a quick and simple notepad editing experience when you write notes, memos, e-mails, messages, shopping lists and to-do lists. Taking notes with Notepad is easier than any other notepad or memo pad app. * Features * - Organize notes by color (color notebook) - Checklist notes for To do list & Shopping list. (Quick and simple list maker) - Organize your schedule by note in calendar - Write a diary and journal in calendar - Reminder notes on status bar - List/Grid View - Search notes - Powerful task reminder : Time Alarm, All day, Repetition.(lunar calendar) - Quick memo / notes

About

Desktop Note

Create customizable sticky notes and display them on your device's home screen. Organize tasks with checklists, add photos, and sync across devices via iCloud. Export your notes in Markdown format for backup or migration.

Highlights
  • Customizable sticky notes
  • Home screen widgets
  • To-do checklists
  • Photo widgets
  • Text formatting
  • iCloud sync
  • Markdown export
Features
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Do you miss the days when your desk was covered with sticky notes? Create sticky notes with Desktop Note and display them on your Home Screen. Customize note colors, choose beautiful illustrated backgrounds, and create to-do checklists. You can also use widgets to display notes or photos on your Home Screen. Download the macOS version to display sticky notes on your Mac desktop and even pin them above any window. Desktop Note syncs your sticky notes across devices with iCloud while protecting your privacy. What users love about Desktop Note: #A wide range of note colors and illustrated backgrounds #To-do checklists #Photos in Home Screen widgets #Text formatting Supports bold, highlighting, italics, and more #iCloud backup and sync Automatically sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud # Data Export & Import Your data belongs to you. Export your notes as Markdown files anytime to back them up or move them to another app. Import your notes from Apps like ColorNote. #Privacy Your notes are stored in your own iCloud, and only you can access them. If you have any questions or product suggestions, feel free to email me anytime: cswenshuo@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.notion.so/Terms-of-Use-e2fd82b183504ad1b5e82c684c25865a Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-f692aafe77d540f1b191bd0e5aa5ee59

Screenshots

note manager4 screens
Desktop Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: note manager at none against Desktop Note's 5. note manager also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Desktop Note's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 2). On price, ads and device support 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. Desktop Note sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months. note manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

note manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desktop Note has 49 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
note manager versus Desktop Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameternote managerDesktop Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews—90.9% of reviews
Number of ratings249 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerluay elghossain文烁 蔡

Customer experience

note manager

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Desktop Note

All ratings49 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.3%

In-app purchases

None

note manager

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Desktop Note

Subscriptions4
  • Desktop Note - 1 Quarter$0.993 Months
  • Desktop Note Premium$0.991 Month
  • Desktop Note Premium2 variants$1.993 Months
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  • Premium$2.993 Months

Questions

Is note manager free?
note manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Desktop Note free?
Desktop Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, note manager or Desktop Note?
note manager is rated higher. note manager averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Desktop Note averages 4.7 from 49 ratings.
Do note manager or Desktop Note have ads?
Neither note manager nor Desktop Note shows ads.

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