Comparison

Textile vs Minder

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

Head to head
About

Textile

A minimalist notes app designed for simplicity and speed on iPhone. It focuses on providing a clean interface for typing and saving notes with elegant typography, free from distractions like ads or complex features.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Elegant typography with curated fonts
  • No user login or cloud storage
  • Focus on core note-taking functionality
  • Bug-free at launch
  • Simple and fast interface
Features
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Textile is the notes app for people who just want to write. No login, no account, no subscription, no ads. Buy it once and it's yours forever. Textile does one thing perfectly: it gives you a beautiful, distraction-free place to type. WHAT YOU GET • A carefully curated set of elegant fonts, including sans-serif, serif (roman and italic), and monospace, because typography changes how writing feels. • Automatic iCloud backup and restore. Your notes are safe, and they come back if you reinstall. • A Home Screen widget: tap to jump straight into a new note. • Dynamic Type and dark mode, everywhere in the app. • Plain text, always. Nothing proprietary, nothing to lock you in. WHAT YOU DON'T GET No half-built checklists, no drawing tools, no cloud accounts to configure, no cryptic menus, no upsells. Textile is built on the belief that a tool should do one thing perfectly, not a hundred things badly. Simplicity, typography, quality. A smaller feature set means every feature is bulletproof: reliable, fast, and streamlined. Let your phone get out of your way. Questions or requests? Use the feedback form in Textile's Settings, or email lukebradfordapps@gmail.com.

About

Minder

Features
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Time Minder is your ultimate assistant for managing task scheduling and reminders. With its user-friendly interface and powerful features, it helps you stay organized and efficient in your daily life. With the three basic triggers we provide, you can easily schedule timed tasks, set customizable reminders, and effortlessly track your progress.

Screenshots

Textile4 screens
Minder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Minder at Free against Textile's $2.99. Minder also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). Textile's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Minder is free to download; Textile costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Textile ships an update every 2 weeks, Minder every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Textile versus Minder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextileMinder
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuke BradfordStep(Hangzhou) Technology Co.,Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Textile

No in-app purchases

None

Minder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Textile free?
Textile costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minder free?
Minder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Textile or Minder have ads?
Neither Textile nor Minder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Textile or Minder?
Textile ships an update every 2 weeks, and Minder every 6 weeks. Most recently, Textile was updated on October 16, 2026 and Minder on October 7, 2026.

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