Comparison

Tree Notebook vs KeeNotes

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

Head to head
About

Tree Notebook

Organize personal information with a hierarchical notes manager. Structure data into a tree-like hierarchy of folders and notes, with options for public and encrypted private sections. Features include powerful search, customizable item appearance, and event reminders.

Highlights
  • Tree-like hierarchical organization
  • Public and encrypted private data sections
  • Attachments (images, files)
  • Multiple data views (tree, list, favorites, history)
  • Powerful search capabilities
  • Customizable item appearance
  • Event reminders and calendar
Features
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Tree Notebook is a hierarchical notes manager designed for keeping personal information. Tree Notebook runs on an iOS device (iPhone or iPad). Besides, there is a counterpart for OS Windows which can be synchronized with up to three iOS devices via a local Wi-Fi network. No access to Internet is needed for synchronizing. The data in Tree Notebook is divided in two parts: the public part accessible without password and the encrypted private part which requires password for opening. The data in every part is arranged as a tree-like multilevel hierarchy of folders and notes. Any folder can include notes and other folders, and so fourth. Any item (a note or a folder) can include text of any size. The items can keep attachments like images or other files. The app can represent data in several ways: as a tree, as a list of items (folders and notes) on the current level, as a list of manually selected items ("Favorites"), or the items visited recently ("History"). The contents of an individual item can be viewed or edited. Tree Notebook includes powerful search facilities: simplified or conditional global search, local search inside an item text. The items can be sorted by several criteria: alphabetically, by creation or modification time, and in manually defined order. The item titles can be attributed using a variety of font types, colored flags, graphic icons. Any item can have an Event attribute and serve as an alarm clock or reminder. A calendar feature is available to help managing events. The app is free to use both on iOS devices and desktop PC.

About

KeeNotes

Quickly record and organize your thoughts as they arise. Access and search your notes seamlessly across multiple devices. Optional cloud sync provides secure, encrypted storage for your ideas.

Highlights
  • Capture fleeting ideas
  • Record and review notes
  • Searchable note archive
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Optional encrypted cloud sync
  • Set custom encryption passwords
Features
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With KeeNotes, capture your fleeting ideas as they happen. Record, review, and search your notes across your devices. Optional KeeNotes Cloud Sync Subscribe annually through Apple to receive connection credentials for the cloud sync service. Set your own encryption password and use the same password on your devices. Existing service credentials remain supported in Settings. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. The price and billing period are shown before purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kns.afoo.me/privacy

Screenshots

Tree Notebook4 screens
KeeNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KeeNotes at 5.0 against Tree Notebook's 4.4. KeeNotes also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 25 months). Tree Notebook's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. KeeNotes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.00 per year. Tree Notebook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KeeNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tree Notebook has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tree Notebook ships an update every 25 months, KeeNotes every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Tree Notebook versus KeeNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTree NotebookKeeNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLena Pankratova福强 王

Customer experience

Tree Notebook

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

KeeNotes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tree Notebook

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

KeeNotes

Subscriptions1
  • KeeNotes Cloud Sync Annual$8.001 Year

Questions

Is Tree Notebook free?
Tree Notebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KeeNotes free?
KeeNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tree Notebook or KeeNotes?
KeeNotes is rated higher. Tree Notebook averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while KeeNotes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tree Notebook or KeeNotes have ads?
Neither Tree Notebook nor KeeNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tree Notebook or KeeNotes?
Tree Notebook ships an update every 25 months, and KeeNotes every 9 days. Most recently, Tree Notebook was updated on November 2, 2026 and KeeNotes on October 28, 2026.

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