Comparison

Tree Notebook vs wispey

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

wispey

Features
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Thoughts fade in seconds. Catch them. Research shows most fleeting thoughts vanish within 18 seconds. wispey is built for that narrow window — open the app or tap the Lock Screen widget, and just write. No folders to pick, no titles to type. Your mind organizes nothing. Let AI do it. Every memo is automatically sorted into categories like To-do, Schedule, Ideas, and more — powered by on-device AI. You never decide where something goes. That means less friction, and science says less friction means you actually write things down. Schedules and to-dos go where they belong. When wispey detects a date or task, it routes the memo to the right place automatically — calendar events land in Apple Calendar, action items become Apple Reminders. "Design review tomorrow at 2 PM" appears on your schedule; "Cancel gym before Friday" shows up in your reminders. Flip the toggle once in Settings, and wispey handles the rest. Nothing leaves your device. Ever. All AI processing happens entirely on your iPhone using Apple Intelligence. No servers, no cloud AI, no data collection. Passwords, personal notes, half-formed ideas — write anything without a second thought. Your memos are yours alone. Multi-device, without the compromise. Privacy-first apps often mean your data is stuck on one device. wispey syncs through your personal iCloud — not our servers. Your memos follow you across iPhone and Mac, encrypted by Apple, controlled by you. Turn it on or off anytime. Save anything, from anywhere. Reading an article, scrolling Instagram, found a link in Safari — just tap Share and it goes straight to wispey. No need to switch apps. Text, links, and photos all work. ※ AI features (auto-classify, summarize) require an Apple Intelligence-compatible device. Supported devices: iPhone 15 Pro or later, iPad Pro/Air/mini (M1 or A17 Pro or later), Apple Silicon Mac. Requires iOS 26 / iPadOS 26 / macOS 26 or later. On unsupported devices, all core features still work — memo entry, voice input, widgets, and the share extension. About the subscription wispey is a subscription-based app. Try free for 2 weeks, then $0.99/month. Your existing memos stay accessible even after the subscription ends. Cancel anytime in iPhone Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tree Notebook4 screens
wispey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tree Notebook at none against wispey's 1. Tree Notebook also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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. wispey sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Tree Notebook asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Tree Notebook versus wispey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTree Notebookwispey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 25 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLena PankratovaYECHAN NOH

In-app purchases

None

Tree Notebook

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

wispey

Subscriptions1
  • wispey monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Tree Notebook free?
Tree Notebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is wispey free?
wispey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tree Notebook or wispey have ads?
Neither Tree Notebook nor wispey shows ads.

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