FSNotes vs primr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FSNotes
A fast, modern notes manager for macOS and iOS that uses plain text Markdown files. It's designed for speed and keyboard shortcuts, allowing for seamless iCloud syncing and support for images, code blocks, and math.
- Plain text Markdown notes
- Fast launch and operation
- Keyboard shortcuts
- iCloud syncing
- Markdown preview
- Image and code block support
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FSNotes is a fast, modern notes manager for macOS and iOS. Write and organize your notes in pure Markdown with full control over your files. All notes are stored as plain text on disk, so your data stays open, portable, and future-proof. FSNotes is built for speed. It launches instantly, stays lightweight, and works smoothly even with tens of thousands of notes. Designed for keyboard lovers, it lets you capture ideas and find information in seconds using powerful shortcuts. Sync seamlessly via iCloud Drive, preview Markdown, work with images, code blocks, diagrams, and math — all in a clean, distraction-free interface. Fast. Open. Keyboard-driven.
primr
Enhance your focus and productivity with binaural beats and guided meditation. Track your focus improvement over time and unlock new sound packs designed for creativity and productivity.
- Binaural beats for focus
- Guided meditation sessions
- Focus rating after each session
- Track focus improvement over time
- Future sound packs for creativity
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Combining the power of binaural beats and meditation, primr increases your ability to get in the zone and focus on what's important. After each session, you'll get rated on how focused you were and as time goes by you can track how your ability to focus has improved. In future releases, we will be adding binaural beat sound packs that are designed to help improve your creativity and productivity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: primr at Free against FSNotes's $4.99. primr also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (83% vs 66%). FSNotes's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
primr is free to download; FSNotes costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
primr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FSNotes has 86 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of FSNotes's written reviews are positive against 83% of primr's.
FSNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, primr every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FSNotes | primr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (86 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Hlushchenko | Daily Prompt Ltd |
Customer experience
FSNotes
primr
In-app purchases
FSNotes
No in-app purchases
primr
No in-app purchases
