FSNotes vs Nomad Timezones
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FSNotes
A remarkably fast and modern text notes manager for macOS and iOS. Organize your thoughts in pure Markdown, with all data stored as plain text files for ultimate portability and future-proofing. Designed for speed and keyboard efficiency, it handles vast note collections seamlessly.
- Pure Markdown support
- Plain text file storage
- Instant launch and lightweight performance
- Powerful keyboard shortcuts
- iCloud Drive synchronization
- 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.
Nomad Timezones
Easily manage time across multiple timezones and locations with a visually appealing interface. This app uses dynamic images to illustrate different locations, offering a unique way to track global time.
- Manage multiple timezones
- Graphical location illustration
- Dynamic Unsplash image integration
- Customizable UI branding
- Cross-device support
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Nomad is a time converion app that helps to manage time across multiple timezones and locations. It takes a graphical approach to illustrating locations using Unsplash images loaded dynamically. The UI was designed to bring a custom brand to a Fyne app so the team could show how easily this could be implemented.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FSNotes at 64% against Nomad Timezones's 0%. FSNotes also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 20 months). Nomad Timezones's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Nomad Timezones is free to download; FSNotes costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FSNotes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FSNotes has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of FSNotes's written reviews are positive against 0% of Nomad Timezones's.
FSNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, Nomad Timezones every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FSNotes | Nomad Timezones |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (87 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #171 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Hlushchenko | Fyne Labs |
Customer experience
FSNotes
Nomad Timezones
In-app purchases
FSNotes
No in-app purchases
Nomad Timezones
No in-app purchases
