Wavelets vs TheMadNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wavelets
Capture fleeting thoughts, ideas, and reminders with a beautifully designed note-taking application. Seamlessly sync your notes across devices and access them quickly through integrated search and widgets.
- Spontaneous idea capture
- Short note storage
- Small reminder management
- Spotlight Search integration
- Today Widget support
- Apple Watch compatibility
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Wavelets stores your spontaneous ideas, short notes, small reminders or thoughts in a simple and very beautiful way! Of course with support for - the Spotlight Search - the Today Widget - AND (not quite so obvious) the Apple Watch
TheMadNote
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[In-app purchases are optional] The main functionality is available for free. Individuality, minimalism and expressiveness are perfectly combined with The Mad Note app. All essential features on beautiful meditative backgrounds. The best features for productive work with text: • Make every note unique by using custom animated backgrounds • You can stop the animation at any time and start it again • Feel the soothing effect of backgrounds, immerse yourself in a calm atmosphere and increase your concentration • Combine handwritten and typed text • Insert stickers, photos, graphics, etc • Insert and edit text by changing its color, size and style. Use any tool to highlight whatever you want • Create task lists, mark completed items • Use voice input, voice to text conversion for making quick notes and recording important ideas • Group notes by categories and folders • Sync notes between all your devices Opportunities for creators: • Unleash your exquisite potential to create elegant notes for publications • You can create content for social media using atmospheric backgrounds • Write on top of endless relaxing backgrounds with animations • You can use a different background for each note to immerse yourself even more in the desired work atmosphere. • Attract the attention of your audience through the unusual presentation of information in shorts, stories, etc • A smoothly moving background is a great way to focus if you're working on an article, note or to-do list Enjoy backgrounds that help you perform Terms of Use (EULA) - apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wavelets at none against TheMadNote's 2. Wavelets also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. TheMadNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Wavelets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wavelets ships an update weekly, TheMadNote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wavelets | TheMadNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hartmut Albers | Imal Faruk |
In-app purchases
Wavelets
No in-app purchases
TheMadNote
- Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
- Yearly subscription$19.991 Year









