Comparison

iNote vs Pulse

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

Head to head
About

iNote

This utility app allows you to quickly jot down important notes and memos, customizing them with various colors, fonts, and sizes. Secure your data with a passcode and sync across devices via iCloud. Receive reminders for your notes and export them as PDF files.

Highlights
  • iCloud sync
  • Passcode and biometric security
  • Customizable notes (color, font, size)
  • PDF export
  • Reminder notifications
  • Auto-delete notes
Features
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iNote app helps you to save and record your important and favourites data and memos with different colour, images, font size, font style and passcode. iNote app provide iCloud sync features to save your note in iCloud. You can retrieve note from iCloud and also delete note from iCloud within the app. iNote app also give notification for today's notes. You can secure your note and important data with passcode and Touch ID/Face Id. iNote app is an easy way to take your quick note. In addition to providing simple way of note taking, it also offer awesome features like :- - iCloud sync - No limit to store note - Notification for today's note - Export note with pdf file format - Passcodes for app to secure notes - Easy to share note directly from app - Sort note with name wise and date wise - Support different font style and font size - Support different colour note to choose from - Support auto delete to delete note automatically after selected time period Note down anything, anytime, anywhere you want on just one tap and get also reminder notification for your note.

About

Pulse

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Pulse helps you track time by activity: work, exercise, reading, or anything else, so you see where your time really goes. • Track with one tap Create activities with custom names and icons. Start and stop timers from the Today screen or from reminders. When you stop a timer you can quickly add notes to it. • See time at a glance with Live Activities When a timer is running, it appears on your Lock Screen, with the activity name and live elapsed time, so you can stay focused without opening the app. Tap to jump straight back in. • Understand your patterns History shows your entries by day. Stats break down totals by period and by activity, with progress and percentages. Use the "project-time" feature to see hypothetical totals for the next month or year based on your recent averages. • Reminders that act Set recurring reminders by weekday and optional long-run nudges per activity. Notifications can start or stop tracking with a single tap. • Designed for clarity Clean layout, subtle animations, and support for light and dark appearance. Export your data as CSV (Pro) with date range and activity filters. Start with up to five activities, three reminders and a 14-day-history for free; remove limits with Pulse Pro.

Screenshots

iNote4 screens
Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pulse at none against iNote's shown. Pulse also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. iNote sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Pulse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iNote ships an update every 7 months, Pulse every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iNote versus Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriNotePulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiren MerjaLucas Pascal Ciba

In-app purchases

3 purchases

iNote

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlimited Color$1.99
  • All in one pack$2.99
1 purchases

Pulse

One-time1
  • Pulse Pro$3.99

Questions

Is iNote free?
iNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iNote or Pulse have ads?
iNote shows ads; Pulse does not.
Which is updated more often, iNote or Pulse?
iNote ships an update every 7 months, and Pulse every 4 days. Most recently, iNote was updated on September 28, 2026 and Pulse on October 1, 2026.

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