Comparison

Code Notes vs Mandala

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

Head to head

Code Notes

App/Passwords, Card Pins

Free

🌟 Lifestyle

★ 4.01 ratingsView app →

Mandala

visualizing & chanting mantras

Free

🌟 Lifestyle

No ratingsView app →

About

Code Notes

Securely store sensitive information like passwords and card PINs directly on your device. This app prioritizes privacy with no external server communication, ensuring your data remains exclusively within the application.

Highlights

Local password storage
No external server communication
Store card PINs
Lightweight application

Read full description

Store your passwords in a lightweight APP. No communication with external servers. Your passwords are stored only in the app.

About

Mandala

Features

Read full description

Provides mantras and thanks to help beginner to practice visualizing and chanting mantras.

Screenshots

Code Notes4 screens

Mandala4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mandala at every 3 weeks against Code Notes's every 9 months. Code Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Code Notes ships an update every 9 months, Mandala every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and February 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level

Code Notes versus Mandala: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Code Notes	Mandala
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.0 (1 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	1 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 9 months	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	16.0
Further details — not scored
Size	10 MB	28 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Rainer Drexler	Chen-Hai Teng

In-app purchases

None

Code Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Mandala

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Code Notes free?

Code Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Mandala free?

Mandala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Code Notes or Mandala have ads?

Neither Code Notes nor Mandala shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Code Notes or Mandala?

Code Notes ships an update every 9 months, and Mandala every 3 weeks. Most recently, Code Notes was updated on September 10, 2026 and Mandala on February 27, 2026.