Comparison

UpNote vs Note To Self

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

Head to head
About

UpNote

This app provides a clean and beautiful interface for writing and organizing notes, journals, and to-do lists. It offers rich formatting options, an intuitive organization system, and instant syncing across devices, with offline capabilities. Premium features include enhanced security and export options.

Highlights
  • Rich text editor with formatting tools
  • Intuitive organizing system (notebooks, pins, links)
  • Secure note locking with Touch/Face ID
  • Instant cross-device syncing and offline access
  • Markdown support and export
  • Task management and to-do lists
Features
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UpNote is a clean and beautiful app for writing and organizing. It's easy to use with rich features and delightful experience. UpNote is designed to help you take notes easily and stay focused on what matters most. UpNote has beautiful fonts and elegant themes that you can adjust to make your writing experience most comfortable and pleasant. UpNote is an ideal place to keep your diary and journal. It has a powerful lock feature so that you can rest assured that your notes stay private and secure. You can also use Touch ID or Face ID to securely unlock your notes. UpNote’s intuitive organizing system will keep your note space neat and light. There are many ways to organize your notes: putting them into notebooks, pinning your notes to the top of the note list, bookmarking them for quick reference or linking to other notes. You can also close any notebooks to focus on only most important one. UpNote’s rich editor makes it perfect for planning and managing your tasks. Simply write down your to-do list and have them synced to all your devices. UpNote offers highlight, text colors, table, nested list, code and many other important formatting tools so that you could easily format your notes. UpNote syncs notes instantly on all devices. It also works reliably offline, so you could take note anytime, anywhere. If you are a markdown user, UpNote is great for you too. It has intuitive shortcuts based on markdown, which makes it more fun to write notes. You can also export your notes to Markdown or PDF. Try UpNote now and you will fall in love with it! ---- Upgrade to Premium to get full power of UpNote: - Lock your notes and notebooks - Insert table and attachments - Write unlimited number of notes - Elegant themes and notebook covers - Export to text PDF, HTML and Markdown ---- Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial peri​od will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. ---- If you have any question or feedback, we would love to hear it. Send an email to support@getupnote.com, and we would love to get in touch with you! ---- Privacy policy: https://getupnote.com/privacy.html Terms of use: https://getupnote.com/terms.html

About

Note To Self

Quickly email yourself reminders and notes without needing to log into email servers. Simply type your message and swipe to send. Unlock advanced features with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Email notes to yourself
  • Quick and simple interface
  • Email verification
  • Unlimited emails (Pro)
  • Light and dark mode (Pro)
  • Send to multiple emails (Pro)
  • Email history (Pro)
Features
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Note to Self is a simple app for you to email yourself that note you need to remember! Verify your email and you're good to go! Just open the app, type out your note, and swipe left or right to send the email. The purpose for Note to Self is to be very quick and simple to use. Forget needing to login to any email servers. Just validate your email and send! Subscribe to Pro and get even more features! • Unlimited Emails • Light and Dark Mode • Send to up to 5 emails simultaneously • View a history of all the emails you have sent from your device Subscriptions for Pro are auto-renewing and will be charged to your iTunes Account within 24h before the end of the current period at the same price you were originally charged. If you would like to manage your subscription, please visit your iTunes Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://notetoselfapp.com/#privacy Terms of Service: https://notetoselfapp.com/terms.html

Screenshots

UpNote4 screens
Note To Self3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: UpNote at weekly against Note To Self's every 2 months. UpNote also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 21). Note To Self's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. UpNote sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Note To Self sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Note To Self holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UpNote has 1.1K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of UpNote's written reviews are positive against 100% of Note To Self's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UpNote ships an update weekly, Note To Self every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
UpNote versus Note To Self: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpNoteNote To Self
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better21
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUpNote Company LimitedBlake Gordon

Customer experience

UpNote

All ratings1,059 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews752 reviews
Positive85.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative8.0%

Note To Self

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

UpNote

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Black screen issues
  • Lost notes and data
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Google sign-in not working

Requested features

8 requests
  • Reminders and calendar integration
  • More customization options (fonts, colors, etc.)
  • Improved drawing/handwriting support
  • PDF annotation and embedding
  • Optical character recognition (OCR)
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  • Ability to reorder bullets and lists
  • Improved table editing and formatting
  • Apple Watch app

Note To Self

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

UpNote

Subscriptions1
  • Premium monthly subscription$1.991 Month
One-time7
  • Life-time Upgrade$19.99
  • Life-time Upgrade to Premium$19.99
  • Life-time Upgrade$24.99
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  • Life-time Upgrade to Premium$24.99
  • Life-time Upgrade$29.99
  • Life-time upgrade to Premium$34.99
  • Life-time upgrade to Premium$39.99
1 purchases

Note To Self

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is UpNote free?
UpNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note To Self free?
Note To Self is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UpNote or Note To Self?
Note To Self is rated higher. UpNote averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Note To Self averages 5.0 from 21 ratings.
Do UpNote or Note To Self have ads?
Neither UpNote nor Note To Self shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UpNote or Note To Self?
UpNote ships an update weekly, and Note To Self every 2 months. Most recently, UpNote was updated on September 28, 2026 and Note To Self on September 9, 2026.

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