UpNote vs Routine by Sparlen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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 period 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
Routine by Sparlen
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Construisez de bonnes habitudes sans transformer votre quotidien en compétition. Routine vous aide à créer des routines simples, à savoir ce qui est prévu aujourd’hui et à suivre votre régularité dans le temps. Choisissez les jours de répétition, ajoutez un rappel si vous le souhaitez, puis cochez simplement vos routines lorsqu’elles sont terminées. Avec Routine, vous pouvez : • Créer vos routines • Choisir les jours de répétition • Ajouter des rappels • Voir les routines prévues aujourd’hui • Marquer une routine comme terminée • Suivre votre régularité dans le calendrier • Reprendre facilement après une pause Routine privilégie une motivation simple et positive, sans gamification agressive ni pression liée aux séries. Vos données sont enregistrées localement par défaut. Aucun compte n’est nécessaire pour utiliser les fonctions principales de Routine. SPARLEN Plus est disponible en option pour sauvegarder, restaurer et synchroniser vos données entre vos appareils Apple. Routine fait partie de SPARLEN : des applications utiles pour la vie quotidienne. Politique de confidentialité : https://sparlen-app.com/privacy/ Conditions d’utilisation (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: UpNote at 15.6 against Routine by Sparlen's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. UpNote sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Routine by Sparlen sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $35.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
UpNote ships an update weekly, Routine by Sparlen every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UpNote | Routine by Sparlen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UpNote Company Limited | Nathan Gendreau |
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
Routine by Sparlen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UpNote
- Premium monthly subscription$1.991 Month
- Life-time Upgrade to Premium$24.99
- Life-time Upgrade$29.99
- Life-time upgrade to Premium$34.99
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- Life-time upgrade to Premium$39.99
Routine by Sparlen
- Sparlen Plus for Routine$35.001 Year









