Notes Writer Browser vs Kanban
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notes Writer Browser
This app is a versatile writing and note-taking tool that supports rich text and Markdown. It allows users to annotate PDFs, fill out forms, and organize their work into unlimited notebooks. The app also includes scanning capabilities and various export options for seamless sharing and backup.
- Rich text and Markdown writing
- PDF annotation and form filling
- Unlimited notebook organization
- Document scanning
- Cloud sync and multiple export formats
- Distraction-free writing mode
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Students, teachers, writers, doctors, journalists, scholars and business professionals use Nautilus every day for class notes, meeting notes, marked-up PDFs, signed documents, papers and lectures. Notes Writer Pro is now Nautilus, built on the all-new Notes Writer app. It carries forward familiar writing and PDF tools, then adds a smart web browser, AI help for reading and research, and Magic Lasso. Math Notebooks help you work through calculations and create charts, all in one place on iPad and iPhone. Write and make it yours Create notes, papers and books with headings, lists, colors and highlights. Add images or handwritten notes with Apple Pencil. Use dictation, listen back to your writing, check word counts, and keep documents open in tabs. Work with MS Word, RTF, Markdown and plain text files. Read and mark up PDFs Read ebooks, articles and class materials, then write in the margins, highlight, draw, and add notes, recordings or signatures. Fill and sign forms, reorder pages, and scan paper documents into PDFs. Compare two documents side by side. Measure drawings to scale and hide sensitive text before sharing. Browse and research Use the built-in browser to read and research without leaving Nautilus. Open pages in tabs and bookmark sites. Ask AI about a webpage, summarize or translate it, or turn it into notes. Use Magic Lasso and AI Circle a passage or other content with Magic Lasso, then ask AI to explain or summarize what you selected. Get help with your own writing too: rewrite, simplify, correct spelling and grammar, adjust the tone, or chat through an idea. Capture ideas, then find them again Record lectures, meetings and ideas. Listen back, or create a transcript so you can find important details later. Connect notes, images and recordings on whiteboards, collect quick thoughts on sticky notes, and organize plans in outlines. Bring research together in Study Projects. Plan a book or long paper with sections and a visual Corkboard. Keep sources beside your draft, save snapshots as you revise, then compile a finished document or ebook. Work through calculations Use Math Notebooks to keep calculations and explanations together. Explore formulas, create charts and preview the finished PDF. Organize and share Keep notes in folders and notebooks. Give notebooks covers that make them easy to spot. Scan paper, import Word and other files, and find what you need with search. Export to PDF, Word, HTML, EPUB and more. Sync with iCloud, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive or WebDAV. Look after your work Autosave, document recovery and automatic backups help protect your progress. Use passcodes for the app or private folders. Your existing Notes Writer PDF notes and outlines open in Nautilus. Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Kanban
This app helps you organize daily to-dos, work projects, and goals with a simple, intuitive interface. It offers extensive customization and various views to manage tasks efficiently and see your progress clearly.
- Folders, categories, and tags for organization
- Multiple task views (list, grid, board)
- Unlimited tasks and subtasks
- Sync across devices via iCloud
- Reminders and calendar integration
- Customizable home screen and widgets
- Dark mode and native design
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Meet Doneit, a feature-packed projects and tasks manager that focuses on simplicity and organization. With Doneit, you don't need to worry about your tasks lists ever being messy because we have designed the app to help you better organize all of your daily to-do's, work projects, and more, and its main goal is to help you become more efficient and start accomplishing all of your tasks and goals quicker, no matter how small or big they are, because Doneit will definitely help you see the full picture of what should be done now and what can wait until the later day. Doneit offers a delightful user interface that will feel right at home on your Apple devices. It's simple and intuitive, and it will let you start using Doneit at its full potential with no introduction needed and in just a matter of time. The app offers an extensive variety of different features that are designed to help you become more organized and efficient. Doneit features folders, smart categories, categories, tags, priorities, statuses, attributes, tasks, and subtasks. There are various tasks organization options available throughout the app, as well as quite a few customization options that will give you an incredible opportunity of making the app feel more unique to you. KEY FEATURES: - Up to 2 categories to help you better organize your tasks - 3 different tasks views that include list, grid, and board views - Unlimited number of tasks - Unlimited number of subtasks that can be added to help you accomplish your main tasks quicker - Sync across multiple devices connected to a single iCloud account - Sync with the system's Reminders app - Ability to schedule a reminder that will send you a notification when the task is due - Support for all-day reminders - Ability to add your tasks and subtasks as events in the system's Calendar app - Huge variety of tasks sorting options - Different filters for your tasks lists - Ability to import all of your reminders from the system's Reminders app - Ability to import all of your calendar events from the system's Calendar app - Ability to add notes to each of the tasks and subtasks, as well as to the tasks lists - Ability to add links to your tasks and subtasks - Just archive or hide unnecessary tasks that you don't want to delete yet - Various Home Screen customization options that will let you quickly hide sections that you are not interested in at all - Fully customizable screens for adding and editing the tasks & subtasks - Home Screen quick actions - Multiple swipe actions - Ability to pin important tasks and subtasks - Fully native design - Beautiful dark mode - Standalone watchOS app - Support for Siri shortcuts - Support for app shortcuts on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 - Support for focus filters - More than 5 Home and Lock Screen widgets for you to view all of your tasks - Available on iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS PREMIUM FEATURES: - Add an unlimited number of categories - Advanced board view - Timeline view for your tasks - List actions - Advanced tasks filters - Securely share and collaborate on your categories with others via iCloud - Get access to folders, smart categories, tags, priorities, statuses, and custom task & subtask attributes - Ability to add different attachments to tasks and subtasks, such as files, photos, scanned documents, and drawings - Schedule recurring reminders with custom repeat intervals - Ability to edit items in bulk - 10 different app icons for you to choose the one that you prefer the most - 15 amazing tint colors for the app's user interface - Ability to set a custom appearance (Dark, light or system) If you have any questions or concerns regarding our app, we are always here to help you! Just reach out to us at info@designtech.so. Privacy policy: https://designtech.notion.site/DesignTech-Privacy-Policy-18bc124eba40809eba48e6af249ebd2c. Terms of service: https://designtech.notion.site/DesignTech-Terms-of-Service-18cc124eba4080c58316f2ed81f84bff.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Notes Writer Browser at 3.2K against Kanban's 279. Kanban's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Notes Writer Browser sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Kanban sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Notes Writer Browser against 4.5 for Kanban. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notes Writer Browser has 3.2K ratings behind it against 279, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Notes Writer Browser's written reviews are positive against 46% of Kanban's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes Writer Browser | Kanban |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.2K ratings) — better | 4.5 (279 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.3% of reviews — better | 46.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 279 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 667 MB | 202 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kairoos Solutions SL | DesignTech SIA |
Customer experience
Notes Writer Browser
Kanban
User reviews
Notes Writer Browser
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent note-taking app
- 📁 Great folder organization
- 🎨 Customizable notebook covers
- 🔍 Useful PDF annotation tools
- 🤖 Impressive AI capabilities
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔄 Sync and file transfer issues
- 🕰️ Slow performance and lag
- 🔒 Poor customer support
- 💰 Misleading upgrade pricing
Kanban
From 279 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful and clean UI design
- 🔧 Highly customizable with extensive options
- 📱 Cross-platform support (Mac, iPad, iPhone)
- 🏷️ Flexible task organization with tags, folders, categories
- 📊 Multiple view options (Kanban, timeline, grid, list)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and instability
- 🔄 Unreliable sync between devices
- ❌ Unintuitive and confusing user interface
- 📚 Lack of documentation and tutorials
- ⚠️ Data loss and disappearing tasks
Bugs and requests
Notes Writer Browser
Reported bugs
5 issues- Notes randomly disappearing
- Formatting issues with text and images
- Unreliable audio recording and playback
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inability to transfer files between free and pro versions
Requested features
5 requests- Handwriting recognition
- Improved eraser and shape tools
- Customizable keyboard and toolbar
- Better integration with cloud storage
- Ability to rotate and resize images
Kanban
Reported bugs
25 issues- Tasks disappear or get lost during sync
- Sync fails between Mac and iPhone/iPad
- Subtasks not syncing across devices
- Kanban board columns duplicating
- Timeline view broken with tiny blocks and poor layout
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- iCloud sync errors (CKErrorDomain error 11)
- Categories and sections randomly appearing/disappearing
- Double-clicking tasks on Mac doesn't open edit dialog
- App freezes when switching between categories
- Slow performance and high CPU usage on Mac
- Sidebar freezing after one click
- Deleted items still showing after manual sync
- Badge count not clearing properly
- Drag and drop not working for timeline events
- Import from Apple Reminders loses folder structure
- Reminders integration only imports titles, not details
- Crashes when accessing Calendar or Reminders features
- Tasks moving to wrong categories unexpectedly
- Completed tasks not updating status properly
- Dialog boxes not closable with ESC key
- Attachment downloads not working
- Photo selection closing without attaching
- Premium features not accessible despite purchase
- Restore purchase feature broken
- Slow responsiveness on M1 Mac
Requested features
24 requests- Drag and drop functionality for tasks and boards
- Better Kanban board implementation with custom column ordering
- Sample templates for new users
- Improved timeline view with zoom controls
- Export functionality (PDF, XLSX, CSV)
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- Windows version
- Web version
- Better subtask management and creation
- Recurring task flexibility (specific days, custom patterns)
- Attachment support (images, documents, PDFs)
- Dark mode customization options
- Quick task creation shortcuts
- Email integration and drag-drop from email
- GitHub/GitLab integration
- Outlook integration
- Language options (English alternative to poor translations)
- Restore/undo functionality for archived items
- Improved Apple Watch support
- Live activities support
- Task filtering by multiple tags
- Ability to reorder boards and categories visually
- Shared collaboration features
- Backup to external cloud storage
- Keyboard shortcuts for faster workflow
In-app purchases
Notes Writer Browser
- Notes Writer Pro AI Assistant3 Days trial$3.991 Month
Kanban
- Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Year
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- Yearly$14.991 Year
- Doneit Premium$29.99
- Premium Lifetime3 variants$29.99
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