Comparison

Milanote vs Sorted

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

Head to head
About

Milanote

Organize creative projects by combining notes, images, videos, and sketches visually. Collaborate with teams on shared boards or use it as a private workspace. Save content from any app and sync instantly across all devices.

Highlights
  • Visual project organization
  • Combine notes, images, videos, sketches
  • Team collaboration
  • Save content from any app
  • Instant cross-device syncing
  • Sketching with Apple Pencil
Features
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Milanote is the tool for organizing your creative projects. Capture ideas & notes on mobile, then organize them visually on Milanote for desktop. SAVE INSPIRATION & IDEAS Easily combine notes, images, videos, sketches, and more. Capture anything that fuels your creativity. ORGANIZE PROJECTS VISUALLY Bring your ideas, tasks, and references together in one place—so you can see the big picture and the details. COLLABORATE WITH YOUR TEAM Milanote boards can be a private place to think, or a shared workspace for collaboration—you control who sees what. SAVE CONTENT FROM ANY APP Clip websites, images, and videos from your browser, photos app, or anywhere else—right into Milanote with a tap. INSTANT SYNCING ACROSS ALL DEVICES Anything you save to Milanote is instantly synced to all your devices. The Milanote iPhone & iPad apps also let you… - Create, view and edit all of your boards - Upload photos, video & files - Sketch with Apple pencil - Get notifications for comments and content updates Privacy policy: https://milanote.com/legal/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://milanote.com/legal/terms-of-service

About

Sorted

Features
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Open Sorted and know in two seconds what needs doing today. Everything you need to do lives in three simple lists — Tasks, Shopping and Projects — and every item gets one of three colours: RED — urgent, needs doing today ORANGE — soon, this week GREEN — whenever, no rush Red always floats to the top. Tap the dot to change an item's colour — no menus, no fuss. The Today screen gathers every red item and anything due, so your whole day is one glance. SIMPLE ON PURPOSE • Three colours. No priority numbers, no labels to manage, no setup. • Add items fast — type them or speak them ("bread, milk, dog food" adds all three). • Snooze a task to tomorrow with one swipe. No guilt, no overdue badges. SHOPPING THAT WORKS IN THE SHOP • Tag items by shop (supermarket, hardware, chemist) and the list groups itself. • Tick things off as you go, then re-add regulars next week with one tap. PROJECTS WITHOUT THE OVERWHELM • Break big jobs into steps and tick them off one by one. • A progress bar shows how far you've come. FEEL THE PROGRESS • A "Done today" scoreboard shows everything you accomplished, day by day. • Clear your last red item and enjoy a little confetti. You earned it. • Optional gentle reminders: one in the morning if something's red, one in the evening telling you what you knocked off. Nothing naggy, ever. WIDGETS • Home screen and lock screen widgets show your red items at a glance — the two-second check becomes a zero-second check. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No sign-up. No tracking. Your lists never leave your phone. Sorted is for anyone who wants to get organized without managing an organizer. Three lists, three colours, done.

Screenshots

Milanote4 screens
Sorted4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sorted at none against Milanote's 2. Milanote's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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. Milanote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.49 per month. Sorted asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Milanote ships an update weekly, Sorted every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Milanote versus Sorted: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMilanoteSorted
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.1K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilanoteDavid Coleman

Bugs and requests

Milanote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to open certain boards
  • Issues with deleting or rearranging notes
  • Image uploads not working consistently

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add iPad app with full desktop functionality
  • Improve mobile app experience and parity with desktop
  • Increase free version storage limit
  • Implement offline mode and better file management
  • Add more customization options for boards and notes

Sorted

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Milanote

Subscriptions2
  • Professional Monthly$12.491 Month
  • Professional Annual$119.991 Year
None

Sorted

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Milanote free?
Milanote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sorted free?
Sorted is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Milanote or Sorted have ads?
Neither Milanote nor Sorted shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Milanote or Sorted?
Milanote ships an update weekly, and Sorted every 2 months. Most recently, Milanote was updated on November 2, 2026 and Sorted on October 31, 2026.

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