Comparison

Minimal | Notes vs AllCheck

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

Head to head
About

Minimal | Notes

This app offers a distraction-free writing environment inspired by meditation. It features collaborative writing, note expiration, and the ability to publish notes as websites. Organize tasks with integrated to-do lists and sync across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Note Lifetime reminders
  • Collaborative writing
  • Publish notes as websites
  • Todo lists sync with Calendar
  • Beautiful formatting
  • Sync across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Features
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Write with focus. Open your mind with Minimal, a meditation-inspired notes and writing app. Minimal combines thoughtful, modern design with powerful features to deliver a spacious, beautiful writing environment. • Note Lifetime • Collaborative writing • Publish notes as websites • Add Todos to the Calendar app • Beautiful formatting • Sync everywhere: Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch Minimal is a simple yet powerful notes app. Inspired by meditation, nature, and architectural design, Minimal provides a beautiful space to think, write, and organize projects. NOTE LIFETIME The Note Lifetime keeps your notebook fresh and reflective of the present moment. When a note goes unedited for a duration you choose in settings, you’ll be gently notified. This is an opportunity to review the note, act on it, or let it go. COLLABORATIVE WRITING Share notes with friends, family, and teammates. With a gentle design, writing remains focused and tranquil, even as thoughts merge and ideas multiply. Everyone receives changes as notes evolve, and multiple people can make edits at the same time without conflict. FOCUSED + SPACIOUS DESIGN Minimal is designed so only one element is ever in focus. We love the beauty of a blank page – abundant empty space allows for an ease of creative expression. PUBLISH AS WEBSITE Transform notes into beautifully-formatted websites in microseconds. TODO LISTS Todo lists are an effective way to organize projects and complete tasks. Sync with the Calendar app, get things done, and check everything off. BEAUTIFUL FORMATTING Minimal combines Markdown-style formatting with elegant typography. The result is simple, expressive notes that make it easy to think and write. SYNC EVERYWHERE Bring focus to your favorite devices. Minimal is designed for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Cloud Sync is fast, reliable, and invisible. SHARE, EXPORT, IMPORT You’re in control of your notes. Share directly in iMessage, export as PDF or HTML, and use the system share mechanism to take notes anywhere. Importing links + prose into Minimal is just as easy. CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING The best notebook is personal. We made everything in Minimal customizable, from fonts + themes to sorting notes + note actions. You can also build custom workflows using the Shortcuts app. A LITTLE GIFT Wow, thanks for reading. As a little gift for tuning in, these are our favorite musicians -> Somi, Snarky Puppy, and London Grammar. They’re jazzy and introspective, just how we like it. Enjoy. —— For help, write us at team@minimal.app or on Twitter at @minimalnotesapp. To learn about our terms + approach to privacy, visit https://minimal.app/terms. We offer a long free trial and make cancellation easy. After that, Minimal costs $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year. These prices are in USD and may vary by region. Cancel in your iTunes account settings at least 24 hours before renewal.

About

AllCheck

Features
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AllCheck turns the routines you repeat into reusable checklists with one clear answer: ready or not ready. Use it for the moments where a missed step matters: - Ready to leave home - Ready to board a flight - Ready to send an email - Ready to hand off a project Create a checklist once, run it whenever you need it, and see exactly what is left before you go. When every item is complete, AllCheck gives you a clear ready verdict. AllCheck now includes an Apple Watch companion. View your checklists, check or uncheck items with haptic feedback, follow progress with glanceable rings, and reset a run from your wrist. Checklist creation and editing remain on iPhone, while current progress stays in sync with the paired Apple Watch. AllCheck is now also available for Mac. If you use the companion app on both your iPhone and Mac, checklist definitions can privately sync through iCloud. You can also use AllCheck entirely on one device. Current checklist runs, completion history, and reminders remain on the device where you use them. Schedule one-time or repeating reminders for the routines that matter. Review completion history to see when a checklist was finished and how often you have completed it. Share or duplicate a checklist when it is useful to start from an existing routine. Use AllCheck in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. No in-app account. No ads. No analytics. No third-party tracking.

Screenshots

Minimal | Notes4 screens
AllCheck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AllCheck at none against Minimal | Notes's 3. AllCheck also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Minimal | Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Minimal | Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. AllCheck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimal | Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, AllCheck every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Minimal | Notes versus AllCheck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimal | NotesAllCheck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (290 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings290 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimelessLite Guo

Bugs and requests

Minimal | Notes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when using certain formatting or pasting content
  • Syncing issues between iOS and macOS versions
  • Incompatibility with older macOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to insert images or attachments
  • Improve iCloud sync reliability
  • Implement a folder-based organization system
  • Add a word/character count feature

AllCheck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Minimal | Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Minimal Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Minimal Annual14 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Minimal Family Plan14 Days trial$79.991 Year
None

AllCheck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minimal | Notes free?
Minimal | Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AllCheck free?
AllCheck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minimal | Notes or AllCheck have ads?
Neither Minimal | Notes nor AllCheck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minimal | Notes or AllCheck?
Minimal | Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, and AllCheck every 2 months. Most recently, Minimal | Notes was updated on October 12, 2026 and AllCheck on October 13, 2026.

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