Minimal | Notes vs DashBase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Note Lifetime reminders
- Collaborative writing
- Publish notes as websites
- Todo lists sync with Calendar
- Beautiful formatting
- Sync across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
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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.
DashBase
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Your personal archive, always with you. DashBase for iPhone and iPad is the free companion to your archive: read documents, check off tasks, add photos and files on the go - and keep everything that matters in your pocket. WHAT IT DOES • A beautiful document reader - Markdown with no syntax in sight, tappable checkboxes, clickable links. • Tasks with due dates - check off, add new ones, and get notified on the morning they're due. • Review mode: select text with your finger and highlight what matters. • Quick note from the field - lands at the top of the document, ready to process later. • Photos and files as attachments, with preview. • Share anything from anywhere: a PDF from Mail, a link from Safari - straight into your Inbox via the Share sheet. • Projects with statuses, Long-term bases, a Timeline with milestones, full-text search. BIG ON IPAD • A three-pane layout just like the Mac - projects, documents and reader side by side. A FAIR DEAL • Free. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no AI. • Works fully offline; syncs through your own iCloud - the developer never sees your data. MADE FOR MAC • The full live Markdown editor, drag & drop attachments and exports live in DashBase for Mac. iPhone and iPad are your window into the archive - the Mac is the workshop. WORKS GREAT WITH DASHNOTE • Capture quick thoughts in DashNote and send them to DashBase to grow into knowledge. DashNote captures the moment. DashBase turns it into knowledge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DashBase at none against Minimal | Notes's 3. Minimal | Notes's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Minimal | Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. DashBase asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minimal | Notes ships an update monthly, DashBase every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minimal | Notes | DashBase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (294 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 294 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timeless | Jiri Kluciar |
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
DashBase
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minimal | Notes
- Minimal Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Minimal Annual14 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Minimal Family Plan14 Days trial$79.991 Year
DashBase
No in-app purchases









