Comparison

Minimal | Notes vs Curfew

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.

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Curfew

Features
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Keep the content. Remove the casino lighting. Curfew is a calm way to check Instagram, YouTube and Facebook - the sites themselves, full colour, exactly as you know them, with a personal daily time budget and the noise turned down: no autoplay, no infinite scroll, no red badges, no motion. You log in with your own account, the same way you always have. Nothing you post, follow or watch changes. A budget, not a blocker Set a daily time limit for each site - the default is 45 minutes. A countdown stays quietly visible while you browse, minutes only, never a ticking clock. When your time is up for the day, the site is replaced with a plain screen telling you when it resets. One five-minute extension is available per day, and it's logged in your stats - a limit you can see yourself using is a limit you'll actually respect. Quiet hours Schedule a lockout window for each site separately - work hours, bedtime, whatever you choose. Inside that window the site is simply unavailable, no extension, no override. Your daily budget and your quiet hours are independent, so you can trust both. A calmer feed, not a different one - Full-colour photos and video - only the interface chrome is desaturated - No autoplay - Infinite scroll requires a tap to load more, instead of continuing forever - No red alert badges or unread counts - Reduced motion throughout Weekly stats See time per site per day, session counts, average session length, and how often you hit your limit, with a seven-day comparison. Stored on your device only. Built to be actually left on Curfew doesn't collect your data, doesn't run a server, and doesn't need your Instagram, YouTube or Facebook password - you sign in to each site the normal way, inside the app, and your session stays with you. There's no account to create for Curfew itself. Pricing Try Curfew free for 7 days, full access. After that, continue for $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year. Subscriptions are billed through the App Store and can be managed or cancelled any time in your Apple ID account settings. Curfew is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Meta, Instagram, Facebook, Google or YouTube. All product names, logos and brands are property of their respective owners. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Minimal | Notes4 screens
Curfew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Curfew at every 5 days against Minimal | Notes's monthly. Minimal | Notes's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Minimal | Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Curfew sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimal | Notes ships an update monthly, Curfew every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Minimal | Notes versus Curfew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimal | NotesCurfew
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (297 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings297 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimelessMASTECH CONSULTING PTY LTD

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

Curfew

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
2 purchases

Curfew

Subscriptions2
  • Curfew Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Curfew Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Minimal | Notes free?
Minimal | Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Curfew free?
Curfew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Minimal | Notes or Curfew have ads?
Neither Minimal | Notes nor Curfew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minimal | Notes or Curfew?
Minimal | Notes ships an update monthly, and Curfew every 5 days. Most recently, Minimal | Notes was updated on October 24, 2026 and Curfew on October 19, 2026.

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