Nano Notes vs WatchNote+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nano Notes
Capture thoughts and ideas instantly with a simple note-taking tool. Access and review your notes conveniently on your Apple Watch.
- Quick note creation
- Apple Watch access
- Simple interface
- Instant synchronization
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Take quick notes, and read them on your Apple Watch!
WatchNote+
Capture your thoughts, to-do lists, and ideas directly from your Apple Watch. This utility app allows for quick note creation and storage entirely on your device, ensuring your information remains private and confidential.
- Create notes on Apple Watch
- Store notes on device
- Private and confidential storage
- Simple and fast interface
- Supports to-do lists
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WatchNote+ is an easy way to keep ideas, notes, to-do lists, and more on your Apple Watch. Open the app, create new note, done! Everything will be stored within the Apple Watch itself, so it will stay private and confidential.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nano Notes at Free against WatchNote+'s $1.99. Nano Notes also leads on ratings volume (172 vs 2). WatchNote+'s advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Nano Notes is free to download; WatchNote+ costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WatchNote+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nano Notes has 172 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Nano Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of WatchNote+'s.
Nano Notes ships an update every 3 months, WatchNote+ every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nano Notes | WatchNote+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (172 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 172 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vincent Tourraine | Ryan Fung |
Customer experience
Nano Notes
WatchNote+
Bugs and requests
Nano Notes
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes
- Notes disappear after watch restart
- Notes not syncing between iPhone and iPad
- Blank screen when opening notes on phone app
- Cannot delete a note from the Apple Watch without phone interaction and watch restart
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- Notes deleted when Apple Watch turned off and on
- Notes not showing on Apple Watch
Requested features
10 requests- Add more object types (tables, drawings)
- Add complication shortcut to watch face
- Enable typing on the Watch
- Add iCloud syncing
- Add ability to edit/delete/add notes from Apple Watch
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- Add spell check
- Enable microphone dictation on Apple Watch
- Support for shortcuts (share notes to app)
- Pin notes to avoid reordering
- Automatic iCloud synchronization
WatchNote+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nano Notes
No in-app purchases
WatchNote+
No in-app purchases
