Nano Notes vs Note
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!
Note
Capture thoughts and ideas with the natural feel of handwriting. This app offers a simple interface, unique handwritten fonts, and customizable themes to add warmth and personality to your notes. Create unlimited memos without restrictions.
- Handwriting-style fonts
- Simple and intuitive UI
- Customizable theme colors
- Unlimited note creation
- Mimics handwritten notes
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Handwriting-style Memo is a note-taking app that captures the warmth and simplicity of handwritten notes. Record your thoughts and ideas with the sensation of handwriting, and add color to your daily life. 【Features】 Simple UI: Supports your note-taking process in a simple and intuitive way. With a clean design and user-friendly interface, it reduces the stress of creating notes. Handwriting-style fonts: All the fonts are designed to mimic handwritten styles. Create notes with a unique handwriting experience and add warmth and personality to your text. Customize theme colors: Choose your preferred theme color to match your mood and tone when creating notes. Your notes will reflect your individuality and sensibility, making them even more captivating. Unlimited notes: Create notes without any limitations. Freely record your important ideas, messages, sketches, to-do lists, and more as they come to mind. This is an ideal note-taking app that combines the warmth of handwriting with simplicity to enrich your everyday life. Unleash your creativity and express your thoughts freely.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Nano Notes at 150 against Note's 1. Nano Notes also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months) and device support (4 vs 2). Note's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nano Notes has 150 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nano Notes ships an update every 3 months, Note every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nano Notes | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (150 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vincent Tourraine | Naoyuki Rikiji |
Customer experience
Nano Notes
Note
In-app purchases
Nano Notes
No in-app purchases
Note
No in-app purchases
