Note! vs Shopping Christmas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Note!
This app offers a minimalist approach to note-taking, focusing on speed and simplicity. It allows for quick plain text entries, organized by modification date, with options for text resizing and passcode protection for privacy.
- Quick plain text notes
- Sorted by latest modified
- Pinch to zoom text size
- Set passcode to lock notes
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Nothing more, nothing less. Designed to be as minimal as possible for quick plain text notes. + Sorted by latest modified + Pinch to zoom/change text size + Set a passcode to lock your notes
Shopping Christmas
Organize your holiday gift shopping with this app. Create lists by person or gift, track budgets, and secure your data with a passcode or biometrics. Email lists for archiving or sharing.
- Organize lists by person or gift
- Check off items
- Track individual and total budgets
- Passcode/biometric security
- Email lists for sharing/archiving
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Elevate your holiday gift shopping with our Christmas Shopping Organizer! Effortlessly organize your lists by person or gifts, check off items with ease, and keep tabs on individual and total budgets. Experience simplicity at its finest, and ensure privacy with passcode or biometric security. Plus, save the festive joy by emailing your lists to someone, or yourself for archiving purposes. 'Tis the season to shop smart!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Note! at Free against Shopping Christmas's $0.99. Note! also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). Shopping Christmas's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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
Note! is free to download; Shopping Christmas costs $0.99 up front. Note! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shopping Christmas asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shopping Christmas holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note! has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Note! ships an update every 13 months, Shopping Christmas every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Note! | Shopping Christmas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RIEU Limited | Love 4 Apps, LLC |
Customer experience
Note!
Shopping Christmas
Bugs and requests
Note!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads disrupt note-taking experience
- Inability to delete old notes
- Lack of printing functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Add iCloud sync and backup
- Implement a paid, ad-free version
- Allow for note organization and sorting
- Improve text formatting and editing capabilities
Shopping Christmas
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Note!
- Remove Ads$3.99
Shopping Christmas
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Note! free?
Is Shopping Christmas free?
Which has better reviews, Note! or Shopping Christmas?
Do Note! or Shopping Christmas have ads?
Which is updated more often, Note! or Shopping Christmas?
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