Note! vs BasicNotesApp
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
BasicNotesApp
Organize your thoughts and ideas with a simple note-taking application. Create individual notes and group them into custom folders for easy retrieval. Streamline your workflow and keep your information tidy.
- Create notes
- Create folders
- Organize notes
- Simple interface
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Create notes and folders.
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Verdict
Note! and BasicNotesApp both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of BasicNotesApp's written reviews are positive against 61% of Note!'s. BasicNotesApp also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Note!'s advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 3) and update cadence (every 13 months vs every 35 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Note! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BasicNotesApp asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Note! against 4.7 for BasicNotesApp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note! has 1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Note!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of BasicNotesApp's.
Note! ships an update every 13 months, BasicNotesApp every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Note! | BasicNotesApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 35 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RIEU Limited | Peter Roach |
Customer experience
Note!
BasicNotesApp
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
BasicNotesApp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Note!
- Remove Ads$3.99
BasicNotesApp
No in-app purchases
