Comparison

Note! vs KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Quick plain text notes
  • Sorted by latest modified
  • Pinch to zoom text size
  • Set passcode to lock notes
Features
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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

About

KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget

Organize your daily lists, bookkeeping, journaling, and notes with this intuitive application. It offers a multi-color theme and seamless syncing across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Daily lists
  • Bookkeeping
  • Journaling
  • Note-taking
  • iCloud syncing
  • Multi-color themes
Features
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KeepNote brings your lists, budget and notes together in one calm, private app — no account required, no ads, no tracking. LISTS & REMINDERS • Quick to-dos with subtasks, due dates and reminders • Group them into folders that fit the way you work • Pin what matters to the top BOOKKEEPING • Track income and expenses, with sub-entries inside each record • Folders and tags keep months of records tidy • See totals per folder, per tag and per period NOTES • Rich-text notes with checklists, images and drawings • Attach a note to a task or a ledger entry — keep the context together • Search across everything NEW IN 2.6.0 • Home Screen widget — see today's tasks without opening the app • Smoother offline behaviour and a faster, quieter sync BUILT TO LAST • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Face ID / Touch ID lock • Light and dark appearance, with a choice of card materials • 12 languages: English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Bahasa Melayu, ไทย, Türkçe, Tiếng Việt • Core features free forever — KeepNote Plus is entirely optional PRIVACY Your data lives in your own iCloud account. We don't run ads, we don't sell data, and we don't operate a server that reads your notes. Privacy policy: https://www.keepnote.host/privacy Questions, bugs or ideas? We read everything — write to us from inside the app.

Screenshots

Note!4 screens
KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Note! at 4.7 against KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget's 4.0. Note! also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Note! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Note! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note! ships an update every 13 months, KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Note! versus KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote!KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews61.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRIEU Limited荣彬 谢

Customer experience

Note!

All ratings1,045 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral7.8%
Negative31.2%

KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Note!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
3 purchases

KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget

Subscriptions2
  • KeepNote VIP$0.991 Month
  • KeepNote VIP$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • KeepNote Plus$24.99

Questions

Is Note! free?
Note! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget free?
KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Note! or KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget?
Note! is rated higher. Note! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Note! or KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget have ads?
Note! shows ads; KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget does not.
Which is updated more often, Note! or KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget?
Note! ships an update every 13 months, and KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget fortnightly. Most recently, Note! was updated on October 26, 2026 and KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget on October 27, 2026.

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