Note! vs The Focal App
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
The Focal App
This app helps users focus by blocking distracting applications during designated sessions. It offers a simple check-in/check-out system for individuals and groups, with a dashboard for tracking user activity. Physical devices are required to initiate and end sessions.
- App blocking sessions
- Check-in/check-out system
- Group ID and sub-group selection
- Subscriber-facing activity dashboard
- Privacy-focused data collection
- Physical device integration
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Our simple check-in check-out system allows you to enter into a session that blocks all unessential and distracting apps. Our system is designed to collect minimal data and ensure user privacy. To start, you sign up via email, and then enter in your Group ID. Next, select your specific sub-group, and you are in! To check-in, you simply tap our logo, and scan our Focal device, which begins an app blocking session. When you want to exit the session, simply tap our logo again in-app, scan our Focal device, and all apps are unblocked! Throughout this process, we have a subscriber facing dashboard that tracks the activity status of all users checked in or out of the app blocking session. This allows for visibility within the group of who is checked in at what time temporarily. To get started, simply download our app, and reach out to us at focalcontact11@gmail.com for inquiries on our physical devices and plans.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Focal App at none against Note!'s 1. The Focal App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Note!'s advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. The Focal App asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Focal App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note! has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Note! | The Focal App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 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 |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RIEU Limited | Golden Opportunity Games LLC |
Customer experience
Note!
The Focal App
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
The Focal App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Note!
- Remove Ads$3.99
The Focal App
No in-app purchases
