Comparison

Plain Note vs TimeHorse

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

Head to head
About

Plain Note

This app allows you to create and organize notes with customizable tags and icons. It offers lock screen and home screen widgets for quick access and supports character/line counting. Personalize your experience with themes, app icons, and fonts.

Highlights
  • Organize notes with tags
  • Customizable tag icons and colors
  • Character and line counting
  • Lock screen and home screen widgets
  • Customizable themes, app icons, and fonts
  • Archive and organize notes
Features
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"Plain Note" is a simple notes app. You can organize your notes by adding tags, and it supports lock screen and home screen widgets. It can be used on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Features • You can categorize your notes with tags. • Customize tag icons and colors. • You can count the number of characters and lines. • Archive and organize your notes. • Widgets can be added to the lock screen and home screen. • Customize themes, App icons, and fonts. (Some features are available for a fee.) Premium (in-app purchase) • Sync data with iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. This can also be used as a backup. • All themes and App icons are available. • All tag icons are available. • All font customizations are available. *Prices may vary by country or region. Please check in the app. *Some features may not be available in all languages or regions. Terms of Use: https://monelyze.app/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://monelyze.app/en/privacy

About

TimeHorse

Features
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TimeHorse — Traditional Chinese Calendar & Time Computation Tool TimeHorse is a professional computation tool for practitioners, researchers and students of the traditional Chinese calendar. It contains no interpretive or predictive content. It does one thing: convert a Gregorian moment into the time structures of the traditional Chinese calendar system, precisely and verifiably. 【Calendar & Time Computation】 • Sexagenary (Ganzhi) calendar: year, month, day and hour pillars, with months bounded by the 24 solar terms and correct handling of boundaries such as Lichun • True solar time: longitude offset and equation of time (Spencer formula) computed automatically from the birthplace coordinates; the hour pillar follows local true solar time • 24 solar terms: current term, next term and progress within the term, for any location worldwide • Twelve double-hours (Shichen): live double-hour and progress ring, calibrated to true solar time • Timeset chart: Ten Gods, Twelve Growth Phases, major cycles, annual and monthly cycles — all presented as computed, structured tables 【Qi Men Dun Jia Board】 • Board by double-hour: Yang/Yin cycle, board number, Earth and Heaven plates, Nine Stars, Eight Gates and Eight Deities • Pure computation and display, with no readings or interpretation attached 【Built for Real Work】 • Multiple profiles with groups: keep separate records and filter by group • Account cloud sync: sync records across devices; account deletion and data export supported • Home Screen widget: the current hour pillars at a glance • Apple Watch: the current Qi Men board on your wrist • Fully offline: every calculation runs on device, no network required 【Technical Highlights】 • Powered by the open-source tyme calendar library — results can be independently verified • True solar time for any latitude and longitude worldwide • Dark Mode and Dynamic Type 【Subscription】 TimeHorse Pro offers monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions, with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.bestheme.ac.cn/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Plain Note4 screens
TimeHorse4 screens

Verdict

The call

Plain Note and TimeHorse are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Plain Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and TimeHorse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plain Note ships an update every 9 days, TimeHorse weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Plain Note versus TimeHorse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlain NoteTimeHorse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMonelyze Inc.Hangzhou Yunqi Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.

Bugs and requests

Plain Note

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Notes sometimes get deleted after updates
  • Widget not working as expected, showing wrong note

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to swipe widget to display another note
  • Subfolders for better organization
  • Export function to backup notes
  • Option to change app colors
  • Support for multiple notes in one widget
Show 2 more
  • Text formatting options (bold, italics, headings)
  • Ability to insert photos and videos

TimeHorse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Plain Note

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium - Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

TimeHorse

Subscriptions2
  • 時間馬 PRO 月付3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 時間馬 PRO 年付3 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Plain Note free?
Plain Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeHorse free?
TimeHorse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plain Note or TimeHorse have ads?
Neither Plain Note nor TimeHorse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plain Note or TimeHorse?
Plain Note ships an update every 9 days, and TimeHorse weekly. Most recently, Plain Note was updated on October 26, 2026 and TimeHorse on October 11, 2026.

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