Comparison

Notebooks vs My Client

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

Head to head
About

Notebooks

This app helps you write, organize, and manage documents, tasks, and files. It offers flexible writing modes, robust organization tools, and task management features, all while ensuring your data remains accessible and under your control.

Highlights
  • Formatted text, plain text, and Markdown writing
  • Create documents with styles, tables, and attachments
  • Organize with nested hierarchies and 'books'
  • Task management with due dates and checklists
  • Wiki-style linking and backlinks
  • Full-text search
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Own your notes — forever. Notebooks is a writing and organization app with no subscription, no lock-in, and no worries. Your documents are stored as standard files you can always access, export, or move freely. Pay once. Use for life. Use Notebooks as a personal wiki, Zettelkasten, document archive, task manager, or long-term writing space. Capture quick notes, turn them into actionable tasks, combine text fragments into chapters, organize research, or keep business documents separate from personal journals — without ever switching apps. Designed to help you stay focused and work at your own pace, Notebooks grows with your needs and is always ready to support you. WRITE AND CREATE Create beautifully formatted documents with styles, attachments, tables, checklists, and optional tables of contents. Choose from ready-made styles or design your own. Write in different ways: Formatted text (WYSIWYG) Plain text, with smart handling of lists, automatic character pairing, and a focused writing view Markdown, supporting MultiMarkdown and Discount, with syntax highlighting, dedicated keyboard keys, wiki-style links, and interactive checklists Sketch ideas or annotate images and PDFs using Apple Pencil. STORE AND ORGANIZE Notebooks stores all documents as regular files in standard formats. You always remain in control — no lock-in, no export worries, fully compatible across devices and over time. Organize your work in books and nested hierarchies without limits. Import PDFs, emails, web pages, MS Office and iWork documents, images, audio, video, and more. Use full-text search to find even the most deeply nested document. PLAN AND ACT Turn books into project lists and documents into tasks. Assign due dates and alerts, create nested projects, and track progress naturally — right where your work lives. Use simple checklists in formatted documents or Markdown for lightweight task tracking. STAY FOCUSED Link documents together to build knowledge over time. Use wiki-style links, backlinks, contexts, and smart books to keep everything connected and within reach. When you rename or move documents, links stay intact. A PLACE YOU CAN RELY ON Sync your documents between iPhone, iPad, Mac, and PC. Work on documents stored in other apps, compile selections into PDFs or eBooks, scan documents and extract text using OCR, and trust that your data stays accessible — now and in the future. With time, Notebooks often becomes the one place users rely on to keep everything that matters close at hand. WHAT USERS SAY “Notebooks is a wonderful app — sophisticated in an unassuming way. I feel more productive without spending time managing the app itself.” “You are GTD in every way that makes it efficient — and makes me efficient.”

About

My Client

Features
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Deine Kunden. Deine Termine. Dein Überblick. My Client hilft Selbstständigen und kleinen Unternehmen, ihre Kunden übersichtlich zu verwalten – getrennt von den privaten iPhone-Kontakten und ohne Online-Konto. KUNDEN SCHNELL WIEDERFINDEN Speichere Namen, Mobil- und Festnetznummern sowie wichtige Notizen. Die Suche findet Kunden auch über unterschiedlich formatierte Telefonnummern. Kategorien und Favoriten helfen dir, Stammkunden, Interessenten und offene Rückrufe im Blick zu behalten. WISSEN, WAS VEREINBART WURDE Halte Gespräche, Aufträge und Absprachen als eigene Verlaufseinträge mit Datum fest. Im Kundenprofil siehst du die nächsten Termine und kommst direkt zum vollständigen Verlauf. Interne Informationen werden erst nach Antippen aufgeklappt. DEINE WOCHE PLANEN Wechsle zwischen Wochen- und Monatsansicht. Lege Termine für einzelne Tage an, ordne Kunden zu und ergänze Ort, Notizen und Status. Bei zeitlichen Überschneidungen erscheint ein Hinweis. Rückrufe lassen sich direkt aus dem Kundenprofil planen. SERIENTERMINE UND ERINNERUNGEN Erstelle 2 bis 52 Termine auf einmal: wöchentlich, alle zwei oder vier Wochen oder monatlich. Danach lassen sich die Termine einzeln bearbeiten. Auf Wunsch erinnert My Client zum Beginn oder vorher an geplante Termine. Dafür ist die Mitteilungsfreigabe nötig. Die App plant die nächsten 60 Erinnerungen; bei vielen Terminen wird beim erneuten Öffnen nachgeplant. Fokus und Geräteeinstellungen können Hinweise beeinflussen. MIT DEM APPLE-KALENDER NUTZEN Übertrage einen Termin über den Apple-Dialog in deinen gewünschten Kalender. Dabei wird eine Kopie angelegt. Spätere Änderungen und Löschungen werden nicht automatisch zwischen beiden Kalendern abgeglichen. LOKAL SPEICHERN UND SELBST SICHERN Kunden, Termine und Verlauf bleiben in der App auf deinem Gerät. Es gibt keine eigene Cloud-Synchronisierung. Exportiere deine Daten unter Einstellungen als JSON-Sicherung und importiere sie bei einem Gerätewechsel. Die Datei enthält auch interne Informationen unverschlüsselt und sollte geschützt aufbewahrt werden. OPTIONALE APP-SPERRE Schütze den Zugriff mit Face ID, Touch ID oder dem Gerätecode. Ein Gerätecode muss eingerichtet sein. Eingeklappte interne Informationen sind nicht einzeln gesperrt; exportierte Dateien werden durch die App-Sperre nicht verschlüsselt. My Client benötigt iOS oder iPadOS 16 oder neuer. Keine Werbung, kein Abonnement und keine Registrierung. Fragen oder Ideen? Schreib uns: h-a1991@live.de

Screenshots

Notebooks4 screens
My Client2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: My Client at Free against Notebooks's $17.99. My Client also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Notebooks's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

My Client is free to download; Notebooks costs $17.99 up front. Notebooks sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. My Client asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notebooks ships an update monthly, My Client every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Notebooks versus My Client: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotebooksMy Client
Price$17.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#174 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlfons SchmidHogir Akan

Bugs and requests

Notebooks

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Data loss after iOS upgrades
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved Markdown support
  • More font and color customization options
  • Better Apple Watch integration
  • Export to Word format

My Client

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Notebooks

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Custom Storage Locations$2.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
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  • Generous Tip$4.99
None

My Client

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notebooks free?
Notebooks costs $17.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is My Client free?
My Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notebooks or My Client have ads?
Neither Notebooks nor My Client shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notebooks or My Client?
Notebooks ships an update monthly, and My Client every 11 months. Most recently, Notebooks was updated on November 3, 2026 and My Client on October 27, 2026.

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