Comparison

Minute Notes vs Takeoff Check List

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

Head to head
About

Minute Notes

Quickly capture thoughts and ideas with a simple, focused notepad. Search your notes instantly and export them as plain text. Designed for privacy with no accounts or cloud services, all data stays on your device.

Highlights
  • One-tap note creation
  • Fast search across titles and text
  • Pin important notes
  • Export notes as plain text
  • Native split-screen layout
  • Offline storage
Features
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Capture a thought before it disappears. Minute Notes is a focused notepad for writing, finding, and exporting plain-text notes without an account. Open the app, create a note with one tap, and keep typing. FAST FROM THE FIRST NOTE β€’ Create a note with one tap β€’ Search across titles and note text β€’ Pin important notes to the top β€’ Export any note as portable plain text with the system share sheet β€’ Use a native split layout built for both iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notes are stored on this device. Minute Notes has no account, no ads, no analytics SDK, and no cloud or upload service. You choose where an exported note goes. Minute Notes is deliberately small: a clear place to capture an idea, find it again, and move it somewhere else when you are ready.

About

Takeoff Check List

Features
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Inspired by pilot checklists, this daily to do list is great for chores, developing good habits, and doing crucial daily tasks that you want to repeat. It resets at your chosen time each day. There is also a simple optional notification reminder. It also counts the streak of how many days in a row you completed all your tasks. Make sure everything gets done for the day with this app. Double click to rename, change color, favorite, or delete a task. Click edit to rearrange the order of tasks and done when finished.

Screenshots

Minute Notes4 screens
Takeoff Check List3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Takeoff Check List at every 4 months against Minute Notes's every 40 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minute Notes ships an update every 40 months, Takeoff Check List every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Minute Notes versus Takeoff Check List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinute NotesTakeoff Check List
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 4 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitriy MotorinDavid Koontz

In-app purchases

None

Minute Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Takeoff Check List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minute Notes free?
Minute Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Takeoff Check List free?
Takeoff Check List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minute Notes or Takeoff Check List have ads?
Neither Minute Notes nor Takeoff Check List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minute Notes or Takeoff Check List?
Minute Notes ships an update every 40 months, and Takeoff Check List every 4 months. Most recently, Minute Notes was updated on November 13, 2026 and Takeoff Check List on November 8, 2026.

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