Comparison

Minute Notes vs Notebook Lists

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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 โ€ข Create a note with one tap โ€ข Search across titles and note text โ€ข Pin important notes to the top โ€ข Export any note as portable plain text with the system share sheet โ€ข 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

Notebook Lists

Features
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This is a simple list making app to give the look and feel of a book with pages of lists. This list making app is different from most in that it works horizontally vs. vertically. It's my first app attempt made as a hobby so expect bugs and such. Features: A True Notebook Feel: A vintage book cover, graph paper pages, and custom fonts provide an analog feel. Horizontal Column Layout: A smarter, horizontal grid for your items that's perfect for both iPhone and iPad. Smart Resume: The app automatically "opens" to the last list you were editing, just like a real notebook. List Templates: Get started instantly with built-in templates for "Packing" and "Grocery" lists, complete with default categories. Item Catalog: Tapping the 'box' icon lets you add items from a master catalog. Anything you add is automatically saved to the catalog for future use. Powerful List Management: Tap and hold any list to Edit, Delete, or Duplicate it (copying all its categories and items). Tap, hold, and drag lists on the main page to reorder them. Intuitive Item Controls: Tap, hold, and drag items to reorder them or move them between categories. Tap and hold a category name to Edit or Delete it. Simple tap-to-check functionality. Help On Every Page: A simple ? button on each screen explains all the hidden features, like drag-and-drop and context menus. Built for All Devices: Fully responsive design that is designed to work on iPhone and iPad, in both portrait and landscape. iCloud enabled to sync across your iPad and iPhone

Screenshots

Minute Notes4 screens
Notebook Lists4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Notebook Lists at every 8 months against Minute Notes's every 40 months. Minute Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท 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, Notebook Lists every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Minute Notes versus Notebook Lists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinute NotesNotebook Lists
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 8 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDmitriy MotorinJohn Baker

In-app purchases

None

Minute Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Notebook Lists

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minute Notes free?
Minute Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notebook Lists free?
Notebook Lists is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minute Notes or Notebook Lists have ads?
Neither Minute Notes nor Notebook Lists shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minute Notes or Notebook Lists?
Minute Notes ships an update every 40 months, and Notebook Lists every 8 months. Most recently, Minute Notes was updated on October 26, 2026 and Notebook Lists on October 24, 2026.

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