Comparison

Collected Notes vs Auer Notes

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

Head to head
About

Collected Notes

A note-taking platform that allows users to create private notes, share them publicly, and build a blog with a custom domain. It focuses on a simple, native experience with live Markdown previews and no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Markdown with live preview
  • Create private notes
  • Share notes publicly
  • Build a blog with custom domain
  • Native iPhone experience
  • No ads or tracking
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Upload your thoughts. The simplest, and most powerful note-taking blogging platform ever made. Create private notes, share them publicly and create your blog with a custom domain. ■ Markdown with live preview Live Markdown previews allow you to see the final result in real-time as you type. ■ Simplicity Every app out there eventually tries to do more than they should. We believe in doing less, but better. ■ Native experience The iPhone app allows for a fast native-first experience. Just open the app and go right into writing mode. ■ No nonsense No ads. No feature creep. No tracking. No annoying emails. No data sold. No comments. No vanity metrics. No proprietary formats. You'll never see popups, clutter, subscription up-sells, or anything that interferes with the reading experience. Collected Notes is a reading-first experience. Your attention matters. Terms of use: https://collectednotes.com/blog/terms

About

Auer Notes

This is a straightforward note-taking application focused on speed, ease of use, and privacy. It prioritizes a minimalist interface and local data storage, ensuring offline access and preventing other apps from accessing your notes.

Highlights
  • Fast and easy to use
  • Minimalist user interface
  • Local data storage
  • Offline access
  • Plain text notes
  • Private and secure
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Auer Notes is a note-taking application designed to be fast, easy to use, and stay out of the way until you need it. Simple and clear, Auer Notes is intentional, focusing on less, instead of more. It does one thing, the simplest possible way. Local Data: Your data is stored locally and it's always available, even when you are offline. The app doesn't use iCloud. There is no cloud or vendor preventing you from accessing your data. Also, no other apps have access to your notes. Minimal: Auer Notes has a modern and minimalist user interface designed to be simple. It is aggressively mute on purpose. The application was built to be lightweight, and to utilize less device resources. Auer Notes: A plain text and private notes app.

Screenshots

Collected Notes4 screens
Auer Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

Collected Notes and Auer Notes both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Collected Notes's written reviews are positive against 0% of Auer Notes's. Collected Notes also leads on ratings volume (43 vs 8). Auer Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Collected Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Auer Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Collected Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collected Notes has 43 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Collected Notes's written reviews are positive against 0% of Auer Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Collected Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, Auer Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Collected Notes versus Auer Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollected NotesAuer Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (43 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings43 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlfajor Co.Uri Fridman

Customer experience

Collected Notes

All ratings43 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

Auer Notes

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Collected Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Collected Notes Basic7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Collected Notes Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
None

Auer Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Collected Notes free?
Collected Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auer Notes free?
Auer Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Collected Notes or Auer Notes?
Collected Notes is rated higher. Collected Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Auer Notes averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Collected Notes or Auer Notes have ads?
Neither Collected Notes nor Auer Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Collected Notes or Auer Notes?
Collected Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Auer Notes every 4 days. Most recently, Collected Notes was updated on September 14, 2026 and Auer Notes on July 8, 2026.

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