OBSRV vs Just the note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OBSRV
Capture location-specific reminders and notes for businesses you visit. Remember details about your experiences or specific people you want to reconnect with.
- Location-based notes
- Business-specific reminders
- Personalized memory aid
- Easy note creation
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Ever wanted to write a reminder for a business you visit? Such as what you had or if you want to talk to someone specifically again? Well OBSRV is here to help you remember those notes! Now you can write notes specific to locations!
Just the note
Capture thoughts and ideas instantly with a minimalist note-taking application. Designed for speed and simplicity, it allows for quick entry via widgets or a single swipe. Get your notes down without distraction.
- One-swipe note creation
- Widget for one-tap notes
- Minimalist interface
- Fast and convenient
- Simple note-taking
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Quick Notes. A minimalist and convenient app for situations when you need to quickly jot something down. A new note in one swipe. With the widget—just one tap. If you figure out how to make it even more convenient—let me know )) vtezin@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OBSRV at none against Just the note's 5. OBSRV also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Just the note sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. OBSRV asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OBSRV against 5.0 for Just the note. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OBSRV has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
OBSRV ships an update every 2 weeks, Just the note every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OBSRV | Just the note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Spurlock | Vladimir Tezin |
Customer experience
OBSRV
Just the note
In-app purchases
OBSRV
No in-app purchases
Just the note
- Just the note +7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Thanks to the author$0.99
- Gift to the author$1.99
- Many thanks to the author$1.99
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- Just the note plus (lifetime)$5.99
