Notebox vs Auer Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notebox
This app offers a secure, block-based editor with Markdown support for local note-taking. For cross-device synchronization and real-time updates, a subscription unlocks cloud features with zero-knowledge encryption.
- Zero-knowledge encryption
- Block-based editor
- Markdown support
- Local-only mode
- Cross-device sync
- Real-time updates
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# V2 Ultimate Privacy - All user data is stored with D2D zero-knowledge encryption - Block based flexible editor - Supports Markdown - Local-only use on iPhone, iPad and Mac is FREE. # Subscribe to Sync - Across all devices - Real time - Conflict-Free - Complete Security All personal data is stored in personal iCloud. All synchronization is processed on user device locally. --- privacy policy: https://notebox.cloud/privacy-policy terms of use: https://notebox.cloud/terms-of-use
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
Notebox and Auer Notes both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Notebox's written reviews are positive against 0% of Auer Notes's. Auer Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Notebox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Auer Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Auer Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Notebox's written reviews are positive against 0% of Auer Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Notebox ships an update every 2 days, Auer Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notebox | Auer Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guap Inc. | Uri Fridman |
Customer experience
Notebox
Auer Notes
In-app purchases
Notebox
- Monthly Cloud Subscription7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Yearly Cloud Subscription1 Month trial$14.991 Year
Auer Notes
No in-app purchases
