Comparison

Purnote vs Poet's Composer

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

Head to head
About

Purnote

Features
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Notes you actually own. Purnote keeps every note as a plain Markdown file in your own iCloud Drive — no database, no proprietary format, no lock-in. Every note is an ordinary .md file in a folder called purnote, so you can open, edit, search, back up or move your notes with any tool you like — on your Mac, in any text editor, forever. Write a note on your phone and it is on your Mac a moment later. Edit it on your Mac and it changes on your phone while you are looking at it. If you ever stop using Purnote, you still have your notes. That is the whole idea. • Free — no subscription, no ads, no accounts • Plain Markdown files, stored in iCloud Drive where you can see them • Share from any app into Purnote — save a post or link as a note, in the folder you choose • Organise notes in folders, with #tags and Smart Folders • Add photos to a note — saved as plain files beside it, never locked in • Create tables from the formatting bar • Drag a note onto a folder to move it • Formatting buttons above the keyboard — headings, bold, italic, lists, checklists, quotes, links — so you do not need to know Markdown to write it • Notes are named after their first line, so the folder makes sense on your Mac • Rendered notes with headings, tables, task lists and code blocks • Full text search across every note • Works without iCloud too, keeping notes on this iPhone Purnote collects nothing. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no servers other than your own iCloud.

About

Poet's Composer

A minimalist writing tool designed for poets to capture ideas, organize fragments, and refine drafts in a distraction-free environment. It prioritizes the creative process, allowing users to easily save thoughts and build poems piece by piece.

Highlights
  • Capture poems, fragments, titles, and notes
  • Organize writing into notebooks and collections
  • Refine drafts in a focused space
  • Minimalist and distraction-free interface
  • Save quick thoughts before they disappear
Features
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Poet’s Composer is a quiet space for shaping poems as they arrive. Some pieces come all at once. Some begin as fragments. A line, an image, a title, a feeling you do not want to lose. Poet’s Composer is built for those moments. Designed as a companion to Poet’s Notebook, Poet’s Composer gives poets a simple, beautiful place to capture fresh writing, gather scattered thoughts, and shape them into finished work without the clutter of a traditional document editor. It is made for writing first. Organizing second. Overthinking later. Whether you are jotting down a single line before it disappears, saving a rough draft, or building a full collection piece by piece, Poet’s Composer keeps the process feeling close, personal, and easy to return to. With Poet’s Composer, you can: * Write poems, fragments, titles, and notes in a clean, focused space * Save quick thoughts before they disappear * Organize pieces into notebooks or collections * Revisit drafts and refine them when you are ready * Keep your writing process intimate, minimal, and distraction-free

Screenshots

Purnote4 screens
Poet's Composer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Poet's Composer at daily against Purnote's every 6 days. Purnote's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Purnote ships an update every 6 days, Poet's Composer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Purnote versus Poet's Composer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurnotePoet's Composer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSasa MitrovicJonah Greene

In-app purchases

None

Purnote

No in-app purchases

None

Poet's Composer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Purnote free?
Purnote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poet's Composer free?
Poet's Composer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Purnote or Poet's Composer have ads?
Neither Purnote nor Poet's Composer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Purnote or Poet's Composer?
Purnote ships an update every 6 days, and Poet's Composer daily. Most recently, Purnote was updated on October 27, 2026 and Poet's Composer on October 19, 2026.

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