Bullet vs BasicTaskNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bullet
This app helps you capture tasks, notes, events, and habits using the bullet journal method. It offers a streamlined interface designed for quick logging and organization, replacing multiple productivity tools.
- Rapid logging of tasks, notes, and events
- Habit tracking
- Scheduling and reminders
- Collections and tagging
- Sync across devices
- Offline functionality
- ADHD-friendly design
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The journaling method you know from paper, built for your phone. Tasks, notes, events, and habits - captured in one place so nothing falls through the cracks. Stop juggling five different apps. Start with Bullet. "I've tried close to 20 productivity apps. This is the one I've been looking for." - rcghaseler HOW IT WORKS Open Bullet, tap +, and capture whatever's on your mind. A task for later, a note to remember, an event coming up, a habit to build. Everything lives on one timeline - organized by day, week, month, or year. Schedule entries, set reminders, add sub-tasks, group things into collections, and tag across projects. It's as simple or structured as you need it to be. DAILY LOG, FUTURE LOG, MIGRATION Rapid logging. A Daily Log for today, Weekly and Monthly Logs for planning ahead, and a Future Log for someday. Migration. Collections. If you keep this system in a paper notebook, you'll feel at home in minutes. If you don't, you'll pick it up just as fast - it's simply a quick way to capture and organize your thoughts. Everything the paper system does, without the limitations. Search your entries. Sync across devices. Set reminders. Work offline. "This may be the 1st app to replace my daily notebook planning!" - DiogoSnows REPLACES YOUR APP STACK To-do list, notes app, calendar, habit tracker - Bullet handles all of it. No more switching between tools or wondering where you put something. "It replaces four separate apps that I use." - Pajica ADHD-FRIENDLY BY DESIGN Minimal interface, zero visual clutter, and fast capture. Built for brains that need to get the thought out before it disappears. Multiple users with ADHD have told us this is the first productivity app that actually works for them. "I finally feel like I can declutter my head and have actionable plans." - IMP MD WHAT'S FREE Creating tasks, notes, and events. 3 habits. Calendar sync. Home screen widgets. Collections. Search. Data export. Prompts. Drag and drop. No ads, no tracking. WHAT'S PREMIUM Unlimited habits, recurring entries, sub-tasks, tags, filters, templates, image attachments, and biometric lock. Start with a free trial. BUILT BY ONE PERSON Bullet is indie-developed. No investors, no growth team, no corporate roadmap. Just one developer building the app he wanted to use. Every feature request gets read. "You can tell a lot of thought and care has been put into this." - Samuel Conley Works offline. Syncs across all your devices.
BasicTaskNotes
Create and organize task lists and notes to enhance productivity. Keep your to-dos and important information neatly arranged in folders for easy access.
- Create task lists
- Create notes
- Organize tasks and notes in folders
- Stay organized
- Enhance productivity
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BasicTaskNotes provides users with the ability to stay organized and on task by creating task lists and notes and keeping them organized in folders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bullet at Free against BasicTaskNotes's $0.99. Bullet also leads on ratings volume (309 vs 1). BasicTaskNotes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Bullet is free to download; BasicTaskNotes costs $0.99 up front. Bullet sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. BasicTaskNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
BasicTaskNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bullet has 309 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Bullet | BasicTaskNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (309 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 309 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mui Studio Ltd | Peter Roach |
Customer experience
Bullet
BasicTaskNotes
Bugs and requests
Bullet
Reported bugs
2 issues- Widget not always showing the correct day's tasks
- Inconsistent behavior when marking tasks as complete
Requested features
5 requests- Sync with native calendar app
- Option to start the week on Sunday
- Ability to export data (e.g., CSV, PDF)
- Support for handwriting/sketching
- Multiple journal/notebook support
BasicTaskNotes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bullet
- Weekly$1.997 Days
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly2 variants$14.991 Year
- Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly$35.991 Year
- Yearly7 Days trial$35.991 Year
- Lifetime$79.99
- Lifetime$99.99
BasicTaskNotes
No in-app purchases








