Comparison

Bullet vs BasicTaskNotes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Rapid logging of tasks, notes, and events
  • Habit tracking
  • Scheduling and reminders
  • Collections and tagging
  • Sync across devices
  • Offline functionality
  • ADHD-friendly design
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Create task lists
  • Create notes
  • Organize tasks and notes in folders
  • Stay organized
  • Enhance productivity
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Bullet4 screens
BasicTaskNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bullet versus BasicTaskNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBulletBasicTaskNotes
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (309 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings309 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMui Studio LtdPeter Roach

Customer experience

Bullet

All ratings309 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive85.5%
Neutral7.8%
Negative6.7%

BasicTaskNotes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

10 purchases

Bullet

Subscriptions8
  • 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
One-time2
  • Lifetime$79.99
  • Lifetime$99.99
None

BasicTaskNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bullet free?
Bullet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BasicTaskNotes free?
BasicTaskNotes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bullet or BasicTaskNotes?
BasicTaskNotes is rated higher. Bullet averages 4.7 out of 5 from 309 ratings, while BasicTaskNotes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bullet or BasicTaskNotes have ads?
Neither Bullet nor BasicTaskNotes shows ads.

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