Comparison

Home Screen Widget Notes vs Nested Folder Notes

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

Head to head
About

Home Screen Widget Notes

Organize your thoughts and ideas into customizable tabs for easy management. Add images, count characters, and secure your notes with a password lock. Export your data as a text file.

Highlights
  • Home screen widget
  • Unlimited tabs and memos
  • Character count
  • Attach up to four images per note
  • Change background color
  • Password lock
  • Export note data as text file
Features
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It's a tab notes app! you can swipe to switch tabs! You can manage your notes in your favorite categories: diary, work, wants, class notes, hobbies, etc. - About Features Home screen widget. Create an unlimited number of tabs. Register an unlimited number of memos. Count character. Attach up to four images per note Change background color. Choose from 21 theme colors. export note data as text file.

About

Nested Folder Notes

Organize your thoughts and ideas with unlimited folders and subfolders. Create text notes, checklists, or add images. This ad-free app offers flexible date management and a powerful search function for easy retrieval.

Highlights
  • Unlimited subfolders
  • Text notes
  • Checklists
  • Image attachments
  • Customizable folder icons and colors
  • Full-text search
  • Offline access
Features
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Folino brings order to your notes: folders and subfolders as deep as you like, plus checklists and voice notes. No ads, no account, made in Germany. Notebook, journal, to-do list or shopping list: in Folino, every topic gets its own folder and every folder as many subfolders as you need. So you can find everything again, even years later. UNLIMITED FOLDERS • As many folders and subfolders as you like, nested as deep as you like • Pinning, favorites and “Recent notes” for quick access • Sort each folder by title, date modified, date created or by hand • List or tile view • Copy, move and duplicate, including entire folders with their contents NOTES, CHECKLISTS, VOICE NOTES • Formatting: bold, italic, headings, bullet lists, quotes, colors • Checklists to tick off, turn a note into a checklist and back • Record voice notes • Section overview for long notes • Reading view, so nothing gets changed by accident • Insert date and time with one tap, handy for journaling FIND IT FAST • Full-text search across titles and content, best matches first • Recycle bin: restore what you deleted PRIVATE AND SECURE • Lock the whole app or individual notes and folders, with PIN, Face ID or Touch ID • No account needed, no ads • Your notes stay on your device and work offline • Backup as a file, export as text, print and share SWITCHING MADE EASY • Import from Google Keep, including checklists, images, colors and voice notes. Labels become folders • Import TXT, Markdown and CSV files MADE FOR YOU • Themes: Light, Dark, Black and more • 7 text sizes, red-green color blindness mode, VoiceOver • For iPhone and iPad, in 28 languages FOLINO PREMIUM Buy once, no subscription. Try it free for 7 days. • Sync via your Google Drive between iPhone, iPad and Android • Images in notes, placed freely and resizable • Voice recordings with no time limit • Links between notes and folders, like a personal wiki • Shortcuts: one note in several folders • Icons and colors for folders, colors for notes • Export as PDF Questions or ideas for Folino? I’d love to hear from you by email.

Screenshots

Home Screen Widget Notes4 screens
Nested Folder Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Home Screen Widget Notes at none against Nested Folder Notes's 7. Nested Folder Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (91% vs 78%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Nested Folder Notes sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Home Screen Widget Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nested Folder Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Home Screen Widget Notes's written reviews are positive against 91% of Nested Folder Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Screen Widget Notes ships an update monthly, Nested Folder Notes fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Home Screen Widget Notes versus Nested Folder Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Screen Widget NotesNested Folder Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (22 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better13
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp Palette LLCTobias Schiek

Customer experience

Home Screen Widget Notes

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral13.0%
Negative8.7%

Nested Folder Notes

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

Bugs and requests

Home Screen Widget Notes

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Typing lag after update
  • Deleting one character deletes two
  • Long notes only partially displayed
  • Widget issues (not selectable, not displaying)
  • Last line of some notes not displayed
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  • White border on widget
  • Cannot input '0' in password
  • Cannot paste text from other apps
  • Paste on URL requires a trick
  • Home screen widget large size not reflecting
  • Last line of some notes not displayed (editing makes it appear, but disappears when returning to list)

Requested features

30 requests
  • Bluetooth keyboard connection
  • Hide note title
  • Swipe to delete notes
  • Backup function (paid is okay)
  • Full note copy function
Show 25 more
  • Title not counted in character count
  • Option to turn off date display
  • Reduce vertical space of notes
  • Increase number of notes visible at once
  • Change text color (selected parts)
  • Change folder theme colors
  • Insert videos/videos
  • Full text copy function
  • Title that doesn't count towards character count
  • Remove borders
  • Send notes to others
  • Ad-free version (paid)
  • Backup function (paid)
  • Full text copy
  • Move deleted notes to trash folder
  • Unlimited display characters
  • Table creation function
  • Sync with Dropbox etc.
  • Table insertion
  • Fingerprint authentication
  • App history list privacy (black screen)
  • Change font size
  • Add dusty pink theme color
  • Highlight search results
  • Up/down arrows for search navigation

Nested Folder Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Home Screen Widget Notes

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Nested Folder Notes

One-time7
  • Style AddOn$0.99
  • Donation$0.99
  • Images AddOn$1.99
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  • Donation$1.99
  • Donation$2.99
  • Donation$3.99
  • Premium$6.99

Questions

Is Home Screen Widget Notes free?
Home Screen Widget Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nested Folder Notes free?
Nested Folder Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Home Screen Widget Notes or Nested Folder Notes?
Nested Folder Notes is rated higher. Home Screen Widget Notes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Nested Folder Notes averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do Home Screen Widget Notes or Nested Folder Notes have ads?
Home Screen Widget Notes shows ads; Nested Folder Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Home Screen Widget Notes or Nested Folder Notes?
Home Screen Widget Notes ships an update monthly, and Nested Folder Notes fortnightly. Most recently, Home Screen Widget Notes was updated on November 3, 2026 and Nested Folder Notes on November 3, 2026.

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