Motes vs My Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Motes
A modern digital notebook for quick note-taking with easy styling and organization. Features include to-do lists, OCR text capture, and import/export options. Synchronize your notes across multiple devices using cloud storage.
- Quick note-taking with styles
- Organize with labels
- To-do lists and task tracking
- OCR text capture
- Import from OneNote/Evernote
- Export to PDF
- Cloud synchronization
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Motes is a modern way of taking notes. Quickly jot down anything and make it look great with easy to use styles. Organize with labels and use highlighter for the important bits. Create to-do lists and keep track of your tasks. Capture text with OCR. Import notes from OneNote and Evernote. Export to PDF. Use your Google Drive, iCloud Drive, Microsoft OneDrive or Dropbox account to synchronize your notebook on multiple devices.
My Notes
Capture ideas, manage tasks, and organize information with this versatile note-taking app. Create separate notebooks, use checklists, draw, record audio, and customize with themes. Secure your notes with a codelock and back them up to the cloud.
- Separate notebooks for organization
- Daily checklists and to-do lists
- Text formatting, drawing, and audio notes
- Customizable backgrounds and themes
- Home screen widget for quick access
- Codelock for enhanced security
- Cloud backup and restore
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Get ready to experience the power of efficient note taking and task management with My Notes - Notebook, Notepad. This app is designed to be your go-to tool for capturing and managing all your ideas, thoughts, and important information in one place. This notebook with calendar will revolutionize the way you write down things and keep a log of your tasks. No need to wonder how to stay organized any longer! With My Notes - Notebook, Notepad, you can create separate notebooks for different subjects or projects, ensuring a well-organized workspace for lists or audio notes. Take advantage of its useful features such as daily checklists, drawing capabilities, text formatting, lovely backgrounds and themes, and a convenient widget that allows you to access your quick notes with ease. Also bear in mind that protection is important so you can keep your secrets safe with the built-in codelock feature. Say hello to a digital memo notepad that enhances your productivity and creativity! REDEFINING THE ART OF TAKING NOTES: Create separate notebooks for different purposes, keeping your writings organized and easily accessible. Use the checklists option to manage your tasks list and to-do lists efficiently, ensuring that nothing falls through the cracks. Capture your thoughts and ideas effortlessly with the ability to type, draw, or even record audio notes. Enhance your notebook with rich text formatting options, including bold, italic, underline, and bullet points. Archive writings that you no longer need but still want to keep for future reference. The archive feature helps you maintain a clean and organized color notes app. CUSTOMIZATION THAT SETS YOUR NOTEBOOKS APP APART: Choose from a wide range of attractive backgrounds and themes to personalize your notes taking experience. Adjust font sizes, colors, and styles to make your notes visually appealing and easy to read. Access your memo notes with ease using the convenient widget shown on your device's home screen just like sticky notes. MULTIMEDIA TO VISUALIZE YOUR IDEAS: Unleash your creativity and sketch or draw notes to illustrate your thoughts visually. Insert photos, images, and videos to create multimedia-rich entries that bring your memories and concepts to life. Record notes to capture lectures, interviews, or important discussions, ensuring you never miss a detail. PROTECT AND SECURE YOUR NOTE WRITER: Safeguard the thoughts that you jot down, a checklist or voice notes by backing them up to the cloud or internal storage. Set up a codelock to protect sensitive information like tasks schedule or an important to do list. Restore your notebook entries from previous backups, giving you peace of mind even if your device is lost, damaged, or replaced. WHY GO PREMIUM? Unlock the full potential of this new take notes app with the premium version, granting you access to advanced features and exclusive benefits, access to premium backgrounds, themes and additional customization options. Enjoy an ad-free experience, allowing you to focus solely on your creative moments and tasks without any distractions. Lifetime access with one-time payment is available for users, but you can choose the subscription plan as well that best suits your needs. We can offer you a Premium 1-year subscription or a 1-month subscription plan. Your iTunes account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription & turn off auto-renew. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.ascendik.com/privacy-policy/ Do you have questions or feedback? Feel free to contact us at notebook.support@ascendik.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My Notes at 5.0 against Motes's 3.0. My Notes also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). Motes's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Motes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year and My Notes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
My Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Motes's written reviews are positive against 80% of My Notes's.
Motes ships an update monthly, My Notes every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Motes | My Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomasz Gucio | MARKO NIKOLIC PR RACUNARSKO PROGRAMIRANJE ASCENDIK NIS |
Customer experience
Motes
My Notes
In-app purchases
Motes
- Full version$0.991 Year
My Notes
- My Notes Premium (monthly)$3.991 Month
- Limited offer Premium (yearly)$14.991 Year
- My Notes Premium (yearly)3 Days trial$18.991 Year
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- My Notes Premium (yearly)$18.991 Year
- My Notes Premium user (yearly)$39.991 Year
- Limited offer Pro (lifetime)$29.99
- My Notes Premium (lifetime)$34.99
- My Notes Premium (lifetime)$69.99









