Comparison

Notesnook vs Lunatask

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

Head to head
About

Notesnook

This open-source app offers secure, encrypted note-taking and organization across all your devices. It features a robust editor, to-do lists, and a private journal with advanced security to protect your personal information.

Highlights
  • Military-grade encryption
  • Cross-platform synchronization
  • To-do lists and task management
  • Private journal with media support
  • Rich text and Markdown editor
  • Notebook organization
  • App lock with fingerprint support
Features
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Your notes are yours. Notesnook encrypts every one of them on your device before it ever reaches the cloud — so no one can read them. Not advertisers, not us. UNLIMITED NOTES. EVERY DEVICE. FREE. Most note apps cap the free plan until it hurts. Others stop after a few dozen notes. Notesnook never limits how much you write or how many devices you sync. A REAL EDITOR Headings, tables, code blocks, maths, outlines, Markdown and full-quality images. Notes that hold up whether you are writing a shopping list or a thesis chapter. ORGANISED AT ANY SIZE Nested notebooks, tags, colours, pinned and favourite notes, and search that stays instant at 10,000 notes. Link notes to each other and build your own private wiki. PRIVACY YOU CAN CHECK YOURSELF • End-to-end encryption is always on — you cannot switch it off, so you cannot forget • Encrypted on your device, in transit and at rest, using XChaCha20-Poly1305 and Argon2 • Even your notebook and tag names are encrypted • 100% open source under AGPLv3 — read every line, or run your own sync server • Recommended by Privacy Guides IMPORT YOUR OLD NOTES Bring your notes, notebooks and tags with you. Import from your previous notes app, plus plain Markdown and HTML files. EVERYWHERE YOU WRITE iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web. Sync is instant, and encrypted the whole way. ALSO INSIDE • Web clipper — save any article, ad-free and offline • Reminders across all your devices • Note version history, so nothing is ever really lost • Publish a note to a shareable link • Dark mode and custom themes FREE FOREVER Unlimited notes, unlimited devices, 50 notebooks, 50 tags and full end-to-end encryption. No ads. No trial countdown. PAID PLANS Add task lists, callouts, recurring reminders, more storage, and — on Pro — app lock, an encrypted vault and full-quality images. From $19.99 a year. Questions or feedback: support@streetwriters.co Privacy policy: https://notesnook.com/privacy Terms: https://notesnook.com/terms

About

Lunatask

This app combines task management, habit tracking, journaling, and note-taking into a single, secure platform. It offers advanced prioritization methods, time blocking, mood tracking, and personal relationship management. Integrate with other tools to centralize your life's information.

Highlights
  • Self-organizing task lists
  • Daily calendar with time blocking
  • Habit tracking with streak calculation
  • Mood and emotion tracking
  • Encrypted journaling and notes
  • Personal relationship CRM
  • Integrations with external apps
Features
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Lunatask is an all-in-one encrypted to-do list, habit tracker, journaling, life-tracking and notes app – now with relationship tracking too! SELF-ORGANIZING LISTS We’ve got your back, take the weight off your shoulders, and ensure no task is left behind. Pick your workflow and let our unique, forgiving, battle-tested approach handle the rest. - Must/Should/Want Method - Eisenhower Matrix - Urgency-based Prioritization - Pomodoro Timer - Status Tracking - Goal Tracking - Task Estimation - Recurring/Scheduled Tasks - Work-in-progress Limit DAILY CALENDAR + TIME BLOCKING Connect your calendars to see meetings and calls for today directly next to your tasks. Then, drag your planned tasks and habits onto the calendar to fill the space in between. - Time Blocking of Tasks & Habits - Quick Join Zoom & Google Meet Calls - Create Notes for Events from Templates (on desktop) - Track Habits and Complete Tasks Directly from the Calendar BUILD HEALTHY HABITS Adopting new healthy habits is hard, we've all been there. Our beautiful visual habit tracker gives you accountability and shows your progress. Get rid of bad habits and build new healthy ones. - Daily & Weekly Habits - Customizable Recurrence - Current/Record Streak Calculation - Group Habits into Routines (in our desktop app) - Tracking of Bad Habits - Reminder Notifications TRACK HOW YOU FEEL Whether you have trouble managing mood swings, stress, anxiety, or depression, tracking how you feel will give you visibility into how you are doing over time and how your new habits affect you to help you overcome these challenging conditions. - Mood and Emotion Tracker - Energy Level Tracker - Stress Level Tracker JOURNALING Keep a log of your thoughts, feelings, and experiences for self-expression and reflection and keep track of your mental well-being. - PIN Protection for Extra Privacy - Customizable Template for Entries (in our desktop app) SECURE NOTES Whether writing a list of goals for the next week, meeting notes, or an entry into your daily journal, our encrypted notes and notebooks keep everything organized. - Markdown Support - Note Sharing - Note Tagging - Note Templates - Password-protected Notebooks BUILD CLOSER EVERLASTING RELATIONSHIPS Keep track of everything related to your friends and family, what to talk about next time you meet, and say goodbye to missed anniversaries, forever. You are not as alone as you might think. - CRM but for Your Personal Life - Fully Customizable Fields - Timeline of Happy Memories You Share - Set up Reconnect to Get Back in Touch AN OPEN PLATFORM Your to-do list is at the center of your life, it's important everything is there. Integrate with the tools you're already using and automatically bring tasks from your favorite apps into your to-do list. - Email Integration - Browser Bookmarklet - Zapier Integration - Public API STATE OF THE ART SECURITY All your data is end-to-end encrypted by industry-leading encryption algorithms. No one has access to your data, not even us. - End-to-end encryption of your data - We ask just for the email address - We don't sell your data - No in-app product analytics or tracking SIMPLE PRICING These are premium features not available on our forever-free plan: - Unlimited Areas of Life (Free plan is limited to 2) - Unlimited Habits (Free plan is limited to 7) - Unlimited Relationships (Free plan is limited to 30) - Weekly Habits - Eisenhower Matrix - Must/Should/Want Method - Energy Level Tracker - Note Templates - Calendar Integrations Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period in user's iTunes Account Settings. Documentation and more information available at https://lunatask.app Terms of Use: https://lunatask.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://lunatask.app/privacy

Screenshots

Notesnook4 screens
Lunatask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notesnook at 4.7 against Lunatask's 4.4. Notesnook also leads on ratings volume (692 vs 103). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Notesnook sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Lunatask sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notesnook holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notesnook has 692 ratings behind it against 103, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Notesnook's written reviews are positive against 76% of Lunatask's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notesnook ships an update every 8 days, Lunatask every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Notesnook versus Lunatask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotesnookLunatask
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (692 ratings) — better4.4 (103 ratings)
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews — better75.8% of reviews
Number of ratings692 — better103
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStreetwriters LLCMichal Krejci

Customer experience

Notesnook

All ratings681 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews402 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative14.7%

Lunatask

All ratings99 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative20.0%

User reviews

Notesnook

From 692 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 🔒 Secure and private
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive UI
  • 👍 Cross-platform compatibility
  • 👍 Generous free tier

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sync and login issues
  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes
  • 💰 Expensive premium tier
  • 🔒 Lack of free encryption features

Lunatask

From 103 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for ADHD
  • 🤩 All-in-one functionality
  • 🔒 End-to-end encryption
  • ✨ Beautiful and clean UI
  • 🚀 Efficient task management

Room to improve

  • 💸 Subscription fees
  • 🤔 Steep learning curve
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 📉 Data loss after updates
  • 🚫 Lack of certain features

Bugs and requests

Notesnook

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch on older iOS devices
  • Sync issues leading to data loss
  • Unreliable login and verification process

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved search functionality
  • Reminders and calendar integration
  • Handwriting and drawing support
  • Multilingual support
  • Improved table and spreadsheet features

Lunatask

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Notifications not working
  • Lost notes after update
  • Buttons not tapping properly
  • Busted email verification logic
  • Journal sync reliability issues
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  • Changes made on one device not showing on another
  • Journal entries deleted when opening on another device
  • Premium purchase issues (restore purchase not working)
  • New iOS app not responding to clicks
  • One way calendar integrations
  • Journal sync not reliable
  • App icon controversy
  • Mac M1 issues (font smoothing, crashes)
  • Ctrl-n shortcut creates new journal entry
  • Markdown pasting issues
  • Cannot copy markdown partially
  • All notes disappeared after update
  • Steep learning curve for task creation
  • No app for iPhone (historically)

Requested features

20 requests
  • Web version
  • Monthly calendar view
  • More color options
  • Shareable plans and habits
  • French translation
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  • Widgets
  • App icon customization options
  • Two-way calendar sync
  • Formula function in notes
  • More in-depth native functions/automations
  • Reminders
  • Managing projects
  • Calendar extending into the future
  • More mood options
  • Sub-task completion percentage display
  • CMD-n for new journal entry (instead of Ctrl-n)
  • Easier downloading of iOS app
  • Lifetime purchase option
  • More filterability
  • Ability to pin or prioritize tasks across areas

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Notesnook

Subscriptions8
  • Notesnook Essential Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Notesnook Pro2 variants$4.491 Month
  • Notesnook Pro Plan7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Notesnook Believer Plan7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Notesnook Essential Plan14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Notesnook Pro2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Notesnook Pro Plan14 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Notesnook Believer Plan14 Days trial$89.991 Year
2 purchases

Lunatask

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$8.001 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$72.001 Year

Questions

Is Notesnook free?
Notesnook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lunatask free?
Lunatask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notesnook or Lunatask?
Notesnook is rated higher. Notesnook averages 4.7 out of 5 from 692 ratings, while Lunatask averages 4.4 from 103 ratings.
Do Notesnook or Lunatask have ads?
Neither Notesnook nor Lunatask shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notesnook or Lunatask?
Notesnook ships an update every 8 days, and Lunatask every 2 weeks. Most recently, Notesnook was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lunatask on November 3, 2026.

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