Notesnook vs TipLife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
TipLife
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5. Description — 4000 karakter (dönüşüm odaklı) Önerilen — App Store Connect → Description alanına yapıştır: Know your tipout before you untie that apron — and never lose track of a shift again. TipLife is built for servers, bartenders, baristas, bussers, and expos who need fast, honest math between rolling silverware and last call. Punch in your numbers, see your tipout, and walk out knowing exactly where every dollar went. WORK CALENDAR — see what you owe yourself Tap the days you worked. Pending shifts show in red. Log your tips and the day turns green automatically. No more “did I enter Tuesday?” panic at the end of the week. CALCULATE — fast like a Friday rush Enter AM and PM net sales, flip expo on or off, add tips due if your house runs that way, and watch manager, bar, host, support, and expo lines stack into one clean tipout total. No napkin math. WORKPLACES & ROLES — for the multi-job crew Bartender on Thursdays, server on weekends, manager at another spot? Save every workplace and role, each with its own hourly wage. TipLife remembers who you are on every shift. DOUBLE SHIFTS — brunch and dinner, done right Log AM and PM as independent shifts — different tips, hours, tip-outs, even different companies. The full day finally adds up correctly. RATES YOU OWN — your house, your rules Tune manager, bar, host, support, expo flat fees, and the tips-due multiplier to match your floor’s actual plan. Set it once, run it every shift. HISTORY & EXPORT — the receipts, literally Scroll any date range, review the day, share JSON or CSV for taxes, tracking, or spreadsheet backup. CHARTS — see the bigger picture Spot trends in net sales, tips earned, and tipout over the weeks you care about. PRIVACY BY DESIGN No accounts. No sign-in. Your entries, rates, roles, and money stay on your device. We don’t collect or transmit your shift data. Free forever — kept that way by a single friendly banner. Now go count your tips. You earned ’em.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TipLife at none against Notesnook's 20. Notesnook's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Notesnook sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TipLife asks for nothing beyond the download.
Notesnook ships an update weekly, TipLife every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notesnook | TipLife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (653 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 653 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Streetwriters LLC | Kaan Uluer |
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
TipLife
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notesnook
- Notesnook Pro$0.991 Month
- Notesnook Essential Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Notesnook Pro$2.491 Month
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- Notesnook Pro Plan7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Notesnook Pro3 variants$4.491 Month
- Notesnook Pro1 Month trial$4.491 Month
- Notesnook Pro Plan7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Notesnook Believer Plan7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Notesnook Pro$9.991 Year
- Notesnook Essential Plan14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Notesnook Pro$24.991 Year
- Notesnook Pro Plan14 Days trial$29.901 Year
- Notesnook Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
- Notesnook Pro2 variants$49.991 Year
- Notesnook Pro1 Year trial$49.991 Year
- Notesnook Pro Plan14 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Notesnook Believer Plan14 Days trial$89.991 Year
TipLife
No in-app purchases









