Comparison

Notesnook vs Sefyra

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

Sefyra

Capture ideas instantly and organize them with intuitive swipes into categories like trash, reference, or actionable tasks. Plan your work by filtering based on context, time, and energy levels. Includes features for project breakdown and a weekly review ritual to maintain a trusted system.

Highlights
  • Instant idea capture
  • Swipe-based organization
  • Context-aware task filtering
  • Project breakdown
  • Weekly review ritual
  • Offline data storage
Features
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Your head is for having ideas, not holding them. Sefyra gives every thought a home. Capture anything in a tap, then swipe each item to sort it — trash, someday, reference, or a real next action. When it's time to work, filter by what actually fits your moment: your context, the time you have, and your energy. • Capture — open straight to typing. No decisions, no friction. • Clarify — swipe each inbox item to where it belongs. Satisfying and fast. • Lists — Next Actions, Projects, Waiting For, and Someday/Maybe, all editable. • Projects — break an outcome into steps; the first step is always your next action. • Now — pick what fits this exact moment by context, time, and energy. • Weekly Review — the ritual that keeps the whole system trusted. No account. No ads. No tracking. Your data stays on your device.

Screenshots

Notesnook4 screens
Sefyra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sefyra at none against Notesnook's 10. Sefyra also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Notesnook's advantage is ratings volume (693 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Sefyra asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sefyra holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notesnook has 693 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Notesnook versus Sefyra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotesnookSefyra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (693 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings693 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStreetwriters LLCHe-Yun Hsu

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

Sefyra

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Sefyra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notesnook free?
Notesnook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sefyra free?
Sefyra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notesnook or Sefyra?
Sefyra is rated higher. Notesnook averages 4.7 out of 5 from 693 ratings, while Sefyra averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Notesnook or Sefyra have ads?
Neither Notesnook nor Sefyra shows ads.

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