B.Notes／Chat vs Chat Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
B.Notes／Chat
This app allows you to jot down ideas in a chat-like format, simulating a conversation with yourself. Customize your brainstorming partner with cute animal icons and organize notes with folders and tags. Share your thoughts easily via AirDrop.
- Chat-style note-taking
- Solo brainstorming with personas
- Cute animal icons for personas
- Folder and tag organization
- AirDrop sharing
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B.Notes is a simple application that records notes in a chat-like speech bubble. You can write out ideas that you come up with, and brainstorm by yourself. In solo brainstorming, you can set the persona as the peer you want to talk to. Key Features: - Cute animal icons for persona - Manages notes using folders and tags - Sends and receives notes via AirDrop
Chat Note
This app offers a unique way to take notes by mimicking a chat interface. Save messages and images, organize them by 'people' or task names, and easily review or export your notes. It's a flexible tool for various note-taking needs.
- Note-taking in a chat format
- Save messages and images
- Organize notes by 'people' or task names
- Review past notes as chats
- Export notes to CSV
- Add images and links to chats
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Do you always send messages/images to yourself on WhatsApp or Telegram? Now you can have a dedicated app to do the same thing with an expanded function. Chat Note is a dedicated note-taking app to save messages/images in the form of a chat This app allows you to take notes in the form of a messenger app. "People" can be set to: 1) Real-life people to facilitate note-taking 2) Task name for your notes. Eg, To-do, to-note, impt 3) Or any other things that you can think of You can review all past notes in the form of chat easily and even export them to csv for backups. The app is flexible enough for you to decide on what types of "chat" you want to create. It is all up to your imagination. You can use this app to take notes, minutes, diary, to-do, random sightings etc. It is all up to you. You can even add new images and links to the chat! This is the first release and more features will be added in future. I do not process any data or capture any information. The only data used are for advertisement by Google Admob for me to earn a bit of money.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: B.Notes／Chat at none against Chat Note's shown. Chat Note's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. B.Notes／Chat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chat Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | B.Notes／Chat | Chat Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kouichi Abe | kelvin ho |
Customer experience
B.Notes／Chat
Chat Note
In-app purchases
B.Notes／Chat
- Beerware$1.99
Chat Note
- Pro-version$1.99
