Justnote vs Auer Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Justnote
This privacy-focused note-taking app uses Web3 technology for end-to-end encryption, ensuring only you can access your notes. It offers a rich text editor and syncs across all your devices. An optional subscription unlocks advanced features and supports the developer.
- End-to-end encryption
- Cross-device sync
- Rich text editor
- Web3 technology integration
- Account and data control
- Optional subscription for extra features
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Your privacy-focused note-taking app. Justnote helps you take notes easily anytime on any device. Powered by Stacks technology, all your saved notes are encrypted, and only you can decrypt them and see the content inside. Justnote is a simple note-taking app, yet powerful enough. Our WYSIWYG-rich text editor has features like bold, underline, font color, and background color. You can take notes easily and quickly. Justnote is your quick note-taking app for your to-do lists, reminders, shopping lists, memos, thoughts, etc. Justnote is ubiquitous. You can use Justnote on any of your devices. All your notes are synced across your devices automatically. Powered by Web3 technology from Stacks: • Your account is cryptographically generated; only you, with your Secret Key, can control it. Your account cannot be locked, banned, or deleted by anyone, as your Secret Key is required to access and modify your account. • Everything is encrypted; only you, with your Secret Key, can see the content inside. No one can see the content inside your data, so it cannot be used to create targeted ads. If your data is stolen, no information is leaked. • Your data lives in a data server of your choice; only you, with your Secret Key, can change it. You can manage your data and set permissions directly, as you can host your own data server or choose any data server provider. Bring back control of your account and data one note at a time with Justnote, powered by Web3 technology from Stacks, to ensure your privacy cannot be compromised. Not only that, Justnote doesn't be evil; Justnote can't be. Justnote offers one simple no-tricks subscription plan to support us and unlock all extra features: - Tags - Lock lists & notes - More font sizes - Dark appearance - Custom date format - Section by month - Pin to the top It's our intention to never show advertisements, and we don't rent, sell, or share your information with other companies. Our optional paid subscription is the only way we make money. Please support us and unlock all extra features. Terms of Service: https://justnote.cc/#terms Privacy Policy: https://justnote.cc/#privacy Support: https://justnote.cc/#support
Auer Notes
This is a straightforward note-taking application focused on speed, ease of use, and privacy. It prioritizes a minimalist interface and local data storage, ensuring offline access and preventing other apps from accessing your notes.
- Fast and easy to use
- Minimalist user interface
- Local data storage
- Offline access
- Plain text notes
- Private and secure
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Auer Notes is a note-taking application designed to be fast, easy to use, and stay out of the way until you need it. Simple and clear, Auer Notes is intentional, focusing on less, instead of more. It does one thing, the simplest possible way. Local Data: Your data is stored locally and it's always available, even when you are offline. The app doesn't use iCloud. There is no cloud or vendor preventing you from accessing your data. Also, no other apps have access to your notes. Minimal: Auer Notes has a modern and minimalist user interface designed to be simple. It is aggressively mute on purpose. The application was built to be lightweight, and to utilize less device resources. Auer Notes: A plain text and private notes app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Justnote at 50% against Auer Notes's 0%. Justnote also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.2). Auer Notes's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. Justnote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Auer Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Auer Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Justnote's written reviews are positive against 0% of Auer Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Justnote ships an update monthly, Auer Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Justnote | Auer Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STX APPS COMPANY LIMITED | Uri Fridman |
Customer experience
Justnote
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In-app purchases
Justnote
- Supporter14 Days trial$4.991 Year
Auer Notes
No in-app purchases
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