Comparison

Notes vs TheGrey.app

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

Head to head
About

Notes

Capture ideas, plan events, and manage tasks with this versatile note-taking app. Organize notes with custom views, filters, and priority pinning. Enjoy voice notes, file attachments, and secure local accounts.

Highlights
  • Voice notes
  • Checklist creation
  • File attachments
  • Drag and drop organization
  • Board and list views
  • Local accounts
  • Day/night modes
Features
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Notes — simple notes, reminders and ideas in one app Capture ideas, plan events and keep important lists in one place. Notes helps you stay organized — from quick thoughts to important tasks with reminders. Write, draw and organize everything your way. At home, at work or on the go — your notes are always with you. Main features: • Notes with reminders • Drawing and sketch notes • Easy organization with lists • Board and list views • Filters and pinning • Simple drag-and-drop controls • Local accounts without restrictions • Light and dark modes Pro features: • Voice notes • Unlimited file attachments • Checklists inside notes • Full backup and restore • App lock • Note forwarding and sharing • Printing No ads or annoying pop-ups — just a clean and intuitive interface. Works offline for better privacy, security and stability. Download Notes and manage your ideas, plans and daily tasks with ease. Terms of Use: https://calenhub.com/note_terms_of_use.html

About

TheGrey.app

Features
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When the Same Thought Keeps Circling Not a crisis. Not a problem that needs solving. Just the same thought, going around once more, still hovering there. THEGREY exists for this state. When a thought keeps circling with no way out — and you don't need a way out yet. Not meditation. Not therapy. Not a mood tracker. No questions about how you feel. No suggestions. No record. 【 Why do you need THEGREY? 】Not a feature list. The reality you're living right now: • The same thought won't stop before sleep: your body is exhausted but your brain refuses to land, the thought grinding in the dark on repeat. • Walking into a place brings something back: the space itself is the trigger, old memories spiraling again without warning. • A date or anniversary arrives and the thought returns: time's inertia brings regret back automatically, no reason needed. • Shallow breathing, physical tension, thought follows: physiological anxiety feeds mental drain, the thought accelerating with your heartbeat. 【 Three entry points, three sources of circling 】 • THIS DAY | Time-triggered: circular thoughts triggered by time or date. Time seems to stand still. • THE SPACE | Space-triggered: circular thoughts triggered by location or setting. This space won't let the feeling go. • THE BREATH | Rhythm-triggered: circular thoughts triggered by rhythm or stress. The circling that happens between breaths. 【 Seven content invariants, strictly observed 】No second person · No action directive · No future tense · No causal framing · No self-comfort · No shareability design · No implied next step. No journal. No history. No progress report. Enter. Stay. Leave. Built on THE GAP Framework. Compliant with GAP-NLP-1.0.

Screenshots

Notes4 screens
TheGrey.app3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TheGrey.app at every 3 days against Notes's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and TheGrey.app sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes ships an update every 3 months, TheGrey.app every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Notes versus TheGrey.app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotesTheGrey.app
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlanning Technologies LLCHsieh ChiaMing

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access for a Month$1.491 Month
  • Full Access for a Year7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access Forever$24.99
1 purchases

TheGrey.app

One-time1
  • The Grey Platinum$2.99

Questions

Is Notes free?
Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TheGrey.app free?
TheGrey.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notes or TheGrey.app have ads?
Neither Notes nor TheGrey.app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes or TheGrey.app?
Notes ships an update every 3 months, and TheGrey.app every 3 days. Most recently, Notes was updated on October 8, 2026 and TheGrey.app on October 17, 2026.

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