Comparison

SingleNote vs Family Tree Maker.

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

Head to head
About

SingleNote

A straightforward note-taking application designed for single-purpose text composition. It features character and word counters, customizable widgets for home and lock screens, and quick action buttons for text manipulation.

Highlights
  • Character and word counter
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable widget appearance
  • Quick action buttons for copy/paste/share
  • Configurable button actions
  • Siri shortcuts for text input
Features
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SingleNote is a simple note taking app with character counter, word counter, and Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. SingleNote is just one note so there is no file management and no folders to worry about. You can simply create your note, copy the text to use elsewhere, then forget about it. Perfect for composing social media posts, the text for a website form, or that message you’re agonising over. Your text is saved until you clear it (ready for your next note) or you uninstall the app. CHARACTER COUNTER and WORD COUNTER SingleNote helps you stay under whatever limits your text faces. WIDGETS Show the text of your SingleNote on the Home Screen and Lock Screen using the built-in, customisable widgets. You can change the widget font style, text colour and background colour to perfectly match the look of your Home Screen. QUICK ACTION BUTTONS SingleNote has quick action buttons so copying, pasting, and sharing text are each just a tap away. BUTTON CUSTOMISATION You can configure the quick action buttons to speed up your workflow, making SingleNote even quicker and easier to use: – Turn the Copy button into a "Cut" button to leave the note empty when you copy the text. – Set the Paste button to replace any existing text when pasting new content. SHORTCUTS With the the built-in SingleNote shortcuts, you can add text to your SingleNote from within other apps or even using Siri.

About

Family Tree Maker.

Easily create and manage your family tree with detailed member information, relationship mapping, and multimedia archives. Trace your ancestry, record heritage, and share stories and photos with loved ones. Ideal for personal use, research, or cultural preservation.

Highlights
  • Family member management
  • Detailed information record
  • Family relationship management
  • Visual family tree map
  • Multimedia archives
  • Automatic relationship matching
Features
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This is a tool that provides users with family history records and blood relationship management, designed to help users easily create, view and maintain family trees. Through this software, users can easily trace their family history, understand relatives, record family heritage, and share important family stories, photos and events with family members. It is not only suitable for personal use, but also for family gatherings, historical research or cultural heritage and other scenarios. Basic functions: Family member management: add, edit and delete family members Detailed information record: including basic information, date of birth and death, occupation, achievements, etc. Family relationship management: record the relationship between parents, children, spouse, siblings, etc. Search function: quickly find family members Visual display: Family tree map: display family relationships in a graphical way Timeline: display family members in chronological order Multimedia archives: store and manage photos, videos, audio and other materials Information record: Personal archives: record the biographical information of each member in detail Family stories: record important family history and events Health information: record medical information such as blood type and genetic disease history Contact information: store contact information such as address and phone number Special functions: Automatic relationship matching: automatically associate family relationships when adding members Multimedia support: support multiple formats such as photos, videos, audio, etc. Intuitive user interface: clear layout and easy-to-use operation Local data storage: ensure the security of family information

Screenshots

SingleNote4 screens
Family Tree Maker.2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SingleNote at 5.0 against Family Tree Maker.'s 4.5. Family Tree Maker.'s advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (65 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

SingleNote costs $1.99 and Family Tree Maker. $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SingleNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Family Tree Maker. has 65 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SingleNote ships an update every 2 months, Family Tree Maker. daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SingleNote versus Family Tree Maker.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSingleNoteFamily Tree Maker.
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews—54.8% of reviews
Number of ratings165 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRussell Hill仁超 张

Customer experience

SingleNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Family Tree Maker.

All ratings65 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.2%

Bugs and requests

SingleNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Family Tree Maker.

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Multilingual support

In-app purchases

None

SingleNote

No in-app purchases

None

Family Tree Maker.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SingleNote free?
SingleNote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Family Tree Maker. free?
Family Tree Maker. costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SingleNote or Family Tree Maker.?
SingleNote is rated higher. SingleNote averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Family Tree Maker. averages 4.5 from 65 ratings.
Do SingleNote or Family Tree Maker. have ads?
Neither SingleNote nor Family Tree Maker. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SingleNote or Family Tree Maker.?
SingleNote ships an update every 2 months, and Family Tree Maker. daily. Most recently, SingleNote was updated on October 10, 2026 and Family Tree Maker. on October 25, 2026.

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