Note vs DBHub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Note
This app provides a focused note-taking experience with customizable pages and beautiful typography. It offers widgets for quick access and seamless integration with other apps, saving your notes as plain text files.
- Customizable pages with beautiful typefaces
- Sticky note widgets for Home and Lock Screen
- Plain text file saving to iCloud Drive
- Share extension for adding content from other apps
- Apple Watch app and widget support
- Action button integration
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Keep what you really care about in focus with this mini notes app & widget. It’s like a pinned note in its own app. The app feels like just 1 note, but you can create up to 8 infinite pages. It features beautiful typefaces. There is extra spacing between lines. You can mark lines with color, italics, or both. Pages can also be given custom names. Each page is saved as a plain text file, either in iCloud Drive or only on your iPhone or iPad. Text and links can be added to a page in the app from within other apps using the Share button. You can add a sticky note widget to your Home Screen and Lock Screen that shows the last line you selected in the app or the line you pinned in the Home Screen widget. A control lets you open the app directly from Control Center or your Lock Screen. You can also assign this control to your iPhone’s Action button. An Apple Watch app and widget show the last line you selected in the app on your paired iPhone or the line you pinned in the app on your watch. App Privacy: There is no sign-in and no data is collected. Your files are encrypted on your device using your passcode when it’s locked or turned off. If iCloud Backup is turned on for the app in the Settings app > [Your Name] > iCloud > Storage > Backups > [Your Device], your app data is uploaded to iCloud. If you want your files in iCloud Drive to be end-to-end encrypted, please turn on Advanced Data Protection in Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > Advanced Data Protection. If you have Share Analytics turned on in Settings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements, we receive app analytics from Apple. This does not contain your app data or personally identify you. Other Features: To add a new line, pull down when you are at the top of a page. Easily move lines up ↑ or down ↓. Quickly undo or redo changes above the keyboard. Tap the ⋯ button above the keyboard for more actions, such as adding the date or inserting a line break. Link or move lines to another page using the Quick Actions menu. List markers (like ‘•’) and spaces you type at the start of a line automatically get added to a new line below it. A URL scheme allows you to go directly to a page or to a specific line on a page. Support for Apple’s Writing Tools on compatible devices. Supports multiple windows on iPad. Fully accessible with VoiceOver. Gestures: Swipe left or right on a page while editing to move the insertion point from word to word. To move the insertion point, touch and hold the Space bar on the onscreen keyboard with one finger, then slide your finger around the keyboard. Swipe left with three fingers to undo or right to redo. Tap on a page with three fingers to show a menu with undo, cut, copy, paste, and redo. The use of this app is subject to your agreement to: Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Apple’s Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/ If you use iCloud with the app, iCloud’s Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/icloud/
DBHub
Create custom databases for personal organization, from habits and journals to collections and projects. This privacy-focused app offers flexible data types, multiple view options, and quick capture tools. It syncs privately via iCloud and supports various export formats.
- Custom database creation
- Multiple data types (text, media, location, etc.)
- Various data views (lists, cards, charts, etc.)
- Quick capture and rich notes
- Focus timer and routine building
- Privacy-first local storage
- Data export (CSV, XLS, JSON)
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DBHub is an everyday organizer you can make your own. Organize your wardrobe, keep reading lists, track spending, or capture daily moods and progress—all in one place, easy to find and revisit. Start with a template and add your own content. Adjust what you record and how you view it as your needs grow. RECORD WHAT MATTERS TO YOU • Wardrobe & belongings: Save categories, prices, and purchase dates to keep track of what you own. • Books & movies: Keep reading and watch lists, track progress, and save ratings and thoughts. • Money & plans: Log spending, subscriptions, and travel costs. Keep savings goals and wish lists together. • Daily life & habits: Record moods, meals, exercise, and sleep to look back on your routines. • Learning & growth: Organize study materials, track progress, and use a focus timer to log time spent studying or working. MAKE IT YOURS For a book, record its title, author, and reading progress. For clothing, add color, size, and price. These details are called fields. Add or remove them as needed, and turn common answers into options to reduce typing. Combine text, numbers, dates, ratings, progress, checklists, images, and audio. Choose theme colors and icons to tell your collections apart. A collection groups related content into tables, each with its own page. A Reading collection could have separate tables for books read, books to read, reading progress, and notes. Each book or note is a record. CONNECT RELATED RECORDS Link reading notes to books, follow-ups to contacts, or bills to accounts within the same collection. Find related information and avoid entering it twice. Set up formulas to calculate results from your recorded values. SEE THINGS YOUR WAY Browse records in lists, detailed pages, or cards. Search, filter, sort, and mark favorites, or revisit records by date on a timeline. Save multiple views of the same table, each with its own visible fields, filters, and sorting. Switch between “Currently Reading” and “Finished” without organizing your book list all over again. LOOK BACK AND KEEP GOING See how much you spent or how long you studied. Use line charts for trends, bar charts for comparisons, pie charts for proportions, and heat maps for patterns. Choose what to measure, then resize and rearrange charts to suit your review. Set reminders for important records, keep a journal, and organize what comes next with to-dos. WORKS WITH FAMILIAR APPLE FEATURES • Widgets: View collections, charts, and focus status. Open content or add a record quickly. • Shortcuts: Read or add records, open the focus timer, and run enabled automations. • Spotlight: Opt in to find collections, tables, and records by name. Locked collections and those in your private space are excluded. • Live Activities: Check focus timer progress on supported devices. KEEP YOUR RECORDS WITH YOU No DBHub account required. Records are stored locally on your device. Import and export Excel, CSV, and other supported files, or export a full backup. With DBHub Pro, enable iCloud sync to access and organize your records across devices using the same iCloud account. ABOUT DBHUB PRO DBHub is free to download and use for basic record keeping. Some features require Pro, including adding images, videos, and audio; checklists and linked records; formulas; chart creation and customization; record timelines; locking collections; and iCloud sync. Pro offers monthly and annual subscriptions, plus a one-time purchase. See the app for current prices and included features. Privacy Policy: https://www.feishu.cn/docx/SOg4dGpzMoCDnNxkncDcnoM5njf Terms of Service: https://www.feishu.cn/docx/Dh49di3t4o2L0Exkw20cpRJdnIf Contact: kuerx@icloud.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DBHub at Free against Note's $4.99. Note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
DBHub is free to download; Note costs $4.99 up front. DBHub sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Note against 5.0 for DBHub. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Note's written reviews are positive against 95% of DBHub's.
Note ships an update weekly, DBHub every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Note | DBHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 95.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | nonzerosumness | 江 杨 |
Customer experience
Note
DBHub
In-app purchases
Note
No in-app purchases
DBHub
- Monthly subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$12.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$12.99







