Annual Ring vs Boring Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Annual Ring
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The annual ring is an exquisite diary and note taking application. Simple design and powerful functionality. Supports functions such as location and labeling, and can be used without network. When there is network, data is automatically synchronized to the cloud, and data storage is worry free.
Boring Note
A straightforward note-taking app for capturing thoughts, ideas, and daily activities. It offers offline functionality, data privacy, and WebDAV backup for secure storage.
- Note-taking
- Diary entries
- To-do lists
- Offline use
- Data privacy
- WebDAV backup
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Boring Note is a simple note-taking APP that records your thoughts and daily life anytime, anywhere. Whether it is to keep an idea, write a diary, memo, to-do, excerpt, etc., it can help you to record better. Offline use, data privacy and security, using WebDAV to back up data. 【Automatic renewal membership instructions】 1. Service name: Premium membership automatic renewal 2. Subscription period: 1 month/1 year 3. Payment: debit the user's iTunes account, and pay after the user confirms the purchase. 4. Renewal: Apple iTunes account will be deducted within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription cycle will be extended by 1 subscription cycle after the deduction is successful. 5. Cancel the renewal: To cancel the renewal, open the iPhone "Settings" --> enter "iTunes Store and App Store" --> click "Apple ID", select "View Apple ID", and enter "Account Settings" page, click "Subscribe", and select Boring Notes Premium to cancel the subscription. This subscription will automatically renew if not cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. 6. Membership Service Agreement: https://master2app.com/vip-ssnote.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Annual Ring at none against Boring Note's 4. On price, update cadence, 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. Boring Note sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Annual Ring asks for nothing beyond the download.
Annual Ring ships an update every 3 weeks, Boring Note every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Annual Ring | Boring Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 颖昭 范 | 华盛 卢 |
In-app purchases
Annual Ring
No in-app purchases
Boring Note
- Premium-Month$0.991 Month
- Premium-Year$0.991 Year
- Premium-lifetime$2.99
- Premium-lifetime$5.99









