Comparison

Nested Folder Notes vs BundleNote

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

Head to head
About

Nested Folder Notes

Organize your thoughts and ideas with unlimited folders and subfolders. Create text notes, checklists, or add images. This ad-free app offers flexible date management and a powerful search function for easy retrieval.

Highlights
  • Unlimited subfolders
  • Text notes
  • Checklists
  • Image attachments
  • Customizable folder icons and colors
  • Full-text search
  • Offline access
Features
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Folino brings order to your notes: folders and subfolders as deep as you like, plus checklists and voice notes. No ads, no account, made in Germany. Notebook, journal, to-do list or shopping list: in Folino, every topic gets its own folder and every folder as many subfolders as you need. So you can find everything again, even years later. UNLIMITED FOLDERS • As many folders and subfolders as you like, nested as deep as you like • Pinning, favorites and “Recent notes” for quick access • Sort each folder by title, date modified, date created or by hand • List or tile view • Copy, move and duplicate, including entire folders with their contents NOTES, CHECKLISTS, VOICE NOTES • Formatting: bold, italic, headings, bullet lists, quotes, colors • Checklists to tick off, turn a note into a checklist and back • Record voice notes • Section overview for long notes • Reading view, so nothing gets changed by accident • Insert date and time with one tap, handy for journaling FIND IT FAST • Full-text search across titles and content, best matches first • Recycle bin: restore what you deleted PRIVATE AND SECURE • Lock the whole app or individual notes and folders, with PIN, Face ID or Touch ID • No account needed, no ads • Your notes stay on your device and work offline • Backup as a file, export as text, print and share SWITCHING MADE EASY • Import from Google Keep, including checklists, images, colors and voice notes. Labels become folders • Import TXT, Markdown and CSV files MADE FOR YOU • Themes: Light, Dark, Black and more • 7 text sizes, red-green color blindness mode, VoiceOver • For iPhone and iPad, in 28 languages FOLINO PREMIUM Buy once, no subscription. Try it free for 7 days. • Sync via your Google Drive between iPhone, iPad and Android • Images in notes, placed freely and resizable • Voice recordings with no time limit • Links between notes and folders, like a personal wiki • Shortcuts: one note in several folders • Icons and colors for folders, colors for notes • Export as PDF Questions or ideas for Folino? I’d love to hear from you by email.

About

BundleNote

Organize your thoughts and notes into digital binders. Easily attach images, save scrolling text as images, and customize text settings. Protect your privacy with a passcode lock and ensure your data is safe with automatic backups to Google Drive.

Highlights
  • Page-by-page note saving
  • Combine notes into binders
  • Image attachment (up to 10 per note)
  • Save scrolling text as images
  • Keyboard expansion buttons for editing
  • Passcode lock for privacy
  • Automatic backup to Google Drive
Features
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BundleNote allows you to save text on a page-by-page basis and combine it into a binder. It provides a great feature when you want to number and keep multiple related notes. You can easily switch pages by swiping quickly. Binders can also be sorted into categories. 【Features】 ■ Image attachment You can paste up to 10 photos in one note. ■ Save notes as images Even sentences that require scrolling can be saved as a single image. ■ Keyboard expansion button The "Cursor Move" buttons, "Paste", and "Select all" buttons for editing are displayed at the top of the keyboard. (Buttons that are not displayed can be displayed by horizontal scrolling.) ■ Sorting notes and binders After tapping the "Edit" button, you can sort by long-pressing and dragging. ■ Text settings You can set the character size, character spacing, and line spacing in detail. ■ Passcode lock Protect your privacy with 4-digit numbers and biometrics. ■ Automatic backup This is a convenient backup / restore function when changing models or in case of emergency. Save the backup to Google Drive. ■ Character number display 【Billing Factor】 With a single purchase, the following benefits will be in effect forever. ・Remove Ads. # LICENSE Icons by Icons8

Screenshots

Nested Folder Notes4 screens
BundleNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nested Folder Notes at none against BundleNote's shown. Nested Folder Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). BundleNote's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 13) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Nested Folder Notes sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and BundleNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nested Folder Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 54 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Nested Folder Notes's written reviews are positive against 80% of BundleNote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nested Folder Notes ships an update fortnightly, BundleNote every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nested Folder Notes versus BundleNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNested Folder NotesBundleNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (13 ratings) — better4.6 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1354 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias SchiekShibapp LLC

Customer experience

Nested Folder Notes

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

BundleNote

All ratings54 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral9.3%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Nested Folder Notes

One-time7
  • Style AddOn$0.99
  • Donation$0.99
  • Images AddOn$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Donation$1.99
  • Donation$2.99
  • Donation$3.99
  • Premium$6.99
1 purchases

BundleNote

One-time1
  • BundleNote PRO$7.99

Questions

Is Nested Folder Notes free?
Nested Folder Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BundleNote free?
BundleNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nested Folder Notes or BundleNote?
Nested Folder Notes is rated higher. Nested Folder Notes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while BundleNote averages 4.6 from 54 ratings.
Do Nested Folder Notes or BundleNote have ads?
BundleNote shows ads; Nested Folder Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Nested Folder Notes or BundleNote?
Nested Folder Notes ships an update fortnightly, and BundleNote every 3 months. Most recently, Nested Folder Notes was updated on November 3, 2026 and BundleNote on November 3, 2026.

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