Comparison

Nested Folder Notes vs Lunaco

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

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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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Organize your notes and sort them into any number of folders and subfolders. Create checklists or add your own pictures. With the notes app Folino, you have all your notes under control. Sorting by creation date: Notes can now be sorted not only by the modification date, but also by the creation date. Customizable date display: Choose whether you want to display the creation date or the modification date in your notes. These new features make the app ideal for use as a diary or journal - and some users are already using it for exactly that! They were very happy about the update because it makes capturing and browsing through memories even easier. Try it out and enjoy even more flexible and clearer note management! What else can the app do? - without advertising - Made in Germany - Made for YOU Text Notes Create as many text notes as you want. Pictures Add your own pictures to your notes. (in-app purchase as one-time payment) Checklists Create checklists and tick off completed entries or rearrange them as you wish. Folder Create your own note structure. You can create as many folders and sub-folders as you want. The number is not limited. Icons and color selection for folders There are many different symbols to choose from for the folders. You can also customize the color. (in-app purchase as one-time payment) Search function A quick full-text search enables you to find all notes, checklists and folders. Pin it You can pin very important things so that they are always at the top of the list. Favorites A separate favorites list for notes and folders enables quick access to marked notes. History With a separate list for the most recently edited notes, you can quickly pick up where you left off. Move Notes can be moved to other folders quickly and easily. Recycle bin Deleted notes are kept in the recycle bin and can be restored if desired. Offline The app can be used offline without an internet connection. Backup A manual file backup allows you to export and import your notes. Dark Mode The app supports the dark mode of your smartphone (dark theme). Add lock Folders and notes, as well as the entire app, can be locked with a PIN. Ad-free The app is and will be ad-free. Promised! For support, you are welcome to purchase one of the additional functions via in-app purchase.

About

Lunaco

Features
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Ever softened the wording of a calendar entry before saving it? That quiet edit is self-censorship. You did it because someone might see. Lunaco has no server. Entries you want locked stay locked. Write them as they are. No sign-up, nothing behind a paywall. [NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE] Your events, family records and notes live on the device only, and your calendar data is not transmitted. No account to log into, none to be leaked. It works the same in airplane mode. What you write into events, family records, trips and tasks is encrypted on the device, and the key never leaves it. (Holidays are fetched once from an external API. Minimal data is processed for analytics and ads - see our privacy policy.) [A CALENDAR YOU CAN ACTUALLY WRITE IN] If you keep entries in your head because they can't go in the calendar, that is the calendar's problem. Save an entry as private and a curtain hides it. It opens only after a PIN or biometric check. Title, note, location and attendees are encrypted with AES-256-GCM and never surface in widgets, notifications or search. [BACKUPS ARE ENCRYPTED TOO] A full backup is encrypted with AES-256-GCM, locked by PIN, passphrase or recovery code, and builds up automatically in your own iCloud or Google Drive. Change phones and one file brings it all back - only text is stored, so years fit in a few MB. [SEND ONLY WHAT YOU MEAN TO SEND] Pick a date range or a category, or export one trip or timetable. It merges into the other person's calendar, and duplicates can be skipped or overwritten. Pair by QR and the file opens on that device alone. [SCHEDULING, AT THE LEVEL OF A DEDICATED APP] - 23 repeat types - daily, weekly, biweekly, third Monday, every N days. Combine up to 5. - Gantt bars - multi-day events stretch across the calendar, splitting into lanes when they overlap. - 225 stickers in 14 categories, so a month reads at a glance. - Amounts - income and expenses, with a monthly summary bar. - Categories - 8 built in, add 6 of your own, 18-colour palette. - Quick entry - long-press a date, or paste several lines and let dates and times be read out. - Birthdays and anniversaries repeat yearly, with a countdown widget. [TASKS] Create tasks by date and check them off. Sweep what slipped with "move to today". They sit alongside your events, encrypted the same way. [TIMETABLES] School timetables by period, university timetables by time slot. Colour-code subjects, note teacher and room, track six attendance states. If your weeks differ - rotating shifts, alternating labs - set a 1 to 6 week rotation. The weekly view puts both on one timeline. [TRIPS] Destination, dates, day-by-day plans and packing in one place. Packing works in two steps: choose what you're taking, then tick off what's packed. Costs can be entered as an expression and converted at current rates. [ALSO IN THE BOX] - ICS import - repeating events unfold intact, and imports can be rolled back - Moon phases, holidays for 20 countries - PDF export - month, week, day, year - Wallpaper studio - timetable or trip over 15 backgrounds - Widgets - today, mini, moon phase, countdown, timetable, trip - Notifications - several per event, snooze, hidden titles - 10 themes, dark mode, two text sizes, adaptive tablet layout, 20 languages [RECORDS ARE SEEDS] Keeping a diary is hard, but a calendar you already fill in daily — and Lunaco keeps those entries as plain text, still readable ten years from now. Lunaco. A calendar you can write in as it is. -------------------- Lunaco. Record your entire daily life with a single calendar. Privacy Policy: https://maeilapp.com/en/dal/privacy Terms of Service: https://maeilapp.com/en/dal/terms Lunaco does not operate any servers and does not collect or transmit your personal data — events, family information, notes — outside your device. All data is stored only on your device. Developer: Intuition Lab Email: support@maeilapp.com

Screenshots

Nested Folder Notes4 screens
Lunaco4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nested Folder Notes at none against Lunaco's shown. Lunaco's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Nested Folder Notes sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Lunaco sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nested Folder Notes ships an update fortnightly, Lunaco every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nested Folder Notes versus Lunaco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNested Folder NotesLunaco
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias SchiekJong Joon Sun

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Nested Folder Notes

One-time7
  • Style AddOn$0.99
  • Donation$0.99
  • Images AddOn$1.99
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  • Donation$1.99
  • Donation$2.99
  • Donation$3.99
  • Premium$6.99
2 purchases

Lunaco

Subscriptions2
  • Lunaco Ad-Free (Monthly)$0.491 Month
  • Lunaco Ad-Free (Annual)$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Nested Folder Notes free?
Nested Folder Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lunaco free?
Lunaco is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nested Folder Notes or Lunaco have ads?
Lunaco shows ads; Nested Folder Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Nested Folder Notes or Lunaco?
Nested Folder Notes ships an update fortnightly, and Lunaco every 3 days. Most recently, Nested Folder Notes was updated on August 27, 2026 and Lunaco on September 8, 2026.

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