Comparison

SideNotes Mobile vs EnergyByLight

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

Head to head
About

SideNotes Mobile

Capture thoughts and to-dos on the go with this mobile note-taking app. It offers iCloud sync, Markdown formatting, and customizable themes for a personalized experience. Easily access notes from other applications.

Highlights
  • iCloud Synchronization
  • Markdown Formatting
  • Task Management
  • Customizable Themes
  • Note and Folder URLs
  • Note Colors
Features
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SideNotes Mobile is a fast notes app for iPhone and iPad. Capture notes, tasks, links, and snippets in seconds, then access them across devices with iCloud sync. Version 1.2 brings a major upgrade: - A new editor with hidden Markdown markup - the same as in SideNotes for macOS - Refreshed iOS 26-style interface (Liquid Glass look) - Note folding - Note & Folder pinning - Simple drag-and-drop reordering - New contextual menu - New formatting options - Add Note action for the iPhone Action Button - New translations: Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Spanish - UI polish, bug fixes, and quality improvements Core features: - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Themes and note colors for personalization - Tasks and checklists for daily work - Folder organization and quick search - Note and folder URLs for fast access from other apps - Text settings for comfortable writing and reading - One-time purchase (paid per major version). No subscription. Note: SideNotes Mobile is a companion app to SideNotes for macOS. SideNotes for macOS is sold separately.

About

EnergyByLight

Features
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With this EnergyByLight App you can control the EnergyByLight, an innovative bio-dynamic human centric lighting fixture that provides the right light at the right time for your (home) workspace. The automatically changing intensity and colour temperature, similar to the sun, promotes a sense of wellbeing and productivity by supporting your bodies natural circadian daylight rhythm. The EnergyByLight gives you the right task AND ambient light at the right time throughout your day, gives you more energy, a better focus and a better sleep at night, improves your health, comfort and happiness, mimics daylight at your location, makes you even look better (during videocalls). The EnergyByLight App lets you adapt the daylight rhythm at your location, use offsets for brightness, colour temperature and circadian rhythm (early/late person), set your after lunch energy boost and even allows you to run a demo cycle to mimic your 24hr EnergyByLight rhythm in 60 seconds. Control up to 5 EnergyByLight fixtures.

Screenshots

SideNotes Mobile4 screens
EnergyByLight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EnergyByLight at Free against SideNotes Mobile's $9.99. EnergyByLight also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17). SideNotes Mobile's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On ads, 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

EnergyByLight is free to download; SideNotes Mobile costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SideNotes Mobile ships an update monthly, EnergyByLight every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SideNotes Mobile versus EnergyByLight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSideNotes MobileEnergyByLight
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1711.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApptoriumBakkerElkhuizen Software B.V.

In-app purchases

None

SideNotes Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

EnergyByLight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SideNotes Mobile free?
SideNotes Mobile costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EnergyByLight free?
EnergyByLight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SideNotes Mobile or EnergyByLight have ads?
Neither SideNotes Mobile nor EnergyByLight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SideNotes Mobile or EnergyByLight?
SideNotes Mobile ships an update monthly, and EnergyByLight every 4 months. Most recently, SideNotes Mobile was updated on November 3, 2026 and EnergyByLight on November 3, 2026.

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