SideNotes Mobile vs Bare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- iCloud Synchronization
- Markdown Formatting
- Task Management
- Customizable Themes
- Note and Folder URLs
- Note Colors
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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.
Bare
This app helps you create and manage grocery lists with automatic categorization by store section. It offers quick item addition, easy checking off, and sharing capabilities. The focus is on a simple, efficient shopping experience without extra features.
- Automatic store section sorting
- Quick item addition and check-off
- Share lists with family
- Widget support for checking off items
- Suggestions as you type
- Multiple lists
- iCloud sync across devices
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A shopping list that is fast to add to and fast to check off. Type an item and press return. It goes into the right store section automatically, like Produce, Dairy, or Household, so your list follows the way you walk through the store. Tap an item to check it off. The app is intentionally simple. No accounts, settings, ads, recipes, meal plans, or prices. Nothing to set up. It does one thing well: your shopping list. It supports English and Norwegian. ■ Highlights ‣ Sorted by store section automatically, with Apple Intelligence ‣ Share a list with your family and see their changes right away ‣ Check off items from a widget, without opening the app ■ More features ‣ Suggestions as you type, from your earlier items and common groceries ‣ Type “2 milk” to set the quantity ‣ Multiple lists, for example, one for each store ‣ The screen stays on while you shop ‣ Send a list as text to someone without an iPhone ‣ Syncs across your devices with iCloud ‣ Paste a copied list to add one item per line ‣ Lock Screen widgets, a Control Center control, and the Action button ‣ Siri and Shortcuts: “Add to Bare” ‣ Apple Watch app that works on its own Store sections need Apple Intelligence. Without it, common groceries are still sorted, and other items go in Other.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bare at $3.00 against SideNotes Mobile's $9.99. Bare also leads on device support (4 vs 2). SideNotes Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 1) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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
SideNotes Mobile costs $9.99 and Bare $3.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SideNotes Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SideNotes Mobile has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | SideNotes Mobile | Bare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $3.00 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (29 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #95 — better | #177 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apptorium | Sindre Sorhus |
In-app purchases
SideNotes Mobile
No in-app purchases
Bare
No in-app purchases









