Desktop Note vs Comet Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Desktop Note
Create customizable sticky notes and display them on your device's home screen. Organize tasks with checklists, add photos, and format text. Syncs across devices via iCloud for privacy and convenience.
- Customizable note colors
- Illustrated backgrounds
- To-do checklists
- Photos in Home Screen widgets
- Text formatting (bold, italics)
- iCloud backup and sync
- Data export/import
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Do you miss the days when your desk was covered with sticky notes? Create sticky notes with Desktop Note and display them on your Home Screen. Customize note colors, choose beautiful illustrated backgrounds, and create to-do checklists. You can also use widgets to display notes or photos on your Home Screen. Download the macOS version to display sticky notes on your Mac desktop and even pin them above any window. Desktop Note syncs your sticky notes across devices with iCloud while protecting your privacy. What users love about Desktop Note: #A wide range of note colors and illustrated backgrounds #To-do checklists #Photos in Home Screen widgets #Text formatting Supports bold, highlighting, italics, and more #iCloud backup and sync Automatically sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud # Data Export & Import Your data belongs to you. Export your notes as Markdown files anytime to back them up or move them to another app. Import your notes from Apps like ColorNote. #Privacy Your notes are stored in your own iCloud, and only you can access them. If you have any questions or product suggestions, feel free to email me anytime: cswenshuo@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.notion.so/Terms-of-Use-e2fd82b183504ad1b5e82c684c25865a Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-f692aafe77d540f1b191bd0e5aa5ee59
Comet Notes
Create and manage beautiful notes with ease. This application offers a straightforward interface for editing and deleting your entries, providing a simple yet effective note-taking experience.
- Create beautiful notes
- Edit notes easily
- Delete notes with ease
- Simple interface
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This is a simple app for creating beautiful note. You can simply edit and delete a note at ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Comet Notes at none against Desktop Note's 5. Comet Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Desktop Note's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 1). On price, 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. Desktop Note sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months. Comet Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Comet Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desktop Note has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Desktop Note | Comet Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文烁 蔡 | arnaud phommasone |
Customer experience
Desktop Note
Comet Notes
In-app purchases
Desktop Note
- Desktop Note - 1 Quarter$0.993 Months
- Desktop Note Premium$0.991 Month
- Desktop Note Premium2 variants$1.993 Months
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- Premium$2.993 Months
Comet Notes
No in-app purchases









