Comparison

Desktop Note vs All Notes App

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

Head to head
About

Desktop Note

This app allows you to create and display digital sticky notes directly on your desktop. Customize note colors, add checklists, and use widgets to keep your reminders visible. Notes sync across devices via iCloud for secure access.

Highlights
  • Desktop sticky notes
  • Customizable note colors
  • To-do checklists
  • Desktop widgets
  • Pin notes above windows (macOS)
  • iCloud sync
  • Privacy protection
Features
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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 #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

About

All Notes App

Features
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All Notes turns the simplicity of a sticky note into a place for everything worth remembering. Write a quick thought, tick off a checklist, add a photo, or sketch an idea by hand. Every note holds whatever you need, in any combination. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Mix notes, to-do lists and photos in a single note • Sketch and handwrite with Apple Pencil or your finger • Give each note its own color so the important ones stand out • Choose the font and text color that suit how you read • Sort notes into folders, and folders within folders • Filter your board to find what you need at a glance ALWAYS IN SYNC Your notes follow you between iPhone and iPad through iCloud. No account to create, nothing to set up. SHARE A NOTE Send a note to someone else and work on it together — they see your edits, you see theirs. You can share straight from a Messages conversation. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add a widget in small, medium or large to keep a note in view — and tick off to-dos without opening the app. All Notes is available in English, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Czech and Ukrainian.

Screenshots

Desktop Note4 screens
All Notes App4 screens

Verdict

The call

Desktop Note and All Notes App are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Desktop Note sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and All Notes App sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desktop Note ships an update every 3 weeks, All Notes App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Desktop Note versus All Notes App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesktop NoteAll Notes App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer文烁 蔡Sebastian DErej

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Desktop Note

Subscriptions4
  • 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
2 purchases

All Notes App

One-time2
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99

Questions

Is Desktop Note free?
Desktop Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is All Notes App free?
All Notes App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Desktop Note or All Notes App have ads?
Neither Desktop Note nor All Notes App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Desktop Note or All Notes App?
Desktop Note ships an update every 3 weeks, and All Notes App fortnightly. Most recently, Desktop Note was updated on October 24, 2026 and All Notes App on October 13, 2026.

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