Comparison

NotesHub vs Popt Notes

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

Head to head
About

NotesHub

This app offers a cross-platform note-taking experience using Markdown, with integrated Kanban boards and whiteboarding tools. Sync your data across devices using Git, GitHub, or iCloud Drive, and leverage advanced features like diagramming and code highlighting.

Highlights
  • Markdown note-taking
  • Kanban boards
  • Whiteboarding tool
  • Git/GitHub/iCloud sync
  • Cross-platform compatibility
  • Offline-first approach
  • Advanced search
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Fully cross-platform, vendor-agnostic, Markdown-based note-taking app plus Kanban and whiteboarding tool. You can sync your data with GitHub, your own Git server, or iCloud Drive. Use the power of Markdown to format your notes, and create tables, lists, images, diagrams, etc. Markdown will help to keep your notes in the same style regardless of whether you copied text from the internet or wrote from scratch. Use Kanban boards as a tool to visualize your work and maximize your efficiency. This will help you to organize your time, focus on what matters, and achieve more. If you need quickly visualize your idea, our whiteboarding feature will be handy for you. Add different shapes, make connections between them, add hand-drawn notes, or add reusable elements from the library. KEY FEATURES • Offline-first approach • No vendor lock-in • Periodic sync of data • Fully cross-platform • Different notebook providers: Git, GitHub, iCloud Drive • Seamless GitHub integration • Advanced search • Notes printing • Export notes to PDF • Auto-generated table of contents (TOC) • Kanban boards • Whiteboards (based on Excalidraw) • Dark and light themes (with accent color picker) • Markdown preview with scroll sync • Extended Markdown syntax: Mermaid diagrams, math expressions (MathJax), callouts, ABC musical notation, etc. • Syntax highlighting for code blocks • File attachments • Convert HTML content to Markdown on paste • Editor toolbar with all necessary commands (bold, list, table, etc.) • Markdown syntax guidance • Automatic merge conflict resolution FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q: Why should I write my notes in Markdown? A: Markdown is a widely popular open format with support in many applications. By choosing Markdown you can be confident if you decide to switch to a different application you can easily move all of your data without any conversion needed. Also, Markdown is incredibly easy to understand even in raw view as it's just plain text content with human-readable syntax. Last but not least, Markdown helps you to keep all of your notes in a uniform format, with no more mismatches in font size, font face, etc. when you import data from different sources. Q: What are the benefits of using Git to store notes? A: You will get a lot of things for free: • Unlimited version history, and information on when and who did what changes • Ability to share notebooks with others, you can add anyone as a collaborator or viewer to your Git repository • Easy self-hosting with plenty open open-source options, so notes will truly belong to you • Better merge conflict resolution compared to traditional cloud-based file storage solutions • Ability to create public websites/blogs from your notebooks

About

Popt Notes

This app intelligently suggests tags for dates, contacts, places, and media as you type. It transforms plain text notes into interactive pages with rich content like contact cards, show posters, and maps. Organize and access your information with ease, all while prioritizing your privacy.

Highlights
  • Auto-suggests tags for dates, contacts, places, and media
  • Rich content integration (contact cards, show posters, maps)
  • Add points of interest with directions and contact info
  • Movie and TV show details with trailers and watch links
  • Timestamped notes and wiki-style page linking
  • Organized views for to-dos, dates, and collections
  • Private and local data processing
Features
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Popt is the new mobile notes app that does more with less. As you type, Popt quietly suggests tags for dates, contacts, places, and even movies & TV shows. Your notes stay plain and fast, but pop to life with contact cards, show posters, timelines, maps and more. NO SPEED LIMIT • Jot one liners faster than you can say Popt • From 0 to reminder in under 5.1s • Tag dates, places and contacts with a quick tap • Search or compose a new note from the same thumb-friendly text area NEW! ADD POINTS OF INTEREST TO YOUR NOTES • Insert landmarks, restaurants, gyms and more, right in your notes • Browse all your points of interest in the Places tab, neatly organised by country and city • Instantly get directions for any of your tagged places • Call a restaurant to make a booking, visit the website of a museum in just a tap MOVIES & TV SHOWS • Type a title in the Home tab and Popt will suggest trending movie and tv show matches without sending your words anywhere • Movies & TV items you add to your notes give you quick access to the trailer and to 'where to watch' links • Search online without leaving Popt to find rarer titles • Powered by The Movie Database PAGES THAT POP • Each note can be the beginning of a new page • Add timestamped notes to pages – great for journaling! • Customize pages with 100+ stickers crafted by human artists • Link pages together, wiki-style MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES • To-dos from all your notes are gathered in the To-dos tab • Tagged dates and timeframes compose a timeline in the Dates tab • Movies, contacts and places show up in the Collections tab • Coming soon: calendar integration, links collection, more detailed places (restaurants, venues, addresses, your own location...) SHARE MORE THAN TEXT Popt pages can be shared with other Popt users via Airdrop, email, WhatsApp, Slack... When you share a Popt page, you're also sharing the content associated with the tags it contains: • Contact cards of any tagged contacts • Geographical information of any tagged places • The timeline of tagged dates • Rich cards for tagged movies & TV shows LOCAL AND PRIVATE • Analytics disabled by default • As you type suggestions powered by on-device data and analysis: your notes are yours only • No iCloud sync – your Popt data will transfer to a new iPhone when using Apple's Quick Start transfer, restoring an iCloud backup, or restoring a local backup • Popt notes can also be exported as a single restorable archive (Backstage tab -> Export all) • Popt archives are plain text files you can open on any device. Best browsed with Obsidian (https://obsidian.md – free version available) • End-to-end encrypted sync is on the roadmap 100% FREE FOR EARLY ADOPTERS During its launch phase, Popt is entirely free! • No sign-up • No ads • No downgrading – what is free now will remain free* * In order to recognize you as an early adopter and keep our promise, we may ask you to open a free account at a later stage. --- Popt Notes - Baked in Switzerland with passion and care

Screenshots

NotesHub4 screens
Popt Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Popt Notes at Free against NotesHub's $4.99. Popt Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). NotesHub's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 4) and device support (5 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Popt Notes is free to download; NotesHub costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Popt Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NotesHub has 39 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of NotesHub's written reviews are positive against 100% of Popt Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NotesHub ships an update every 3 weeks, Popt Notes every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
NotesHub versus Popt Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotesHubPopt Notes
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (39 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex TitarenkoSkile SA

Customer experience

NotesHub

All ratings39 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative12.7%

Popt Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NotesHub

No in-app purchases

None

Popt Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NotesHub free?
NotesHub costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Popt Notes free?
Popt Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NotesHub or Popt Notes?
Popt Notes is rated higher. NotesHub averages 4.7 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Popt Notes averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do NotesHub or Popt Notes have ads?
Neither NotesHub nor Popt Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NotesHub or Popt Notes?
NotesHub ships an update every 3 weeks, and Popt Notes every 6 days. Most recently, NotesHub was updated on September 23, 2026 and Popt Notes on June 1, 2026.

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