Comparison

NotesHub vs BasicTaskNotes

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

BasicTaskNotes

Create and organize task lists and notes to enhance productivity. Keep your to-dos and important information neatly arranged in folders for easy access.

Highlights
  • Create task lists
  • Create notes
  • Organize tasks and notes in folders
  • Stay organized
  • Enhance productivity
Features
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BasicTaskNotes provides users with the ability to stay organized and on task by creating task lists and notes and keeping them organized in folders.

Screenshots

NotesHub4 screens
BasicTaskNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: NotesHub at 40 against BasicTaskNotes's 1. NotesHub also leads on chart position (#190 vs unranked) and device support (5 vs 3). BasicTaskNotes's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

NotesHub costs $4.99 and BasicTaskNotes $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BasicTaskNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NotesHub has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
NotesHub versus BasicTaskNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotesHubBasicTaskNotes
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (40 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex TitarenkoPeter Roach

Customer experience

NotesHub

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

BasicTaskNotes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NotesHub

No in-app purchases

None

BasicTaskNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NotesHub free?
NotesHub costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BasicTaskNotes free?
BasicTaskNotes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NotesHub or BasicTaskNotes?
BasicTaskNotes is rated higher. NotesHub averages 4.7 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while BasicTaskNotes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NotesHub or BasicTaskNotes have ads?
Neither NotesHub nor BasicTaskNotes shows ads.

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