Comparison

On Top To vs HashTagNotes

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

Head to head
About

On Top To

This app helps you become a "list person" with a minimalist design and intuitive swipe interface for organizing and prioritizing tasks. It's designed for those who struggle with organization and procrastination, consolidating all your to-dos into a single list.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Intuitive swipe prioritization
  • Single master to-do list
  • Customizable task highlighting
  • Organize life and work
Features
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Have you always wanted to be a "list person" but never been able to make the habit stick? Do existing systems for managing time and getting things done seem great, but not match the way you think and organize? Have you tried and failed repeatedly to organize life and work with planners, bullet journals, and complex workflow apps? On Top will make YOU into a "list person" with its minimalist design and intuitive swipe method for organizing and prioritizing. On Top is THE master to do list app for the messy, disorganized, and procrastinators among us. There's just one list for EVERYTHING. Move every single thing you need to do, buy, or remember from your brain into On Top. When it's time, swipe right and the tasks will go to the top (and stay at the top) where they'll be highlighted in a color of your choosing. At the grocery store? Swipe right on all the groceries. Just get to your desk for the workday? Swipe right on all the tasks you intend to tackle this day.

About

HashTagNotes

Organize quick notes, links, and files with tags for easy retrieval. This note-taking app syncs seamlessly across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Message yourself notes, links, and files
  • Organize with tags
  • Easy retrieval of notes
  • Syncs across Apple devices
  • Proper note-taking interface
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Message yourself notes, links and files but in a proper note-taking app! Better organize quick snippets of notes with tags to find relevant ones easily. Best of all, it works and syncs across all of your Apple devices!

Screenshots

On Top To4 screens
HashTagNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HashTagNotes at Free against On Top To's $1.99. HashTagNotes also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On Top To's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

HashTagNotes is free to download; On Top To costs $1.99 up front. HashTagNotes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. On Top To asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for On Top To against 5.0 for HashTagNotes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of On Top To's written reviews are positive against 100% of HashTagNotes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

On Top To ships an update every 3 months, HashTagNotes every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
On Top To versus HashTagNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOn Top ToHashTagNotes
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperUnsquander LLCYujian Yao

Customer experience

On Top To

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%

HashTagNotes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

On Top To

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

HashTagNotes

One-time3
  • Support editing tag color$2.99
  • Unlimited attachments$3.99
  • Support iCloud Sync$7.99

Questions

Is On Top To free?
On Top To costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HashTagNotes free?
HashTagNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, On Top To or HashTagNotes?
On Top To and HashTagNotes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do On Top To or HashTagNotes have ads?
Neither On Top To nor HashTagNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, On Top To or HashTagNotes?
On Top To ships an update every 3 months, and HashTagNotes every 3 weeks. Most recently, On Top To was updated on November 3, 2026 and HashTagNotes on November 3, 2026.

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