Comparison

Auer Notes vs VFNotes

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

Head to head
About

Auer Notes

This is a straightforward note-taking application focused on speed, ease of use, and privacy. It prioritizes a minimalist interface and local data storage, ensuring offline access and preventing other apps from accessing your notes.

Highlights
  • Fast and easy to use
  • Minimalist user interface
  • Local data storage
  • Offline access
  • Plain text notes
  • Private and secure
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Auer Notes is a note-taking application designed to be fast, easy to use, and stay out of the way until you need it. Simple and clear, Auer Notes is intentional, focusing on less, instead of more. It does one thing, the simplest possible way. Local Data: Your data is stored locally and it's always available, even when you are offline. The app doesn't use iCloud. There is no cloud or vendor preventing you from accessing your data. Also, no other apps have access to your notes. Minimal: Auer Notes has a modern and minimalist user interface designed to be simple. It is aggressively mute on purpose. The application was built to be lightweight, and to utilize less device resources. Auer Notes: A plain text and private notes app.

About

VFNotes

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VFNotes is a full featured markdown editor that lets you create notes at specific timestamps as you play imported video or audio files. This is a must have tool if you are a researcher, journalist, student or someone with a large collection of material that you need to study, review or use in preparation for for a project. Features • Create notes that link to a specific audio/video timestamp • Media files are imported leaving original files unmodified • Export and share your notes with audio & video files included • Add links to notes across projects • Add inline tags and even nested tags to notes • Search & retrieve notes by title or tag across projects. • Supports Github Flavored Markdown. • Lock sensitive notes with AES-256 encryption. • Supports MathJax • Supports Mermaid • Supports textbundle format. • Modify your notes worry free using local version control Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Auer Notes3 screens
VFNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Auer Notes at Free against VFNotes's $19.99. Auer Notes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). VFNotes's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On ads 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

Auer Notes is free to download; VFNotes costs $19.99 up front. VFNotes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Auer Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auer Notes ships an update every 4 days, VFNotes every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 8, 2026 and May 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Auer Notes versus VFNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuer NotesVFNotes
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUri FridmanFazhan ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Auer Notes

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

VFNotes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Access7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$49.99

Questions

Is Auer Notes free?
Auer Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VFNotes free?
VFNotes costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Auer Notes or VFNotes have ads?
Neither Auer Notes nor VFNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auer Notes or VFNotes?
Auer Notes ships an update every 4 days, and VFNotes every 5 weeks. Most recently, Auer Notes was updated on July 8, 2026 and VFNotes on May 19, 2026.

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