Comparison

Auer Notes vs Aspen by Aspenside

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

Aspen by Aspenside

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Aspen is the mobile companion for your personal AI workspace, powered by Aspenside. Stay connected to your work from your phone. View active sessions, continue conversations, send follow-up instructions, and follow progress while your Aspen desktop app handles ongoing work. Aspen gives you a focused mobile experience for checking in, coordinating tasks, reviewing results, and continuing conversations when you’re away from your desktop. Features: - Connect securely to your Aspen desktop app - View and manage your projects - Continue the conversation on your iPhone - Review and collaborate on Documents on your host device - Stay connected wherever you are The Aspen desktop app must be running and connected to use the mobile app. Aspen is created by Aspenside.

Screenshots

Auer Notes3 screens
Aspen by Aspenside3 screens

Verdict

The call

Auer Notes and Aspen by Aspenside 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auer Notes ships an update every 4 days, Aspen by Aspenside every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Auer Notes versus Aspen by Aspenside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuer NotesAspen by Aspenside
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUri FridmanTreefarm Studio LLC

In-app purchases

None

Auer Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Aspen by Aspenside

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Auer Notes free?
Auer Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aspen by Aspenside free?
Aspen by Aspenside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Auer Notes or Aspen by Aspenside have ads?
Neither Auer Notes nor Aspen by Aspenside shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auer Notes or Aspen by Aspenside?
Auer Notes ships an update every 4 days, and Aspen by Aspenside every 5 days. Most recently, Auer Notes was updated on October 2, 2026 and Aspen by Aspenside on October 6, 2026.

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