Comparison

notaduo vs Backroom Journal

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

Head to head
About

notaduo

Features
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Notaduo is an app where you can create and work on a note on different devices.  These notes can be retrieved using unique Note IDs.  You can retrieve your notes using the Notaduo app on different devices. In order to use Notaduo you do not need to login or register, simply share and retrieve a note on a different device. Notaduo comes in handy when working with to-do lists for group projects or when having a shared grocery list for example.

About

Backroom Journal

Collaborate with others in shared spaces to discuss and propose solutions to societal problems. This app uses AI to analyze conversations and suggest unbiased solutions, making them accessible to everyone.

Highlights
  • Collaborative Rooms for discussion
  • AI-powered solution suggestions
  • Publicly accessible solutions and conversations
  • Social media integration for problem-solving
  • Community-driven problem resolution
Features
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Backroom allows people to work together in a Room to discuss and propose a solution to a specific problem they are interested in solving. The goal is to leverage the power of the internet and build on the concept of social media to bring people together from any walk of life and give them the tools to not only communicate with each other, but also work together to create solutions to the problems facing society. To do this, Backroom uses ChatGPT to analyze the conversation between Room participants to suggest a solution to the problem being discussed, helping break the ice and propose an unbiased solution driven by real conversations. Others will then be able to read the solution created by the participants along with the conversation that took place to add context and see the reasoning behind the solution.

Screenshots

notaduo4 screens
Backroom Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

notaduo and Backroom Journal 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

notaduo ships an update fortnightly, Backroom Journal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
notaduo versus Backroom Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternotaduoBackroom Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB34 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJonathan FritzEthan Downs

In-app purchases

None

notaduo

No in-app purchases

None

Backroom Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is notaduo free?
notaduo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backroom Journal free?
Backroom Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do notaduo or Backroom Journal have ads?
Neither notaduo nor Backroom Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, notaduo or Backroom Journal?
notaduo ships an update fortnightly, and Backroom Journal every 3 weeks. Most recently, notaduo was updated on October 18, 2026 and Backroom Journal on October 5, 2026.

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