Comparison

Digital Habits vs NeatNotes

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

Head to head
About

Digital Habits

This browser extension helps you minimize online distractions by hiding specific elements on websites within Safari. Customize what you see on platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Reddit to regain control of your attention.

Highlights
  • Hide distracting website elements
  • Customizable settings for any website
  • Pre-made options for popular sites
  • Add delay to settings changes
  • Open-source and privacy-focused
  • Home screen icon creation for browser access
Features
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*NOTE: WORKS WITHIN SAFARI, NOT THE APPS*: This app lets you control how YouTube, LinkedIn, etc. appears in the Safari browser. It does NOT change the apps, as this is not possible. To make using e.g. Instagram in the browser as convenient as the app, create an icon on your home screen to take you directly to the site in the browser. You can find instructions for how to do so when you open the app. ---- Digital Habits: Focus (formerly known as 'ReDD Focus', 'Viking Focus' and 'MindShield') is a browser extension for Safari we built to help ourselves be less distracted online. It primarily lets you hide distracting elements on any website, with ready-made options for YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, Google Search, and WhatsApp Web. For example, on YouTube you might want to hide recommended videos, on Facebook you might hide the newsfeed, and on Google Search you might want to hide AI summaries. You have full control over what is hidden. Simply click the extension icon in the browser toolbar to select elements to hide, and save your preferred settings. To help hold yourself accountable, you can also add a delay time to change the settings. You can also delay opening of distracting websites, make any website greyscale to reduce its allure, and set up redirects from one website to somewhere else to keep your online use intentional. Everywhere you go on the internet, something tries to grab your attention. This extension gives you back control. Enjoy! - Ulrik, Konrad, Tiago, and the Centre for Digital Habits Team (see what we're up to at digitalhabits.org) NOTE: the extension is open source and collects zero user data. See the source code, flag bugs, or submit suggestions for improvement at https://github.com/ulyngs/digital-habits-focus

About

NeatNotes

Organize and take notes quickly with a clean interface. See full note previews, customize note styles, and set reminders. Features smart grouping and automatic link title generation.

Highlights
  • Full note previews
  • Customizable note styles (plain, sticky, lined)
  • Home screen widgets
  • Paragraph-based reminders
  • Smart Stacks for automatic note grouping
  • Readable link titles
  • Photo integration
Features
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Less is more, when it’s done right. NeatNotes gives you only what you need to organize and take notes quickly. While other apps show you a really tiny preview, with NeatNotes you can see the real note before you open it. This makes the app more fun and easier to find your notes. Make your notes personal with three different note styles. * A plain note, with extensive formatting options. * A sticky note, with large fonts, colors and checklists. * A lined note for that nostalgic yellow pad. Mini Spreadsheets. No Tables. NeatNotes lets you perform spreadsheet-like calculations directly in your notes. Type a simple math expression and the answer is suggested underneath it. Reuse a number by dragging and dropping it elsewhere in your note. This creates a reference, so when you change the original number, every reference and related calculation updates automatically. Make a list of numbers and the total is suggested above the keyboard. You can then calculate splits and averages or count the lines in a list. You can also use units of measurement for length, volume, weight and temperature in your calculations. Convert between more than 150 fiat currencies, popular cryptocurrencies, gold and silver using the latest available exchange rates. Widgets that make sense. You can see your notes on your Home Screen with widgets. You can navigate your note by paragraph, check off checklist items, open links and even see photos in your notes. Create Multiple Reminders. Make any paragraph a reminder. Just tap the bell icon on the keyboard and you can set the date and time of the reminder. It will ring and notify you on the lock screen. When you tap the reminder, it will open the note and take you to the paragraph where you set it. Smart Stacks. All notes apps let you search your notes, but Smart Stacks takes it to the next level. 
 Smart Stacks automatically groups notes that share a trait, into one stack — like notes with contact info, or notes with checklists. You can also enter any word, and it’ll create a stack, with all the notes that contains the word. Photos and Readable links. You can add photos to your notes from your phone camera or photo library. You can even copy and paste them from another app like Safari. When you copy and paste a link, it automatically gets a readable title. So instead of seeing a complicated URL you see the title. This makes it easier for you to understand what the link is about rather than having to visit the link every time. No account needed. Use iCloud to Store and Sync. You don’t need to create another account. Just download the app and start using it. All your notes are automatically stored in iCloud and synced to other devices in your account. Privacy Your notes are extremely personal and we can't see them. In fact we don't even store them. Apple does in iCloud. We recommend that you turn on "Advanced Data Protection" in your iCloud settings, if you wish to prevent even Apple from having access to your notes.

Screenshots

Digital Habits4 screens
NeatNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Digital Habits at none against NeatNotes's 1. Digital Habits also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). NeatNotes's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 87%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, rating, ratings volume and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. NeatNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Digital Habits asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Digital Habits against 5.0 for NeatNotes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 37 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Digital Habits's written reviews are positive against 100% of NeatNotes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digital Habits ships an update every 9 days, NeatNotes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Digital Habits versus NeatNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital HabitsNeatNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1437 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCENTRE FOR DIGITAL HABITS CICFusion Engineering

Customer experience

Digital Habits

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

NeatNotes

All ratings37 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Digital Habits

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NeatNotes

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Digital Habits free?
Digital Habits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NeatNotes free?
NeatNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digital Habits or NeatNotes?
NeatNotes is rated higher. Digital Habits averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while NeatNotes averages 5.0 from 37 ratings.
Do Digital Habits or NeatNotes have ads?
NeatNotes shows ads; Digital Habits does not.
Which is updated more often, Digital Habits or NeatNotes?
Digital Habits ships an update every 9 days, and NeatNotes every 4 days. Most recently, Digital Habits was updated on September 15, 2026 and NeatNotes on September 17, 2026.

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