Comparison

NeatNotes vs Fun

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

Head to head
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.

About

Fun

Features
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EN Instead of simply listing things you need to do,
Fun-First List is a list app that lets you rate items using your own criteria and rank them by total score. Things you want to do, things you are curious about, things you want to buy, and works you want to watch.
You can freely add items and compare them across multiple criteria to organize what you want to prioritize most right now. Each criterion can also be given its own weight.
For example, you can put more emphasis on “Fun” and just a little on “Ease,” so the ranking reflects what matters most to you. Each item is scored based on your ratings, and then ranked by a total score that reflects those weights. Main Features * Create lists freely * Add notes, images, and URLs to each item * Create custom criteria for each list * Set weights for each criterion * Rank items by total score * Add items from other apps via the Share button * Easily discover your own priorities by comparing options side by side It is useful not only for work and task management, but also for organizing things you want to buy, places you want to visit, movies you want to watch, books you want to read, and articles you want to check out. Instead of choosing based on what you have to do, choose based on what feels most right for you right now.
Fun-First List is an app that supports that way of choosing.

Screenshots

NeatNotes4 screens
Fun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fun at none against NeatNotes's 1. Fun also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Fun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NeatNotes versus Fun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeatNotesFun
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFusion EngineeringSACHIKO HAMATSU

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NeatNotes

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$7.99
None

Fun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NeatNotes free?
NeatNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fun free?
Fun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NeatNotes or Fun have ads?
NeatNotes shows ads; Fun does not.
Which is updated more often, NeatNotes or Fun?
NeatNotes ships an update every 4 days, and Fun every 4 days. Most recently, NeatNotes was updated on November 3, 2026 and Fun on October 31, 2026.

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