Comparison

NeatNotes vs Voyage

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

Voyage

This app transforms study sessions into engaging flights. Choose a route, set your study time, and stay focused to reach your destination. Earn passport stamps and logbook entries upon landing, with optional reminders for breaks.

Highlights
  • Flight simulation study timer
  • Route selection with real flight times
  • In-app focus enforcement
  • Passport stamps and logbook entries
  • Flight replays and sharing
  • Layover options for long routes
  • Hydration and rest reminders
Features
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Voyage turns a study session into a flight. For students, by students. Pick a real route on the globe. The flight time is your study time. SFO to LAX is 1 hour 25 minutes. SFO to JFK is 5 hours 30. Pick a seat, write down up to three things to work on, and tear your boarding pass to take off. While you study you can look out the window, listen to the cabin, or follow your plane on the map. If you leave the app for more than 30 seconds, your flight stops early. That's the whole trick. It's a lot easier to stay when there's a plane to land. When you land you get a passport stamp and a logbook entry. You can replay any trip on the map and share it. Long routes have real connections with a layover between legs. You can also turn on reminders to drink water, rest your eyes and stretch. I'm Patrick. I study electrical engineering at UCSB and I fly a lot. I love it. I built Voyage because I wanted studying to feel more like that. It's free. No ads, no subscription, no account. Your history stays on your phone. The code is open source at https://github.com/machmoon/Voyage. If something breaks or you want a route added, open an issue there. Voyage doesn't block other apps or turn on airplane mode. It just makes leaving cost you a flight.

Screenshots

NeatNotes4 screens
Voyage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Voyage at none against NeatNotes's 1. Voyage also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). NeatNotes's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 1). On price, rating, monetization model and device support 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. Voyage 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 NeatNotes against 5.0 for Voyage. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NeatNotes has 39 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NeatNotes ships an update every 4 days, Voyage every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NeatNotes versus Voyage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeatNotesVoyage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (39 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFusion EngineeringPatrick Liu

Customer experience

NeatNotes

All ratings39 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Voyage

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NeatNotes

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$7.99
None

Voyage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NeatNotes free?
NeatNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Voyage free?
Voyage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NeatNotes or Voyage?
Voyage is rated higher. NeatNotes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Voyage averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NeatNotes or Voyage have ads?
NeatNotes shows ads; Voyage does not.
Which is updated more often, NeatNotes or Voyage?
NeatNotes ships an update every 4 days, and Voyage every 2 days. Most recently, NeatNotes was updated on October 5, 2026 and Voyage on September 29, 2026.

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