Comparison

NeatNotes vs vBoard

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

vBoard

Features
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vBoard is a voice first, AI keyboard. Talk instead of type. Tap the mic and vBoard turns your speech into clean, punctuated text in any app — messages, email, notes, search. Then go further: rewrite, summarize, fix tone, or translate what you've written without leaving the keyboard. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Voice dictation — speak naturally and get accurate, formatted text in 70+ languages. • Rewrite & polish — clean up grammar, change tone, shorten or expand. • Translate — convert text between languages inline. • Voice editing — speak to transform selected text. • Custom prompts — save your own one-tap AI actions. • Clipboard & snippets — quick access to recent copies and saved text. PRIVATE BY DESIGN vBoard does not record or transmit what you type. Your keystrokes stay on your device. Audio and text are sent for AI processing only when you explicitly start a dictation or run an AI action — never in the background. No ads, no tracking. GETTING STARTED Add vBoard in Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards, then enable Full Access so the AI features can run. Switch to vBoard with the globe key in any app and tap the mic to start talking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NeatNotes4 screens
vBoard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: vBoard at none against NeatNotes's shown. vBoard also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). On price, in-app purchases 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 and vBoard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NeatNotes versus vBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeatNotesvBoard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFusion EngineeringMd Afzal Hossain

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NeatNotes

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$7.99
2 purchases

vBoard

One-time2
  • AI Credits (Small)$1.99
  • AI Credits (Large)$4.99

Questions

Is NeatNotes free?
NeatNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is vBoard free?
vBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NeatNotes or vBoard have ads?
NeatNotes shows ads; vBoard does not.

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