Comparison

BLNOTE vs Purnote

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

Head to head
About

BLNOTE

This note-taking app allows extensive customization of themes, fonts, and ruled lines. It offers robust organization features like sorting and auto-save, with keyword search and undo/redo functionality for efficient note management.

Highlights
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Display ruled lines
  • Sort notes by date or alphabet
  • Keyword search
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Auto-save and scroll position memory
Features
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BLNOTE is a simple note application program as which the theme and the font can be chosen. The ruled line can be displayed. This can manage the note by a favorite background, the font, and the size. Features: 1. The theme can be selected. 2. The font and the fontsize can be specified. 3. Suport custom font. ( It's necessary to install ttf or otf font. ) 4. Ruled Line (There is a limitation in the font designation when multi byte character is used with iOS 4. ) 5. Sort Order(Sort Key: Creation Date、Modification Date、Last Open Date、Alphabetical. Ascending or descending) 6. The scroll position is memorized. 7. Key word search. 8. Undo & Redo. 9. Rotation mode ( Auto, Portrait, Landscape) 10. Auto save mode.

About

Purnote

Features
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Notes you actually own. Purnote keeps every note as a plain Markdown file in your own iCloud Drive — no database, no proprietary format, no lock-in. Every note is an ordinary .md file in a folder called purnote, so you can open, edit, search, back up or move your notes with any tool you like — on your Mac, in any text editor, forever. Write a note on your phone and it is on your Mac a moment later. Edit it on your Mac and it changes on your phone while you are looking at it. If you ever stop using Purnote, you still have your notes. That is the whole idea. • Free — no subscription, no ads, no accounts • Plain Markdown files, stored in iCloud Drive where you can see them • Share from any app into Purnote — save a post or link as a note, in the folder you choose • Organise notes in folders, with #tags and Smart Folders • Add photos to a note — saved as plain files beside it, never locked in • Create tables from the formatting bar • Drag a note onto a folder to move it • Formatting buttons above the keyboard — headings, bold, italic, lists, checklists, quotes, links — so you do not need to know Markdown to write it • Notes are named after their first line, so the folder makes sense on your Mac • Rendered notes with headings, tables, task lists and code blocks • Full text search across every note • Works without iCloud too, keeping notes on this iPhone Purnote collects nothing. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no servers other than your own iCloud.

Screenshots

BLNOTE4 screens
Purnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Purnote at every 6 days against BLNOTE's every 3 months. BLNOTE's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLNOTE ships an update every 3 months, Purnote every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BLNOTE versus Purnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLNOTEPurnote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerisle inc.Sasa Mitrovic

In-app purchases

None

BLNOTE

No in-app purchases

None

Purnote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLNOTE free?
BLNOTE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Purnote free?
Purnote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BLNOTE or Purnote have ads?
Neither BLNOTE nor Purnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLNOTE or Purnote?
BLNOTE ships an update every 3 months, and Purnote every 6 days. Most recently, BLNOTE was updated on October 11, 2026 and Purnote on October 11, 2026.

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