Comparison

BLNOTE vs spudnote

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

spudnote

A simple and calming notes app where your thoughts grow into plants. Organize your ideas visually in a field, harvest completed notes, and enjoy a peaceful writing experience with optional nature soundscapes. Syncs across Apple devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Open-and-type simplicity
  • Visual field of notes
  • Rich text formatting
  • Customizable soundscape
  • iCloud sync
  • Home screen widgets
  • Gentle reminders
Features
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hey. i'm spud. i live in the dirt and think about your thoughts sometimes. spudnote is a notes app for people who are tired of notes apps. no databases, no setup, no folders inside folders inside folders. you open it, you type. that's the whole thing. here's the part i like: every note you write becomes a little sprout in your field. the ones you tend stay green. the ones you forget grow a small potato hat and wait for you, patiently, no guilt. when a note's done, you pull it up and it drops in the basket. the ones you want to keep close, you pin to a little windowsill shelf. it's calm down here. a snail named gary lives here too. he crawls around visiting your sprouts and leaves a little shiny trail. what you get: - open-and-type simplicity. the shortest distance between a thought and a saved note. - plant from anywhere: share a link or a bit of text from any app, or just tell siri "plant a thought in spudnote". - a whole field of notes you can actually see, not another gray list. - rich text when you want it: bold, italic, checklists, the usual. out of the way when you don't. - fields for the different parts of your life. one for work, one for the garden, one for the 2am ideas. - a soft soundscape to potter to: a gentle nature bed, the odd rain shower, a little pop when a sprout comes up, and yes, the veggies squeak when you pull them. mute it all whenever you want quiet. - syncs quietly across your iphone, ipad and mac through your own icloud. i can't read them. nobody can but you. - widgets that put the field on your home screen: a field at a glance (as sprouts, or a plain list), and a windowsill for the notes you've pinned close. plus a one-tap "plant a thought" button, for when it can't wait. - a gentle reminder when you want one: tell a note to poke you tonight, tomorrow morning, or next week. your next one waits on your lock screen, so you see it coming before you even unlock. no accounts. no ads. no one watching. your notes live in the dirt with me, and the dirt keeps secrets. spudnote plus: you start free with two vegetables and two themes to grow in, a real notes app, not a trial. keep it that way as long as you like. want the whole garden? plus opens the rest: - all vegetable characters to plant and harvest. - every theme, for whatever mood you're in. - pastel paint for your sprouts, and it shows up in your widgets too. - the shed: a little wardrobe out back where you dress up the veggies you pull. boots, sunglasses, a tiny bow tie, whatever suits them. - the cellar: the pantry stores this month's harvest. the cellar stores every month you've ever pulled, so you can wander back through them. monthly, yearly, or a one-time forever. payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. you can manage or turn off auto-renew anytime in your Apple ID account settings. terms of use (eula): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ privacy policy: https://hesychia.studio/privacy that's it. no big pitch. plant a thought, see how it grows. - spud

Screenshots

BLNOTE4 screens
spudnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: spudnote at 100% against BLNOTE's 50%. spudnote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). BLNOTE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads 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. spudnote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. BLNOTE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

spudnote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BLNOTE has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of BLNOTE's written reviews are positive against 100% of spudnote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLNOTE ships an update every 3 months, spudnote weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BLNOTE versus spudnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLNOTEspudnote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerisle inc.Lukas Genis

Customer experience

BLNOTE

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral17.7%
Negative32.3%

spudnote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BLNOTE

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

spudnote

Subscriptions2
  • spudnote plus monthly$1.991 Month
  • spudnote plus yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • spudnote plus forever$24.99

Questions

Is BLNOTE free?
BLNOTE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is spudnote free?
spudnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BLNOTE or spudnote?
spudnote is rated higher. BLNOTE averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while spudnote averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BLNOTE or spudnote have ads?
Neither BLNOTE nor spudnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLNOTE or spudnote?
BLNOTE ships an update every 3 months, and spudnote weekly. Most recently, BLNOTE was updated on November 1, 2026 and spudnote on October 31, 2026.

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