Comparison

Awesome Note 2 for iPad vs Notes, To

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

Head to head
About

Awesome Note 2 for iPad

This all-in-one organizer combines note-taking and schedule management. Enhance your notes with photos, voice recordings, and drawings. Manage your calendar, to-do lists, and important events with notifications and anniversary tracking.

Highlights
  • Integrated note and schedule management
  • Add photos, voice recordings, and drawings to notes
  • Manage iOS Calendar and Reminders
  • To-do list and calendar view
  • Notifications for events and anniversaries
  • Customizable design with icons and backgrounds
  • iCloud and Evernote sync
Features
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Fully renewed ‘Awesome Note 2’!  The new All-in-one Organizer, Awesome Note 2 is integrated with note and schedule management. And now it’s available!! WONDERFUL WRITING FEATURES · It can be used not only for simple notes, but also rich and wonderful writing tool. · Make notes even more powerful to add photos, voice recording and drawings. · Easily create diary notes to display feeling, weather or road map information. SIMPLE, FLEXIBLE, AND FRIENDLY ·  Broadly use as diary to record everyday life, travel notes to write anywhere, photo albums, shopping lists, and record for work or study in any theme.   NOTE AND SCHEDULING AS ONE · Manage your iOS Calendar and Reminders in one. · Check todo lists and manage all schedules with calendar · Receive notifications for important events and easily manage anniversaries such as birthdays.   NEAT AND STYLISH DESIGN · Create your own style with tastefully designed icons, folders and various note backgrounds.   Capture all the memorable moments, stories, and everything in you.    [General] - Note management by folder - Various type of list view (thumbnail, list, detail, diary, photo view) - Various type of note (regular, to-do, diary, anniversary note) - App and folder lock (Passcode and Touch-ID support) - A variety of folder colors and icons - Set your own photos as a home background - Notes and calendar search - Support landscape mode - Not required login/network connection while using the app    [Note] - Note editing feature to add various attachments - Rich text formatting - Photo, Drawing, Voice recording, Map attachment - Import current weather information - Checklist in a note - Various note backgrounds and fonts - Tags, Bookmarks   [Schedule Management] - Calendar View (with major holidays)  - To-do management view - Natural language processing support (Creating events with certain statements such as “3:00 meeting”) - Important notes notification support - Anniversary management - D-day management - Changing list orders   [Share/Sync] - iCloud sync - Evernote sync/export - Sync with iOS default Calendar and Reminders - Sharing notes through Airdrop We welcome your suggestions, improvement requests or other inquires.  Please send it to 1:1 customer support in Awesome Note Settings.  Thanks for helping us to make Awesome Note 2 better.

About

Notes, To

Capture notes, tasks, voice recordings, and web pages in a single, private app. Organize your thoughts and projects with flexible blocks, tags, and a folder-like system. Sync your data across devices and personalize your experience with themes.

Highlights
  • Private local data storage
  • Modular content blocks
  • Folder-like organization with tags
  • Integrated to-do list system
  • Save web pages for later
  • Voice memo recording
  • Cross-device cloud sync
Features
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Notes, tasks, voice recordings, web pages, and files - all in one beautiful native iOS app. Your data stays on your device Featured by Apple - "New Apps We Love" 4.8 stars from thousands of users "Better than Notion for personal use - kind of like Notion, but native" "Better than Evernote's and OneNote's mobile app" "Best notes app. It does everything I could want" - KEY FEATURES - PRIVATE All data stored locally on your device, owned by you. No account required to get started. Just open the app and write. MODULAR Every piece of content is an independent block. Capture texts, lists, to-dos, files, bookmarks, locations, and more - then arrange them however you want. ORGANIZED Folder-like system, tags, color coding, and search. Put notes inside other notes to build any structure you need - shopping lists, project plans, or an entire personal knowledge base. TO-DOS Flexible task and project system built right into your notes. Create checklists, set reminders, check items off. No need for a separate task app. DRAG & DROP Add content and move it around, anywhere you want. Designed for touch from day one - not adapted from desktop. READ IT LATER Save websites and articles to read later. Keep everything you find online in one place alongside your notes. VOICE MEMOS Record memos, meeting notes, lectures, and ideas. Right there next to your text notes, not in a separate app. CLOUD SYNC Back up your data and access it on all your devices. Works offline first - syncs automatically when you reconnect. THEMES Beautiful themes to personalize your space. Make the app feel like yours. - PERFECT FOR - - Shopping lists, grocery lists, daily checklists - Quick notes, ideas, and thoughts - Managing tasks and to-dos - Organizing projects and personal knowledge - Saving web links to read later - Collecting recipes, travel plans, fitness tips - Recording voice memos and meeting notes - Keeping files and documents in one place - Journaling and personal diary - And much more - UNIT PLUS - A powerful free version is available for everyone. Upgrade to Plus to unlock: - Unlimited blocks - Advanced block types (audio, location, toggle) - Passcode protection - Save web pages offline - Premium themes collection - Unlimited uploads - Unlimited devices - Priority support Unit is free. If you choose to upgrade to Plus, payment will be charged to your Apple account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can choose to be billed monthly or yearly. You can turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID Account Settings any time after purchase. - Join our community: - Reddit: r/unitnotes - Twitter: @unitnotes - Email: support@unit.app - Terms of Service: https://unit.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://unit.app/privacy

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notes, To at 4.7 against Awesome Note 2 for iPad's 4.0. Notes, To also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 60%). Awesome Note 2 for iPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Notes, To sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Awesome Note 2 for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notes, To holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 134 and 111 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Awesome Note 2 for iPad's written reviews are positive against 82% of Notes, To's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Awesome Note 2 for iPad ships an update every 5 days, Notes, To every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Awesome Note 2 for iPad versus Notes, To: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwesome Note 2 for iPadNotes, To
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (134 ratings)4.7 (111 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings134 — better111
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBRIDNazir Dashtiev

Customer experience

Awesome Note 2 for iPad

All ratings130 ratings
Positive74.6%
Neutral9.2%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews959 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral14.9%
Negative25.1%

Notes, To

All ratings108 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.6%

Bugs and requests

Awesome Note 2 for iPad

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Folders and notes randomly disappearing
  • Inability to create new folders
  • Calendar sync not working as expected
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Syncing issues causing data duplication

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Apple Pencil support for handwritten notes
  • Improve search and filtering capabilities
  • Implement better backup and restore options
  • Add ability to export notes as PDF
  • Integrate with more cloud storage services

Notes, To

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Awesome Note 2 for iPad

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Notes, To

Subscriptions3
  • Month$3.991 Month
  • 6 months$19.996 Months
  • Year$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Awesome Note 2 for iPad free?
Awesome Note 2 for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notes, To free?
Notes, To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Awesome Note 2 for iPad or Notes, To?
Notes, To is rated higher. Awesome Note 2 for iPad averages 4.0 out of 5 from 134 ratings, while Notes, To averages 4.7 from 111 ratings.
Do Awesome Note 2 for iPad or Notes, To have ads?
Neither Awesome Note 2 for iPad nor Notes, To shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Awesome Note 2 for iPad or Notes, To?
Awesome Note 2 for iPad ships an update every 5 days, and Notes, To every 6 weeks. Most recently, Awesome Note 2 for iPad was updated on November 1, 2026 and Notes, To on November 2, 2026.

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