Comparison

ThreadNote vs OneHandClock

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

Head to head
About

ThreadNote

This app offers a unique list-based note-taking experience without traditional titles. Organize your thoughts hierarchically with parent-child notes and navigate them using intuitive swipes and gestures. Customize display settings and export your notes in various formats.

Highlights
  • Hierarchical parent-child note organization
  • List-based display without traditional titles
  • Swipe and pinch gestures for navigation and folding
  • Text filtering and tag-based search
  • Note sharing and exporting
  • Customizable display settings
  • Data backup and restoration
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ThreadNote is a simple text note application that stands out for its two unique features. Firstly, it eschews the traditional title list format; instead, all content, both titles and body text, is displayed in a list format (with a limit on the number of display lines). Secondly, it allows for the creation of child notes, enabling users to organize notes into a branching hierarchy of parent-child relationships. Users can navigate between parent and child notes with left and right swipes, and can use pinch in to fold notes down to just the title and the first few lines of text (configurable from 0 to 10 lines), with a pinch out gesture to unfold. This folding action can also be performed by tapping a button on the note. Features: - Notes with titles, body text, tags, creation and modification dates - Note filtering through string and tag searches - Note editing and deletion - Tagging - Bookmarking - Note sharing (exporting) - Changing the order of notes - Moving notes between parents and children Note Sharing: - Notes can be exported to other apps or file folders via the action button on the note editing screen. - Options to select only the note being edited, all its siblings (notes at the same level), or all its descendants (notes at lower levels) - Select multiple output items: title/tags/creation date/modification date/body text - Auto-numbering: Automatically numbers titles when exporting multiple notes (optional) Settings: - Changing the font of titles and body text in the list and editing screens - Changing the base color - Dark mode toggle - Adjusting the maximum note width - Setting the number of lines for folded display in the list view (0 to 10 lines) - Setting the maximum number of display lines for body text in the list view (up to 500 lines) Other: - Backup and restoration of all data Limitations: - Only handles text. It cannot manage images, audio, location data, etc.

About

OneHandClock

Experience a unique approach to timekeeping with a minimalist, single-hand clock. Customize backgrounds with your photos or camera, and choose between 12 or 24-hour formats with 10-minute increments. A three-hand option with a smooth second hand is also available.

Highlights
  • Single-hand clock display
  • 24-hour and 12-hour formats
  • 10-minute scale divisions
  • Optional second hand
  • Customizable clock position and size
  • Camera or photo backgrounds
  • Character customization on dial
Features
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This is a one needle clock. Let's feel the passage of calm time. - One-stitch clock   -> 24-hour clock.     The day-time is an upper half and the night-time is a lower half.   -> 12-hour clock.   -> The smallest scale division is 10 minutes. - Three-stitch clock   - > The second hand is a clock which gains smoothly. - You can change the position and size of the clock. - You can choose a camera image or a photo as the background of the clock. - Please write a favorite character in a dial and make it your clock. - If it puts sideways, a status bar will not be displayed. - When continuing displaying in "Auto sleep"-off, we recommend you to connect with a power supply. There is a paid version "oneHandClock (Pro version)" that does not display advertisements.

Screenshots

ThreadNote4 screens
OneHandClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OneHandClock at 4.6 against ThreadNote's 3.4. OneHandClock also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 67%). ThreadNote's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 26 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OneHandClock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of ThreadNote's written reviews are positive against 86% of OneHandClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThreadNote ships an update every 3 weeks, OneHandClock every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ThreadNote versus OneHandClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreadNoteOneHandClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmallmakeKeietsu Yasuhara

Customer experience

ThreadNote

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

OneHandClock

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

ThreadNote

No in-app purchases

None

OneHandClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThreadNote free?
ThreadNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OneHandClock free?
OneHandClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ThreadNote or OneHandClock?
OneHandClock is rated higher. ThreadNote averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while OneHandClock averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do ThreadNote or OneHandClock have ads?
OneHandClock shows ads; ThreadNote does not.
Which is updated more often, ThreadNote or OneHandClock?
ThreadNote ships an update every 3 weeks, and OneHandClock every 26 months. Most recently, ThreadNote was updated on June 5, 2026 and OneHandClock on August 17, 2026.

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