Comparison

abcNotes vs Pense

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

Head to head
About

abcNotes

Create realistic, customizable sticky notes and to-do lists on your iOS device. Organize shopping lists, class notes, and projects with a variety of backgrounds and skins. Share and sync your notes across devices.

Highlights
  • Realistic sticky note appearance
  • Customizable skins and backgrounds
  • Virtual desktops for organization
  • Scale, rotate, and drag notes
  • Email and sync notes
  • Save notes as images
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abcNotes - Simply the most realistic & user friendly notes in the world! abcNotes - is a freeware, feature limited version. The limitations are: • Only one desktop (paid version supports up to 15 virtual desktops) • Only 10 note skins (45 in paid version) • Only 32 desktop backgrounds (88 in paid version) • Synchronization is NOT supported • A bit of advertisements. abc Notes Lite - Checklist & Sticky Note Application for iPhone and iPad (share, email and synch your lists, memos, projects and school notebooks) free version Bellow is the description of the abcNotes full version: ----------------------------------------- abcNotes was designed to become your stylish and highly customizable, functional and easy to use assistant in taking notes and managing To Do lists. abcNotes is an awesome note taking application! It takes advantage of unique iOS devices touchscreen preserving realistic look & feel of paper sticky notes. BEAUTIFUL APPEARANCE: • 88 backgrounds to choose from • 45 note skins • 27 badge designs & 115 icons EXTREMELY FUNCTIONAL: • 15 virtual desktops • Scale, rotate and drag notes • Easy to edit, duplicate, move between desktops • Supports any iPad orientation SHARE YOUR NOTES: • Email notes and desktops • Copy note image to any application • Synchronize notes between iOS devices • Save notes as image and place to lock or home screen No more boring note lists – abcNotes brings you the ability to make REAL notes on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Put everything you need to remember into abcNotes! View you notes the way you want! Rotate your abcNotes to any angle you wish! abcNotes is great for shopping lists, student class notebook, to record lecture and interview notes or to track projects, recordings and more tasks at home, school and university (class or homework). Please feel free to contact us at abcnotes@alsedi.com if you have suggestions, feature requests, or bug reports. Give it a try!

About

Pense

Features
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Vos pense-bêtes toujours sous les yeux, directement sur l'écran d'accueil de votre iPhone. Pense-Bête Widget transforme vos notes en petites vignettes colorées que vous placez là où vous les verrez vraiment : sur l'écran d'accueil. Plus besoin d'ouvrir une app pour se souvenir d'acheter du pain ou de rappeler le garage. CE QUE VOUS POUVEZ FAIRE • Écrire une note en quelques secondes : vous ouvrez, vous tapez, c'est enregistré • Choisir la couleur de chaque note pour repérer l'essentiel d'un coup d'œil • Épingler vos notes sur l'écran d'accueil grâce aux widgets, en plusieurs tailles • Cocher vos listes : courses, tâches, valise, tout ce qui se raye au fur et à mesure • Ajouter une photo ou un dessin à une note quand un mot ne suffit pas SIMPLE, VRAIMENT Pas de compte à créer, pas d'inscription, pas de tutoriel de dix écrans. Vous ouvrez l'app et vous écrivez. Vos notes sont enregistrées sur votre iPhone et se synchronisent avec vos autres appareils via votre iCloud personnel. VOTRE VIE PRIVÉE VOUS APPARTIENT Aucune donnée collectée. Pas de publicité, pas de statistiques d'usage, pas de serveur. Vos notes restent chez vous, sur vos appareils. UN SEUL ACHAT Un paiement unique, sans abonnement. Pas de version premium, pas de fonctionnalité bloquée : tout est inclus dès le premier lancement. Une question ou une idée d'amélioration ? Écrivez-nous, nous répondons à chaque message.

Screenshots

abcNotes4 screens
Pense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: abcNotes at Free against Pense's $0.99. abcNotes also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Pense's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

abcNotes is free to download; Pense costs $0.99 up front. abcNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pense asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
abcNotes versus Pense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterabcNotesPense
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALSEDI GroupWilly Pontvianne

Bugs and requests

abcNotes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notes randomly deleted
  • Checklist feature not working
  • Sync issues between iOS devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add date/time stamp to notes
  • Ability to write notes with Apple Pencil
  • Option to set reminders/alarms for notes
  • Improved search and organization tools
  • More customization options for note styles

Pense

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

abcNotes

One-time1
  • Unlock all features$2.99
None

Pense

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is abcNotes free?
abcNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pense free?
Pense costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do abcNotes or Pense have ads?
abcNotes shows ads; Pense does not.

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