uFocus vs NotaBill Artist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
uFocus
A distraction-free writing app designed for creative expression. It supports plain text files, offers advanced Markdown and Fountain syntax for various writing needs, and provides tools to enhance focus and productivity.
- Unobtrusive interface
- Text statistics
- MultiMarkdown support
- Fountain screenplay support
- Highlighting options
- Typewriter scrolling
- Customizable themes
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uFocus is a distraction-free writing environment that supports plain text files and allows you to keep them organized inside libraries. It allows everyone to express their creativity in the most simple way. • Unobtrusive interface: the navigation bar disappears while writing. • Swipe to show the sidebar. Here you can link your favorite libraries and quickly access your documents. • Show text statistics including character and word count and reading time. • MultiMarkdown: easily add headings, quotes, ordered and unordered lists, links, images, italics, bold, footnotes, citations, glossaries and acronyms. You can then export your documents to HTML or PDF. With CriticMarkup and Live Edit Mode you can easily mark removals, additions and substitutions, add highlghts and comments, and accept or reject them. • Fountain: create screenplays with the Markdown-inspired markup syntax and print or export them as PDF with industry-standard formatting. • Highlighting: you can stay even more focused by fading out all the text but the current sentence or paragraph. • Typewriter scrolling: automatically scrolls the text when you get on a new line. • Sound mode: experience the ultimate feeling of a typewriter. • No deletions mode: disable deletions and replacements if your greatest temptation is always to edit your text instead of writing. • Fullscreen: focus on your words and hide everything else. • Choose between three different editor widths, four font sizes and a light, dark, sepia or amber theme, or create your own theme. • Print single files or entire directory hierarchies. If you have any requests, suggestions or bug reports, you're welcome to visit the website through the Support link.
NotaBill Artist
Create professional invoices and certificates of authenticity tailored for artists and creatives. Manage client and artwork details, export PDFs, and maintain a clean, fast invoicing process. Offers artist-specific wording and standard business invoicing options.
- Artist-first invoice creation
- Certificate of Authenticity generation
- Artwork, gallery, and collector templates
- PDF export and sharing
- Artist profile management
- Invoice vault and follow-up
- Optional iCloud sync
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Create professional artwork invoices, receipts and certificates of authenticity with NotaBill Artist, the invoice maker for artists, galleries and independent studios. Selling a painting, completing a commission or invoicing a collector? Keep artwork details and sales paperwork together, then export polished PDFs ready to share. PAPERWORK MADE FOR ARTISTS • Create invoices for artwork sales, commissions and creative services. • Choose Artwork, Gallery or Collector invoice templates. • Include artwork title, year, medium, dimensions and edition. • Generate a Certificate of Authenticity from your artwork and invoice details. • Export a separate, print-ready receipt. • Switch to Classic Invoice mode for other freelance work. MAKE EVERY DOCUMENT YOURS • Add your logo and brand colors. • Set tax/VAT, payment terms and invoice numbering. • Save client details for future invoices. • Preview and share professional PDF documents. KEEP TRACK OF PAYMENTS • Store documents in the Invoice Vault. • See which invoices are paid, unpaid or overdue. • Prepare payment follow-up messages. • Add calendar reminders for due dates. • View upcoming and overdue invoices in a Home Screen widget. YOUR STUDIO, YOUR DATA Invoice data is saved on your device by default. Optional iCloud sync keeps it available across your devices using your personal Apple account. FREE TO USE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Create unlimited invoices, save unlimited clients and export PDFs without watermarks. NotaBill Artist is supported by ads. An optional one-time purchase removes ads permanently. Spend less time preparing paperwork and more time making art. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: uFocus at none against NotaBill Artist's 1. uFocus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (36 vs 1). NotaBill Artist's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price 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
Both are free to download. NotaBill Artist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. uFocus asks for nothing beyond the download.
NotaBill Artist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uFocus has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of uFocus's written reviews are positive against 100% of NotaBill Artist's.
uFocus ships an update monthly, NotaBill Artist every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | uFocus | NotaBill Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicolas Kick | Nice Software AS |
Customer experience
uFocus
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In-app purchases
uFocus
No in-app purchases
NotaBill Artist
- NotaBill Lifetime Pro$14.99
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