Comparison

uFocus vs NotaBill Artist

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

Screenshots

uFocus4 screens
NotaBill Artist4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NotaBill Artist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. uFocus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

uFocus ships an update monthly, NotaBill Artist every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
uFocus versus NotaBill Artist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruFocusNotaBill Artist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (36 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolas KickNice Software AS

Customer experience

uFocus

All ratings35 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.9%

NotaBill Artist

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

In-app purchases

None

uFocus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NotaBill Artist

One-time1
  • NotaBill Lifetime Pro$14.99

Questions

Is uFocus free?
uFocus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NotaBill Artist free?
NotaBill Artist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, uFocus or NotaBill Artist?
NotaBill Artist is rated higher. uFocus averages 4.7 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while NotaBill Artist averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do uFocus or NotaBill Artist have ads?
NotaBill Artist shows ads; uFocus does not.
Which is updated more often, uFocus or NotaBill Artist?
uFocus ships an update monthly, and NotaBill Artist every 9 days. Most recently, uFocus was updated on November 1, 2026 and NotaBill Artist on November 5, 2026.

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