Comparison

n+otes vs Make List

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

Head to head
About

n+otes

Capture thoughts and ideas instantly with a simple interface. Secure your notes with a private lock feature. Optional subscription removes ads and supports development.

Highlights
  • Quick note-taking
  • Private note lock
  • Ad-free experience (subscription)
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Great for those quick notes! Just tap the + button and start typing! Subscribe for the Ad-free Experience: To support further development and maintenance of the app, we have a small subscription so you can use the app without advertising: A monthly, 3-monthly or yearly purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered will be forfeited if you cancel a subscription. Terms: http://rieu.co.nz/terms.html Privacy Policy: http://rieu.co.nz/privacy.html

About

Make List

Organize daily tasks, shopping lists, or any to-do with this fast checklist app. Create nested folders for deep organization and easily back up or share lists via text. A green line indicator confirms when all items are checked.

Highlights
  • Nested folder organization
  • Uncheck All function
  • Delete Selected items
  • Offline backup via copy/paste
  • Move items between folders
  • Green line completion indicator
Features
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Make List App is a great tool ranging from organizing every day 'take to work' list, using the 'Uncheck All' to clear the list for another use, to food shopping or todo list, and finally using the 'Delete Selected' to delete checked items. Since every item in every list in Make List App can be a folder, Make List let's you organize your lists without limiting the number of folders and subfolders you can use. The 'Options' menu can be customize to hide/show some of the options in the Settings screen. Other power features include: • Simple offline backup via copy paste. - Using the 'Copy Selected to Pasteboard' from the Options menu, you can copy all selected items of a list to the device's pasteboard. You can paste it anywhere from an email to any other text App on the device. The Paste List from pasteboard completes the cycle by letting you import from the device's pasteboard. This means you can either backup or share by any text app (such as Messages or Mail). • Move items between folders - Similar to 'Copy/Paste from pasteboard' but done internally without the device's pasteboard. Simple function to move items between folders. • Green line indicator when all items are checked. - Very handy on longer lists. You can make sure all items are selected without inspecting them all visually. When the last selectable items is selected, a green line will light up, indicating that all items are selected.

Screenshots

n+otes4 screens
Make List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: n+otes at 4.7 against Make List's 3.0. n+otes also leads on ratings volume (45K vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Make List's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. n+otes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Make List asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

n+otes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: n+otes has 45K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

n+otes ships an update fortnightly, Make List every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
n+otes versus Make List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametern+otesMake List
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (45K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings45K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRIEU LimitedRod Bauer

Customer experience

n+otes

All ratings45,283 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews434 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral9.0%
Negative26.7%

Make List

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

n+otes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes disappearing or getting lost
  • Inability to delete notes on Apple Watch
  • Scrolling issues and text freezing at the bottom
  • Inconsistent behavior after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to sync notes across devices
  • More font and formatting options
  • Folder or category organization
  • Voice-to-text functionality
  • Ability to insert images and attachments

Make List

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

n+otes

Subscriptions3
  • Ad-free Experience (Monthly)$0.491 Month
  • Ad-free Experience (3 Months)$0.993 Months
  • Ad-free Experience (1 Year)$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$19.99
None

Make List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is n+otes free?
n+otes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Make List free?
Make List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, n+otes or Make List?
n+otes is rated higher. n+otes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 45K ratings, while Make List averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do n+otes or Make List have ads?
n+otes shows ads; Make List does not.
Which is updated more often, n+otes or Make List?
n+otes ships an update fortnightly, and Make List every 5 weeks. Most recently, n+otes was updated on September 25, 2026 and Make List on June 25, 2026.

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