Comparison

Solid Notes vs Amber

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

Head to head
About

Solid Notes

Capture and organize all your ideas with this fast and easy-to-use note-taking app. Create color-coded spaces for different aspects of your life and utilize formatting options for clarity. Your data is encrypted and 100% private.

Highlights
  • Quick note-taking
  • Color-coded spaces
  • Unlimited image/voice/sketch uploads
  • Formatting options
  • Encrypted and private data
  • Universal app support
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No subscriptions - Buy once, keep forever Solid Notes is here to help you capture and organise all your ideas. You can create color coded spaces for all the things that matter in your life and you can make staying on top of your notes and thoughts easy. - Quick notes Solid Notes is designed for speed and ease of use. It's quick to take notes in any of your spaces, drag them around, archive them, format them, and more. - Spaces Create color coded spaces for all the things that matter in your life. - Unlimited uploads You can upload as many images, voice recordings and sketches as you need - Formatting Make your notes as useful and clear as they can be with a variety of formatting options - Privacy first Solid Notes is designed with privacy in mind and your data is encrypted and 100% private Are you ready to start taking better notes? Solid Notes is a universal app available on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS You can choose to purchase just this app or all 5 Solid Apps with one purchase Terms of service: http://solidapps.co/terms.html Privacy policy: http://solidapps.co/privacy.html

About

Amber

A Markdown notes app designed for efficient writing and a clear reading experience. Organize notes in folders, search your library, and sync across Apple devices. Includes built-in tutorials for easy onboarding.

Highlights
  • Markdown styling as you type
  • Folder organization
  • Fast writing and calm reading view
  • Search across library
  • Photo attachments
  • iCloud syncing across devices
Features
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Your writing should stay yours—and remain easy to open with other tools. Amber is a Markdown document app that stores regular .md files in iCloud Drive. You can see the originals in the Files app on iPhone and iPad or in Finder on Mac, so your work never depends on a proprietary document format. Natural to write, clear to read Markdown markers appear when you need them, while headings, lists, quotes, links, images, checkboxes, and code blocks stay easy to read. Reading Mode lets you select and copy without worrying about accidental edits. Editing Mode gets you straight back to writing. Tables you can edit in place Amber turns Markdown tables into clear, editable grids. Change cells, add or remove rows and columns, choose header rows or columns, and adjust alignment without leaving the document. The source remains regular Markdown. Stay oriented in long documents Jump to any section with the heading navigator, or fold a heading to see only the shape of your document. Find within the current file, search your entire library, use line numbers, and move back or forward between documents. Keep a growing library organized Recent Documents, Favorites, and folders keep important files close. Choose a destination before creating a document or folder, then rename, move, delete, and restore items with a familiar flow on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Recover from accidental changes Amber can keep earlier contents in version history on the current device. Preview an older version, compare it with the current document, and restore the one you need. History is stored separately on each device rather than in iCloud, and its storage limit is under your control. Continue across iPhone, iPad, and Mac Your documents sync through iCloud Drive. Capture a thought on iPhone, shape a longer draft on iPad, and work with the original files in Finder on Mac. No separate Amber account is required. Amber includes an interface and built-in guides in Korean, English, Japanese, and Russian. Terms of Use and EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://drfranken.net/apps/amber/privacyPolicy_en.html

Screenshots

Solid Notes4 screens
Amber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Solid Notes at Free against Amber's $2.99. Solid Notes also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 2). Amber's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On rating, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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

Solid Notes is free to download; Amber costs $2.99 up front. Solid Notes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Amber asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Solid Notes against 5.0 for Amber. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solid Notes has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Solid Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Amber's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solid Notes ships an update every 9 days, Amber fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Solid Notes versus Amber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolid NotesAmber
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.9 (27 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolid Apps S.R.L.DONGWOOK LEE

Customer experience

Solid Notes

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

Amber

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Solid Notes

One-time2
  • Unlock this app (lifetime)$4.99
  • Unlock ALL 10 Solid Apps (lifetime)$9.99
None

Amber

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solid Notes free?
Solid Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Amber free?
Amber costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solid Notes or Amber?
Amber is rated higher. Solid Notes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Amber averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Solid Notes or Amber have ads?
Neither Solid Notes nor Amber shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solid Notes or Amber?
Solid Notes ships an update every 9 days, and Amber fortnightly. Most recently, Solid Notes was updated on September 18, 2026 and Amber on September 29, 2026.

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