Solid Notes vs GitNotēs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
GitNotēs
This app stores your notes and to-dos as plain text files in your Git repositories, offering seamless syncing across devices and full data ownership. It supports various file formats, includes AI features, and integrates with popular Git hosts.
- Notes and to-dos stored in Git repositories
- Sync via GitHub API or local clone
- Supports Markdown, Org-mode, and Neorg formats
- AI-powered features for transcription and suggestions
- Integration with GitHub, GitLab, and other Git hosts
- Offline queue and auto-sync capabilities
- Reminders and templates
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GitNotes - Notes, Todos and Canvases Backed by Git Your notes are real files in your Git repo. Nothing locks you in. Why GitNotes? - Your data, forever - Every note is a plain Markdown, Neorg, Org, or JSON file in your own Git repository. - Version everything - Edit, branch, diff, and rebase your notes the same way you code. - Works offline - Changes queue locally and sync automatically when you are back online. - Sync anywhere - Connect GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, or any Git host. - Open source - MPL-2.0 licensed, community-driven. Features - Notes, todos, journals, and Excalidraw-style canvases. - Folders, tags, colors, pins, wiki-links, backlinks. - Optional AI chat - Anthropic, OpenAI, Apple Intelligence, on-device Llama. - Biometric lock for privacy. - Light, dark, and system themes. - 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Solid Notes at 88% against GitNotēs's 0%. Solid Notes also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (27 vs 2). GitNotēs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Solid Notes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. GitNotēs asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solid Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. 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 point the same way: 88% of Solid Notes's written reviews are positive against 0% of GitNotēs's.
Solid Notes ships an update every 9 days, GitNotēs daily. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solid Notes | GitNotēs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (27 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solid Apps S.R.L. | Xaventra |
Customer experience
Solid Notes
GitNotēs
In-app purchases
Solid Notes
- Unlock this app (lifetime)$4.99
- Unlock ALL 10 Solid Apps (lifetime)$9.99
GitNotēs
No in-app purchases
