Comparison

TheMadNote vs Topilo Notes

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

Head to head
About

TheMadNote

Features
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[In-app purchases are optional] The main functionality is available for free. Individuality, minimalism and expressiveness are perfectly combined with The Mad Note app. All essential features on beautiful meditative backgrounds. The best features for productive work with text: • Make every note unique by using custom animated backgrounds • You can stop the animation at any time and start it again • Feel the soothing effect of backgrounds, immerse yourself in a calm atmosphere and increase your concentration • Combine handwritten and typed text • Insert stickers, photos, graphics, etc • Insert and edit text by changing its color, size and style. Use any tool to highlight whatever you want • Create task lists, mark completed items • Use voice input, voice to text conversion for making quick notes and recording important ideas • Group notes by categories and folders • Sync notes between all your devices Opportunities for creators: • Unleash your exquisite potential to create elegant notes for publications • You can create content for social media using atmospheric backgrounds • Write on top of endless relaxing backgrounds with animations • You can use a different background for each note to immerse yourself even more in the desired work atmosphere. • Attract the attention of your audience through the unusual presentation of information in shorts, stories, etc • A smoothly moving background is a great way to focus if you're working on an article, note or to-do list Enjoy backgrounds that help you perform Terms of Use (EULA) - apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Topilo Notes

Capture and organize all your thoughts and ideas effortlessly. This app allows for instant note-taking without titles, letting you structure your thoughts later. It offers a rich text editor, cross-device syncing, and a clean, minimal design.

Highlights
  • Instant thought capture
  • Structure in hindsight
  • Local and offline-first
  • Sync across devices
  • Rich text editor
  • Dark mode
  • Quick navigation
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Capture thousands of thoughts and make them all useful. A notes app reimagined for handling your every thought and idea while making it easy to process, organize and review them later. - Instant thought capture with title-less notes - Structure in hindsight - capture first, organize later And of course, all must have features in a modern note app included. - Local and offline-first - Sync across devices - Rich text editor with internal links, bullet lists, etc. - Dark mode - Minimal and clean design - Quick navigation dialog for fast browsing and tagging

Screenshots

TheMadNote4 screens
Topilo Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Topilo Notes at none against TheMadNote's 2. Topilo Notes also leads on device support (4 vs 2). TheMadNote's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TheMadNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Topilo Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TheMadNote ships an update every 2 weeks, Topilo Notes every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TheMadNote versus Topilo Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTheMadNoteTopilo Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImal FarukSimon Bengtsson

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TheMadNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$19.991 Year
None

Topilo Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TheMadNote free?
TheMadNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Topilo Notes free?
Topilo Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TheMadNote or Topilo Notes have ads?
Neither TheMadNote nor Topilo Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TheMadNote or Topilo Notes?
TheMadNote ships an update every 2 weeks, and Topilo Notes every 8 months. Most recently, TheMadNote was updated on November 7, 2026 and Topilo Notes on November 4, 2026.

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