Comparison

Funnel vs Nota

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

Head to head
About

Funnel

Quickly capture thoughts, tasks, notes, photos, sketches, and songs to your favorite apps. Integrates with popular productivity tools and offers convenient widgets for instant access.

Highlights
  • Capture tasks to multiple to-do apps
  • Send notes and photos to PKM apps
  • Capture sketches and calendar events
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets
  • Shortcuts and Share Sheet support
  • Built-in document scanner
  • Song capture via Shazam integration
Features
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Funnel allows you to effortlessly capture your thoughts and moments to various apps and services. The inspiration to capture something quickly comes from ideas written by David Allen, in his book Getting Things Done. Features: ======= • Capture tasks to Reminders, Todoist, OmniFocus or Things with due dates in natural language. • Capture notes and photos to a variety of popular note taking and personal knowledge management apps. • Capture sketches and calendar events • Beautiful Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets • Shortcuts Support • A built in document scanner. • Use Shazam to capture your songs directly to your apps. • iCloud Sync for your Destinations • A timeline showing your recent captures • A selection of delightful app icons to pick from. • A lock screen widget to easily access Funnel from your lock screen. • Drag and drop images or text from other apps into Funnel. • Once you capture something with Funnel, Funnel also provides you with a link to easily switch to the newly captured item. • Long press the Funnel icon for quick home screen actions. • Integration with the iOS Share Sheet (currently within the Funnel app only) • Dynamic Island/Live Activities Support • Control Center Widgets Creating Destinations: ================ To link Funnel to your note-taking or task management apps, navigate to the 'Destination' Tab, select 'Add New Destination', and choose an app from the provided list. After adding a Destination, you can click on it for further customization. You can also define templates that get appended or prepended along with your capture. Your Destinations and the order of your Destinations are all synced to your private iCloud account. Funnel offers 30 captures for free, and then requires a subscription or a lifetime purchase. All Yearly Subscriptions come with a 1-week free trial. Enjoy Funneling! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nota

Capture thoughts and ideas while listening to audio content like lectures or audiobooks. This app allows for audio-aligned note-taking, organized storage, and quick definition lookups. It offers a distraction-free environment for staying productive and insightful.

Highlights
  • Audio-aligned note-taking with timestamps
  • Structured note organization by tags and categories
  • Instant definition lookup via Wikipedia/AI
  • Cloud sync for cross-device access
  • Flexible freeform note input
  • Private and secure data storage
Features
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Nota is your dedicated companion for capturing thoughts while listening to audiobooks, lectures, podcasts, or documentaries. Designed for focused, on-the-go note-taking, Nota helps you preserve ideas without disrupting your listening flow. Whether you’re studying for class, researching a topic, or reflecting on a story, Nota gives you the tools to stay organized, insightful, and productive. Key Features: * Audio-Aligned Note-Taking Take notes seamlessly while listening. Timestamp and tag entries to revisit key moments. * Structured Note Organization Categorize your notes into books, topics, and custom tags for easy retrieval. * Smart Definitions Instantly look up definitions and terms using built-in Wikipedia integration or AI-generated summaries. * Cloud Sync Keep your notes backed up and available across devices (optional with account login). * Flexible Input Type, edit, and reorganize notes the way you think — fast, freeform, and distraction-free. * Private by Design Your thoughts are yours. Data is securely stored and never shared without your consent. Ideal for: * College students capturing key ideas from lectures * Audiobook lovers reflecting on passages and themes * Researchers or podcast listeners collecting quotes and facts * Lifelong learners building a personal knowledge archive Stay present. Stay curious. Take smarter notes with Nota.

Screenshots

Funnel4 screens
Nota4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Funnel at Free against Nota's $5.99. Funnel also leads on ratings volume (43 vs 2). Nota's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads 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

Funnel is free to download; Nota costs $5.99 up front. Funnel sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Nota asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nota holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Funnel has 43 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Funnel's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nota's.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Funnel versus Nota: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFunnelNota
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.6 (43 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#185 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB55 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNoteSight Labs ApSUnited Futures llc

Customer experience

Funnel

All ratings43 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.0%

Nota

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Funnel

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime: Early Discount$39.99
  • Lifetime$49.99
None

Nota

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Funnel free?
Funnel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nota free?
Nota costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Funnel or Nota?
Nota is rated higher. Funnel averages 4.6 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Nota averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Funnel or Nota have ads?
Neither Funnel nor Nota shows ads.

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