Ascend Dispensary vs Node Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ascend Dispensary
Browse local dispensary menus and order cannabis products for pickup or delivery in select states. Discover top brands, exclusive deals, and earn loyalty rewards through the Ascenders Club.
- Browse real-time dispensary menus
- Order for pickup or delivery
- Shop top cannabis brands
- Track and redeem loyalty rewards
- Get in-stock and sale alerts
- Product recommendations
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Welcome to Ascend! Find your local dispensary menus and order in-app for pickup and delivery (where available) in Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Shop top cannabis brands like Ozone, Simply Herb, Effin’, High Wired, Edie Parker, 1906, Miss Grass, Lowell, Curio, Jeeter, Wana, Wyld, Camino, Rhythm, High Supply, Incredibles, and many more! Explore high THC and high-quality products, see the hottest deals, and unlock exclusive rewards — all in one place. Join our Ascenders Club to access exclusive perks, unique benefits and best-in-class points redemption. In the Ascend app, you can: Shop & Pay: Browse real-time menus from any Ascend store near you. Place secure orders for in-store or curbside pickup — or get it delivered where available. Earn & Redeem Points: Track and redeem your loyalty rewards effortlessly. Stay in the Loop: Get alerts when your favorite products are back in-stock or on sale. Discover New Favorites: In-app product recommendations based on your taste & preferences.
Node Notebook
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Node Notebook is a professional-grade grow journal for home and professional botanists. It allows users to track environment telemetry (VPD, CO2), manage nutrient recipes, and use AI-powered leaf analysis to monitor plant health from seed to harvest.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Node Notebook at every 4 days against Ascend Dispensary's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ascend Dispensary ships an update every 2 weeks, Node Notebook every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ascend Dispensary | Node Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ASCEND WELLNESS HOLDINGS, INC | Tim Hollingsworth |
Bugs and requests
Ascend Dispensary
Reported bugs
48 issues- App says user is located outside legal state
- Cannot place orders
- Cart not visible
- Location services not working
- App keeps saying 'I’m located outside state where cannabis is legal'
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- Not letting me place order
- Where is the cart
- Order history not showing items
- Got kicked out of my account points gone
- Issue Logging in
- Got logged out and it won’t let me log back in
- App malfunction
- The app won’t even let me get in past the page that asks are you 21+ of age
- Just laggs horribly
- Constantly getting signed out and loosing points
- App no longer works as it should the price of the item doesn’t appear as it should
- App doesn’t allow you to select a time for delivery
- Online I can’t redeem my points
- New update is terrible
- Can’t order my usual things cause of “app guidelines”
- Won’t let me upload my ID
- Always closing itself and crashing
- Won’t let me log in on the website to order either
- Delivery doesn’t work
- Upload button doesn’t work with no message
- Doesn’t let me place order
- The app doesn’t allow me to place an order using my points
- Pop up message stating “you need to enter what state you’re ordering from” comes up but there isn’t anywhere to enter that info
- My points are STILL missing
- Doesn’t let me select what state I’m in
- The new app is a little confusing and not working properly
- Some ppl are confused with the loyalty point system
- It’s states dollars . It’s not dollars it’s POINTS.
- Allow us to decide what points to use cause it’s not working
- The new app design is very clearly Amazon-inspired in a bad way and is not easy to use
- The filters and sorts do not appear to work
- Filtering down doesn’t always work
- There are also now “sponsored” products displayed regardless of my search parameters
- Points are gone after big update
- Won’t let me use my original password on updated app
- Won’t let me transfer puff points
- Shows nothing but a blank page for the location closest to me when I try for pickup
- “not accepting orders” when I try for delivery
- My points rewards froze
- Didn’t receive any points for my past 5 purchases
- I either can’t login or the app says I don’t live in a legal market
- Keeps saying ‘not in legal market’ when I try to shop
- I can’t log in !!
Requested features
6 requests- Allow users to select delivery time
- Inform customers about reward redemption deadlines
- Clarify loyalty points vs. dollars
- Allow users to decide which points to use
- Improve filtering and sorting on the app
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- Remove sponsored products from search results
Node Notebook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ascend Dispensary
No in-app purchases
Node Notebook
No in-app purchases
