Comparison

Drive Notes vs Ishra

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

Head to head
About

Drive Notes

This app allows you to store and organize photos, videos, PDFs, and web links using your Google Drive. It offers rich text editing, location tagging, and custom reminders for enhanced organization. Advanced features include AI-powered keyword analysis and bookmark indexing.

Highlights
  • Google Drive integration for data storage
  • Upload local photos, videos, and PDFs
  • Save web links and YouTube videos
  • Rich text editing
  • Location tagging
  • AI keyword analysis
  • Custom reminders
Features
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Data Storage and Privacy Policy • Data is stored only on your local device and your Google Drive. This app does not provide server-side data storage. Please review Google Drive's privacy policy before using. • Data can be shared in real-time across different platforms via Google Drive, making data migration simple. Features • Local photos, videos, and PDF files can be uploaded to your Google Drive. • Keep links to web images and YouTube videos, and view them within the app. • Supports rich text editing and web content display. • Allows adding location information. • Provides imgBB image upload (be aware of potential personal privacy leaks, and be sure to understand imgBB's privacy policy before use). • Leverages Apple Intelligence for text analysis and bookmark indexing. • Provides custom reminder functionality.

About

Ishra

Features
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Ishra is a calm, modern journal for your five daily prayers. Every prayer you log makes your orb glow a little brighter. No account and no ads. YOUR OWN RECORD • Log the five prayers: alone, in congregation, or at the masjid • Add a photo, how your heart felt, and a short note • A qada ledger for prayers you are making up • Ishra never checks your prayer. It is your own record. BUILT AROUND FIQH • Sunnah journal: rawatib, Duha, Tahajjud and Witr • Travel mode: mark shortened and combined prayers, following your school • Rest days for sisters: the streak never breaks for days you do not pray • Jumu'ah for brothers, Hijri dates, and 12 prayer time methods including Kemenag, JAKIM, MWL and Umm al-Qura A RHYTHM YOU CAN SEE • An orb that brightens with each prayer • A monthly calendar and Journey: streaks, congregation and mood • Verses for how you feel, from the Qur'an, never generated • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets TIME TO FOCUS, IF YOU WANT IT • Optionally let your chosen apps step aside while a prayer window is open, through Apple's Screen Time • Ishra never learns which apps you chose PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no server, no tracking. Everything stays on your iPhone. • Free. Supporting Ishra is a sadaqah. Terms of Use: https://ishra.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://ishra.app/privacy

Screenshots

Drive Notes4 screens
Ishra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drive Notes at none against Ishra's 3. Drive Notes also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and 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

Both are free to download. Ishra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Drive Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Drive Notes versus Ishra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrive NotesIshra
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSHENG GAOIbrahim Adam

In-app purchases

None

Drive Notes

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Ishra

Subscriptions2
  • Pendukung Ishra, Bulanan$1.991 Month
  • Pendukung Ishra, Tahunan3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pendukung Ishra, Sekali Beli$24.99

Questions

Is Drive Notes free?
Drive Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ishra free?
Ishra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drive Notes or Ishra have ads?
Neither Drive Notes nor Ishra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drive Notes or Ishra?
Drive Notes ships an update every 4 days, and Ishra every 4 days. Most recently, Drive Notes was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ishra on November 6, 2026.

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