Comparison

Note vs Husk

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

Head to head
About

Note

Capture and organize your thoughts with a powerful note-taking app. It offers advanced AI-powered search, offline access, and flexible formatting options. Your data is stored locally and synced via iCloud, ensuring privacy and easy management.

Highlights
  • AI semantic search
  • Offline-first functionality
  • Local file storage and iCloud sync
  • Comprehensive formatting options
  • Flexible image attachments
  • Customizable tables
  • Recoverable deleted files
Features
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ConniePad is a native macOS, iOS app to help user take & store note, journal, paper, or story. The main pros is it’s powerful searching, privacy, offline & native. Using AI semantic search, it help user search note not only by keywords (which user likely forget) but also by describing the context of the note. Your files & folders is stored on your machine only and will be sync by your iCloud. It stored just as files & folders so it is easier for user to handle, backup and share them without lock-in to the app. The app is designed to be offline-first, on both MacOS, iOS & iPadOS, which allow user use it anywhere, anytime and the responsive is instantly. The editor and tools is much easier to use and support more formatting, comprehensive editing that not only help user feel comfortable to write but able to express the idea. Moreover, it is highly compatible with content on the web so help user easier to copy paste from web to note than Apple Note. There are many features that we would like to highlight below: - Comprehensive formatting including highlight text - Flexible image attachments - Highly customisable table - Keyboard shortcuts for every command and action - Organize folders and subfolders - Sorted files - Recoverable deleted files - Quick search and creation - Handoff And more… Term & Condition: https://conniepad.com/term

About

Husk

This app offers private, offline AI chat interactions with your own hosted models. It provides a secure and customizable experience for AI enthusiasts and developers, with optional iCloud sync for chat history.

Highlights
  • Offline AI model interaction
  • Ollama-compatible interface
  • Customizable system prompts
  • Optional iCloud sync
  • Support for text attachments
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Husk is a powerful, privacy-first AI chat app designed for iOS (macOS support coming soon). Connect seamlessly with your privately hosted models like Llama 2, Mistral, Vicuna, and more, all through a sleek, native Ollama-compatible interface. Experience unfiltered, secure conversations with your AI — fully offline by default, with optional iCloud sync to keep your chat history safe and accessible across your Apple devices. Features include: - Offline, private interaction with your AI models - Support for text-based attachments (image support coming soon) - Highly customisable system prompts and chat personalisation - Upcoming support for additional AI providers via API keys - Whether you’re a developer, AI enthusiast, or privacy-conscious user, Husk lets you harness the power of AI on your terms. Privacy Policy: https://nathan1258.github.io/Husk/

Screenshots

Note4 screens
Husk3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Note at 100% against Husk's 33%. Note also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (3.0 vs 2.3). Husk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Note is free to download; Husk costs $2.99 up front. Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Husk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Note holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Note's written reviews are positive against 33% of Husk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note ships an update every 9 days, Husk every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Note versus Husk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteHusk
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuy LeEllisn Ltd

Customer experience

Note

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Husk

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Note

Subscriptions3
  • AI - Weekly plan3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • AI - Monthly plan3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • AI - Yearly plan3 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Husk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Note free?
Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Husk free?
Husk costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Note or Husk?
Note is rated higher. Note averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Husk averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Note or Husk have ads?
Neither Note nor Husk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note or Husk?
Note ships an update every 9 days, and Husk every 2 months. Most recently, Note was updated on October 1, 2026 and Husk on October 14, 2026.

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