Comparison

Notez vs OCD Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Notez

A straightforward note-taking application designed for quick capture on Apple devices. It offers a dark theme, customizable fonts, and the ability to share notes to other applications.

Highlights
  • Dark theme mode
  • Customizable font sizes and faces
  • Open notes in other apps
  • Note preview
  • Display modified date
  • New shortcuts toolbar
Features
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Notez, The Simple Dark Theme Note Taking App It provides a simple interface to take notes quickly on your iPhone, iPod and iPad. It comes features like an awesome night/dark theme mode! Features: + Light and Night/Dark Themes + Different Font Sizes and Faces + Open Note in any of your favorite Apps + Show Note Preview + Display Modified Date Ver1.9 + New Shortcuts toolbar Notez will always stay ads free! Please rate us!

About

OCD Countdown

This app calculates the duration until a specific end time, eliminating manual time math. Set multiple countdowns for various daily activities and track them easily. Receive alerts via system alarms, spoken updates, or Live Activities.

Highlights
  • Countdown to exact end time
  • Multiple countdown tracking
  • Live Activities support
  • System alarms and spoken updates
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Customizable sounds
Features
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Stop doing time math. When you need a countdown to end at a specific time, simply enter that time and let OCD Countdown calculate the duration automatically. Set a time, not a duration. Create multiple countdowns for cooking, meetings, workouts, breaks, departures, and everything else happening in your day. Each countdown stays easy to identify and track, so you always know what’s next. Choose an hour from 1–12, enter the minutes, and start your countdown. AM or PM is suggested for the next occurrence of your chosen time, and you can change it whenever needed. Keep track with Live Activities on supported iPhones, system alarms, optional spoken updates, and customizable sounds. Mute spoken alerts without moving your target time, or clear your countdowns when you are finished. An Apple Watch app lets you create and track countdowns on your wrist. Optional OCD Plus subscription: eligible new subscribers receive one month free, then the subscription renews annually at the price shown by the App Store. Manage or cancel in your Apple account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Notez4 screens
OCD Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OCD Countdown at 5.0 against Notez's 4.2. OCD Countdown also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Notez's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OCD Countdown sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Notez asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OCD Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notez has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Notez's written reviews are positive against 100% of OCD Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notez ships an update every 10 days, OCD Countdown every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Notez versus OCD Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotezOCD Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (15 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKappz LLCChristian Andrade

Customer experience

Notez

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.0%

OCD Countdown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Notez

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

OCD Countdown

Subscriptions1
  • Quicky Plus Annual1 Month trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Notez free?
Notez is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OCD Countdown free?
OCD Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notez or OCD Countdown?
OCD Countdown is rated higher. Notez averages 4.2 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while OCD Countdown averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Notez or OCD Countdown have ads?
Neither Notez nor OCD Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notez or OCD Countdown?
Notez ships an update every 10 days, and OCD Countdown every 2 weeks. Most recently, Notez was updated on November 1, 2026 and OCD Countdown on November 5, 2026.

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