G.A.P. Notes vs OpenNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
G.A.P. Notes
Manage your notes securely with cloud-based CRUD operations. Features custom authentication for login, registration, password recovery, and account deletion.
- Cloud-based CRUD operations
- Secure note management
- Custom authentication flow
- User account login
- Password recovery
- Account deletion
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Introducing our demo app, packed with a wide range of custom features: Securely performs cloud-based CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete) for managing notes. Offers a custom authentication flow, supporting seamless user account login, registration, password recovery, and account deletion.
OpenNotes
Create handwritten notes, import and annotate PDFs, and organize your thoughts with folders. This free, open-source app prioritizes privacy by keeping all your data local and on your device.
- Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil
- PDF import and annotation
- Folder-based organization
- Add images and text
- Local-first data storage
- Export and share notes
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OpenNotes is a simple, free, open-source notes app built for handwriting, PDFs, and focused organization. Create notebooks, import PDFs, write with Apple Pencil, add images or text, organize notes into folders, and export your work when you need it. OpenNotes is local-first and privacy focused. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no tracking. Your notes live on your device, with optional backup to your own iCloud so they survive a lost iPad or a deleted app. Nothing is ever sent to us — your notes stay in your Apple account, readable by no one else.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: G.A.P. Notes at 5.0 against OpenNotes's 4.4. G.A.P. Notes also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). OpenNotes's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
G.A.P. Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenNotes has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
G.A.P. Notes ships an update every 3 days, OpenNotes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | G.A.P. Notes | OpenNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gaming Application Project Labs, Inc. | Mark Miller |
Customer experience
G.A.P. Notes
OpenNotes
In-app purchases
G.A.P. Notes
No in-app purchases
OpenNotes
No in-app purchases
