Comparison

Crypto Notes vs CoreNote Notes

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

Head to head
About

Crypto Notes

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The goal of the Crypto Notes app is to create the most secure note-taking application. Without the password, no one can access or modify your notes. We use an encryption method that is very close to information-theoretic security, providing a level of security equivalent to it in most typical scenarios. The password is the only way to access your notes. If you forget it, the content of your notes will be permanently lost. Therefore, please make sure to remember your password carefully and avoid setting one that is too simple, to prevent others from guessing it through brute force attacks. Notes are encrypted and stored locally, not on the server. You can back them up via iCloud.

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CoreNote Notes

Features
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CoreNote is a private notes app. No account, no ads, no sign-in. Your notes sync between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your own iCloud. Each note has its own title, body, and ink color, written on a floating card instead of a full-page sheet. Bookmark the ones you come back to. Deleted notes sit in Trash for 7 days, then clear themselves. Empty notes are kept, not thrown away. Accounts is a single page: write down an email address or phone number, then list the apps you registered with it. Grouped by email and phone automatically. It records where you signed up โ€” names only, nothing else. What it does: - Notes with a separate title line, body, and one of four ink colors - Bookmarks, and a 7-day Trash - Accounts: which email or phone signed up for what, on one page - Three canvases: Indigo, Slate, and Pine - One app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, synced through your private iCloud database What it doesn't do: No account, no sharing, no search, no attachments, no analytics SDKs. It does not store passwords and is not a password manager. Notes are kept on your devices and in your own private iCloud, which we cannot read; nothing is sent to us, analyzed, or shared. Without iCloud, everything stays on the device.

Screenshots

Crypto Notes4 screens
CoreNote Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

Crypto Notes and CoreNote Notes are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crypto Notes ships an update every 11 days, CoreNote Notes every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Crypto Notes versus CoreNote Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrypto NotesCoreNote Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 6 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerๅธ… ้‚ต่…พ ้ช†

In-app purchases

None

Crypto Notes

No in-app purchases

None

CoreNote Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crypto Notes free?
Crypto Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CoreNote Notes free?
CoreNote Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crypto Notes or CoreNote Notes have ads?
Neither Crypto Notes nor CoreNote Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crypto Notes or CoreNote Notes?
Crypto Notes ships an update every 11 days, and CoreNote Notes every 6 days. Most recently, Crypto Notes was updated on November 8, 2026 and CoreNote Notes on November 6, 2026.

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