Goldfish Notes vs Nested Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Goldfish Notes
Capture and organize your thoughts effortlessly with AI-powered note-taking. This app transforms messy ideas into structured notes, automatically selecting the best format and highlighting key information. It also offers seamless integration with Obsidian for centralized note management.
- AI-powered thought capture
- Automatic note formatting
- Extracts key information
- Obsidian integration
- Intuitive interface
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Goldfish is the most intuitive way of capturing your fleeting thoughts the go. It transforms your messy thoughts into clear, structured notes using AI—automatically choosing the best format and keeping only what matters. It also integrates seamlessly with Obsidian, making it easy to manage all your notes in one spot.
Nested Notes
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Never lose your best ideas in flat lists again. Discover the clarity of nested organization — a structure that grows with you. Nest notes inside notes to build naturally structured ideas Save your notes securely in the cloud and access them from any device Drag and drop to easily organize and reorganize your notes Seamlessly navigate between notes and subnotes Format your notes with simple text styles like bold, italics, and more Share individual notes or entire chains of nested content We’re constantly improving the app to make your experience even better. Have suggestions? Contact us at: contact@nestedn.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nested Notes at every 5 days against Goldfish Notes's every 3 weeks. Goldfish Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Goldfish Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, Nested Notes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goldfish Notes | Nested Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ka Man Carmen Li | Brasilia Tec |
In-app purchases
Goldfish Notes
No in-app purchases
Nested Notes
No in-app purchases
