Comparison

Nested List vs Slownotes AI

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

Head to head
About

Nested List

Organize your thoughts and tasks with a powerful nested list creator. Customize the appearance of your lists and use drag-and-drop functionality for easy rearrangement. Sync your data across devices seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Create and edit complex nested lists
  • Customize list style and formatting
  • Drag-and-drop list rearrangement
  • Hotkey support for efficient editing
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
Features
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Main features: - Creating and editing nested lists of any complexity - Ability to customize the style and formatting of lists - Drag&Drop support - Hotkeys support - iCloud synchronization

About

Slownotes AI

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The perfect companion for your physical notebook. Slownotes converts your handwriting from a physical notebook into digital text. This creates a bridge between writing the way you love and your favorite digital workflows. Writing by hand is still the best way to capture ideas and structure your thoughts. Slownotes lets you hold on to your pen and paper, while making your handwritten notes searchable, shareable and ready for AI. Send them to note-taking tools like Obsidian, Notion and others. HOW IT WORKS Scan your notes with your phone's camera. Slownotes transcribes and polishes your handwriting into clean, digital text. Use Slowdown, our markup language for handwriting, to mark things like people, places, ideas and quotes. Slownotes recognizes them and turns them into linked, searchable items in your library. SEND YOUR HANDWRITTEN NOTES ANYWHERE Your notes, your rules. Slownotes can send your notes to Obsidian, Notion, or any webhook of your choosing. This opens up integrations with n8n, AI agents, and any tool that can receive HTTP requests. Slownotes integrates your handwritten notes seamlessly with your digital workflows. SLOWDOWN - The markup language for handwritten notes. Use symbols in your handwriting to mark people, ideas, quotes and other key elements. Slownotes recognizes them when it scans your page. Marked elements can become linked, filterable items in your library or can even trigger actions from Slownotes. Examples: - Tag people with @name - Tag key subjects with #term - Mark something with (term)* to instruct Slownotes to bring in context Slowdown is a completely new approach to structuring text, designed specifically for people who love writing by hand. It works in any notebook, with any pen. --- Slownotes. No more downsides to handwriting. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nested List3 screens
Slownotes AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nested List at none against Slownotes AI's 4. Nested List also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Slownotes AI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Nested List asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nested List ships an update every 3 weeks, Slownotes AI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nested List versus Slownotes AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNested ListSlownotes AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnton CherkasovBastiaan van Dreunen

In-app purchases

None

Nested List

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Slownotes AI

Subscriptions4
  • Personal subscription - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Professional subscription - Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Personal subscription - Annual$79.991 Year
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  • Professional subscription - Annual$129.991 Year

Questions

Is Nested List free?
Nested List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slownotes AI free?
Slownotes AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nested List or Slownotes AI have ads?
Neither Nested List nor Slownotes AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nested List or Slownotes AI?
Nested List ships an update every 3 weeks, and Slownotes AI every 2 months. Most recently, Nested List was updated on October 5, 2026 and Slownotes AI on October 19, 2026.

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