Comparison

Clients & finances vs BlockNote

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

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Clients & finances

Features
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The application will be useful to anyone who provides services to their clients or sells goods. It is suitable for both self-employed and small businesses. It can be used both for individual work and with a group, couple, family or organization. With it, you can keep records of your practice, saving data about clients, services provided, expenses or goods. Charts and graphs will help you analyze the parameters of your customer base, monitor income, expenses and balance. The application supports use on multiple devices with data synchronization with the server and the ability to work offline. Free version of the application - no advertising, no registration, no collection of personal data. Customer database only in your smartphone. A sufficient set of functions allows you to keep full records of the private practice of a self-employed specialist. Benefits of the application: - Adding clients of different types: child, teenager, adult, group, couple, family, organization. - Flexibly customizable client card with his contacts and information about him. - Schedule with a convenient calendar widget: week, month, day. - Adding and editing events: meetings, sales, expenses, free windows and personal matters. - Auto-filling of customer and event data. - Writing comments on clients and events. - View the client’s profile and all the work carried out with him on one screen. - Filter clients by status of working with them. - Smart search allows you to find a client by name, his contacts and saved information about him. - Accounting for income, expenses and balance by month and year. - Qualitative analysis of the client base. - Data backup and recovery. - Importing data from the phone book. - No advertising. - Dark theme (night mode). Advanced features offered with subscription: - Work from multiple devices, cloud data synchronization. - Telegram bot: online registration of clients. - Buttons for communicating with clients: call, SMS, E-mail, link to website, WhatsApp and Telegram. - Planning recurring events. - Adding photo materials to clients and events. - Export customer data to a CSV table. - You can add clients to a group, family, couple and organization. - In group meetings, you can specify participants. The subscription contains one tariff plan - "All inclusive". No promotions, intrusive offers to pay for it or annoying notifications about the need to renew. I don't like all this. I work as a self-employed person. First of all, I made the application for myself. However, I will be glad if the application becomes a faithful assistant in your work. I am always open to feedback and suggestions for development and improvement of its work. Growing professionally with you. Andrey Ananyev

About

BlockNote

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BlockNote – a digital notebook for beauty professionals. Manage clients, schedule and finances in one app – no paper notes, no mix-ups. CLIENTS Add clients from your phone contacts or right while booking an appointment. Set each client's messenger – Telegram, Viber or WhatsApp – upfront or on the first reminder. SCHEDULE Book clients for a date and time and pick several services – the price fills in from your price list. View your day as a list or an hourly timeline. The monthly calendar shows how busy you are at a glance. REMINDERS One tap – a message with the client's name, date and time is copied and the right chat opens. Customize the message template to your style. Push notifications remind you about upcoming appointments in advance. FINANCES Income, expenses and net profit for every month. Comparison with the previous month. Top clients and services by revenue. PRIVACY No sign-up, no accounts. All data is stored only on your device. Save a backup to a file and restore it anytime.

Screenshots

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BlockNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Clients & finances at 15.6 against BlockNote's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clients & finances ships an update every 5 days, BlockNote every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Clients & finances versus BlockNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClients & financesBlockNote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAndrei AnanevVladyslav Liakhin

In-app purchases

None

Clients & finances

No in-app purchases

None

BlockNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clients & finances free?
Clients & finances is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlockNote free?
BlockNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clients & finances or BlockNote have ads?
Neither Clients & finances nor BlockNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clients & finances or BlockNote?
Clients & finances ships an update every 5 days, and BlockNote every 3 days. Most recently, Clients & finances was updated on October 7, 2026 and BlockNote on October 8, 2026.

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