Comparison

Nocast vs Maho Notes

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

Head to head
About

Nocast

Features
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Stay Focused. Stay Organized. Stay Productive. A thoughtfully crafted productivity app that brings clarity to your day. Manage your tasks effortlessly with intelligent features and a sleek, minimalist design. • Start Each Day with Clarity Open the app to a clear, distraction-free view of your tasks for the day. Navigate your schedule with ease, check off completed items, and stay focused on what matters most—without the clutter. • Everything in One Task View Tap into any task for a detailed view that holds all the context you need: notes, files, reminders, subtasks, and more. It's your task’s personal control center—streamlined and intuitive. • AI-Powered Subtask Generation Not sure how to break down a big project? Our intelligent assistant automatically generates meaningful subtasks based on your task type—be it school, work, or personal—to help you move forward step by step. • Plan Ahead with Ease See your entire month at a glance with our elegant calendar view. Quickly jump between dates and visualize your upcoming workload to make smarter, stress-free planning decisions. • Track Your Progress Get motivated by weekly completion charts that show your productivity trends over time. Whether you're crushing goals or picking up momentum, your progress is always within reach. • Smart Organization, Made Simple Create custom categories like Work, School, Health, or Personal, each with its own color for easy sorting. Keep everything organized while still having it all in one place. • Never Miss a Beat Set intelligent reminders that notify you exactly when you need them. With flexible scheduling and smart timing, staying on track has never been easier. Key Features: • Clean, focused task overview • Detailed task management with files, notes & more • AI-powered subtasks based on task category • Monthly and daily calendar views • Weekly productivity tracking • Customizable, color-coded categories • Smart reminders and notifications Perfect for: • Students organizing coursework • Professionals managing work projects • Anyone looking to level up personal productivity • Busy individuals juggling daily life Transform your productivity today. Download now and experience the power of thoughtful design + smart technology—your future self will thank you.

About

Maho Notes

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Maho Notes is a markdown-based note-taking app for people who care about their words — and want to keep them. Every note is a plain .md file on your device. No proprietary format, no vendor lock-in, no servers you don't control. Sync through your own iCloud, your own GitHub repo, or keep notes purely local — your choice. A NOTES APP THAT SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Full multilingual support, including search across English, 中文 (Traditional Chinese), 日本語 (Japanese), and 한국어 (Korean) — powered by a CJK-aware tokenizer that actually understands word boundaries in each language. Add furigana to Japanese kanji, Zhuyin to Mandarin, Tâi-lô to Taiwanese, or readings to Korean — all with one simple syntax: {漢字|ふりがな}. THREE WAYS TO SEARCH • Keyword search — fast SQLite FTS5 across every note • Semantic search — on-device vector embeddings find ideas, not just words • Hybrid — both, fused into one ranked list Models run entirely on-device. Nothing about your notes leaves your hardware. WRITTEN IN MARKDOWN, RENDERED BEAUTIFULLY • Full CommonMark + GitHub Flavored Markdown • KaTeX math equations • Mermaid diagrams • Syntax-highlighted code blocks • Ruby annotations for any language • Image and asset embedding • Tables, task lists, footnotes ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Vaults hold collections. Collections hold notes. Drag-and-drop reordering, custom icons and colors, hierarchical sub-collections, and per-collection ordering — all stored in plain YAML you can read. SYNC THAT RESPECTS YOU • iCloud — seamless across your Apple devices • GitHub — version your notes as a private repo, sync through your own account using GitHub's official Device Flow login (no third-party server in the middle) • Device-only — keep everything offline Conflicts get clearly-named files (note.conflict-DeviceName.md), never silent overwrites. UNIVERSAL APP One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Optimized layouts for each: a focus-friendly stack on iPhone, a three-column workspace on iPad and Mac, with the same vault wherever you are.

Screenshots

Nocast4 screens
Maho Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nocast at none against Maho Notes's 3. Nocast also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Maho Notes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Nocast asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
Nocast versus Maho Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNocastMaho Notes
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEMIR BAYDEMIRKuo-Chuan Pan

In-app purchases

None

Nocast

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Maho Notes

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Nocast free?
Nocast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maho Notes free?
Maho Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nocast or Maho Notes have ads?
Neither Nocast nor Maho Notes shows ads.

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