Compose Notes vs Tenth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compose Notes
Capture thoughts and ideas with a clean, elegant interface designed for focused writing. Customize the look and feel to your preference and access notes seamlessly across devices. Quickly create notes from your home screen or through shortcuts.
- Distraction-free writing experience
- Customizable colors, fonts, and icons
- Focus Mode for immersive writing
- Seamless iCloud sync across devices
- Widgets and shortcuts for quick note creation
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Whether you’re jotting down quick thoughts or writing detailed notes, Compose Notes provides a distraction-free experience. • Minimal & Elegant – A clean, thoughtfully designed interface that helps you take notes. • Highly Customizable – Choose from multiple accent colors, fonts, and app icons to match your style. • Focus Mode – Remove distractions and immerse yourself in writing. • Seamless iCloud Sync – Access your notes instantly on iPhone, iPad. • Widgets & Shortcuts – Quickly create notes from your Home Screen, Lock Screen and through shortcuts. Mac and Watch app is coming soon... For help write us at feedback.composenotes@gmail.com To learn about our terms + approach to privacy visit https://dextercode.craft.me/ComposeNotes-Terms&Privacy Compose Notes offers free trial and make cancellation easy. After that it costs $0.99 per month or $6.99 per year. These prices are in USD and may vary by region. Cancel in your iTunes account settings at least 24 hours before renewal. One-time purchase is for $9.99 which also includes Family Sharing.
Tenth
This app helps you break down large goals into smaller, manageable steps. It tracks your progress and momentum, turning your daily efforts into a cumulative record of achievement. The app is designed to motivate you by visualizing your progress.
- Break down goals into 0.1 increments
- Track daily momentum (Poten score)
- Accumulate effort over time
- Permanent record of achievements
- Visualize progress
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1. [The Magic of 0.1] Start Light, Finish Strong Break down every big goal (1.0) into ten small pieces (0.1). Even the simple act of raising a number gives your brain a sense of achievement. 2. [Poten] Your Measure of Momentum Located at the top of the sidebar, Poten represents your current drive to act. You don’t need to explain what you’re doing — your Poten score already proves your focus. 3. Turning Effort into Assets Today’s numbers reset at midnight, but every 0.1 you build accumulates over time. That’s why you can’t delete this app — the record of your hard-earned moments lives, in real time, at the top right corner. **Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tenth at every 3 days against Compose Notes's every 10 months. Tenth also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Compose Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Tenth sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Compose Notes against 5.0 for Tenth. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Compose Notes ships an update every 10 months, Tenth every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compose Notes | Tenth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tanish Mittal | JI EUN OH |
In-app purchases
Compose Notes
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Pro Yearly14 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Lifetime$9.99
Tenth
- Tenth Premium$4.991 Month









