Comparison

Stupid Notes vs Nowts

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

Head to head
About

Stupid Notes

Features
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Stupid Notes for Clever People Stupid Notes is a minimalist note-taking app that focuses on what matters.Β  No fancy formatting, just plain text and checklists. - Create multiple notepads to organize your thoughts - Move or copy notes between notepadsΒ  - Stupid search helps you find exactly what you're looking for within your notepads. This app is designed for people who want a straightforward tool without unnecessary features or distractions.Β  Open it, type your thoughts, and get on with your day. Perfect for shopping lists, quick ideas, daily tasks, or anything else you need to write down and find later. Upgrade to Stupid Pro to create unlimited Notepads. If you subscribe to Stupid Pro, payment will be charged to your Apple account and your account will be charged for renewal at the end of the current period. Auto-renewal can be turned off by going to settings in the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stupidnotes.com/privacy

About

Nowts

Features
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TAKE YOUR VOICE NOTES OUT OF THE CLOUD Nowts is a free, private note-taking app that turns speech into clean, editable text. Dictation runs 100% offline, so your voice never leaves your iPhone. Native iOS interface, real checklists, and optional AI that runs on your own OpenAI key. EVERYTHING YOU NEED, NOTHING YOU DON'T β€’ Dictate in 25 languages with automatic language detection β€’ Format with headings, bold and italic β€’ Change text case β€’ Create checklists, bulleted and numbered lists β€’ Reorder items in a list β€’ Pin and rename notes β€’ Copy a whole note, or paste into one, in a single tap β€’ Import Markdown files and export notes as .md β€’ Auto-delete notes on a schedule, or keep them on device forever β€’ Edit with optional AI tools BRING YOUR OWN KEY AI runs on your own OpenAI API key, so you decide what gets sent and when. Nowts does not receive, store, proxy, or log your AI requests. β€’ Check grammar and fix typos β€’ Improve and simplify β€’ Translate and adjust tone β€’ Summarize and shorten SUPPORTED LANGUAGES Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian. TAKE YOUR NOTES NOW! No account, no subscriptions, no in-app tracking.

Screenshots

Stupid Notes4 screens
Nowts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nowts at none against Stupid Notes's 1. Stupid Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Stupid Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per year. Nowts asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Stupid Notes versus Nowts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStupid NotesNowts
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size24 MB467 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid PflueglAleksei Grigorev

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stupid Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Stupid Notes Pro$6.991 Year
None

Nowts

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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