Comparison

note vs Mindrafts

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

Head to head
About

note

This app offers a unique spatial organization method for notes, combining a document manager with powerful search and filtering. Create a visual dashboard with linked notes to streamline your workflow and access documents efficiently.

Highlights
  • Spatial note organization
  • Document management
  • Power search and filtering
  • Linked notes on a dashboard
  • Streamlined workflow
Features
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note-taking as never done before a new way to organize notes spatially powerful & secure document management & search features noteDash combines a simple document manager, complete with power search and filtering features, with a new way to organize your notes spatially. noteDash provides a blank canvas on the dashboard page. On it, you can add shortcuts to your notes and link them together. Once linked, these connections are visible when the note is opened, providing an elegant way to streamline your workflow.

About

Mindrafts

This privacy-focused note-taking app offers an on-device AI assistant for offline writing improvements, summarization, and analysis. It features a rich editor supporting Rich Text and Markdown, with robust organization and export options.

Highlights
  • On-device AI assistant (MindChat)
  • Offline AI processing
  • Rich Text and Markdown editor
  • Note organization (notebooks, tags)
  • Import/Export (Markdown, HTML, ZIP)
  • Privacy-focused, no tracking
Features
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Mindrafts is a flexible, and privacy-focused note-taking app built with a true local-first design. The app includes an on-device AI (LLM) that runs entirely offline. All data and AI processing stay on your device, with no uploads, no accounts, no syncing, and no tracking. The local AI assistant, MindChat, works without an internet connection. It can improve writing clarity, correct grammar, expand or shorten paragraphs, summarize documents, extract key points, and analyze the content of selected notes. You can get fast, reliable AI assistance anytime, even in airplane mode or with no signal. Mindrafts provides a powerful editor that supports both Rich Text and Markdown. You can create headings, lists, to-dos, code blocks, quotes, formulas, images, and more, making it easy to capture ideas, tasks, writing, and study notes. Notes can be organized using notebooks and tags. You can search titles and content, pin important notes, sort your notes. The mobile experience is designed to be simple and intuitive. Swipe right to open the sidebar, long-press a note for quick actions, and tap the title to add icons or tags. Mindrafts supports importing Markdown, HTML, and ZIP files, and exporting to Markdown, HTML, and TXT. You can also export all notes at once as a ZIP file for backup or migration. If you encounter issues or have suggestions, feel free to email us at mindrafts.ai@gmail.com . Your feedback helps us continue improving the experience.

Screenshots

note4 screens
Mindrafts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: note at none against Mindrafts's 2. note also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mindrafts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for note against 5.0 for Mindrafts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
note versus Mindrafts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternoteMindrafts
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB512 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastian SchadeShan Chengliang

In-app purchases

None

note

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Mindrafts

Subscriptions2
  • Mindrafts Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Mindrafts Pro - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is note free?
note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mindrafts free?
Mindrafts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, note or Mindrafts?
note and Mindrafts are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do note or Mindrafts have ads?
Neither note nor Mindrafts shows ads.

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