Comparison

Note vs Stream Note

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

Head to head
About

Note

Features
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Main Features - Save schedules and items by category - Get D-day reminders and log dates with simple memos - Set item replacement dates and see how many days are left - Dark mode support

About

Stream Note

Features
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The simplest notes, focused on today. Stream keeps your notes not in folders, but in a stream of days. Write today, then flick back through the days that have flowed by. โ€ข Needle scrubber โ€” one bar, one day. A single drag skims through your past days and jumps straight to any date. โ€ข Checklists & markdown โ€” bold, bullets, and checkboxes saved as plain text. โ€ข Show on Lock Screen โ€” pin notes and to-dos as a Live Activity and check them off right there. โ€ข Lock Screen control โ€” open Stream instantly from a Lock Screen button. โ€ข Tags & filters โ€” follow a single stream with one #tag. โ€ข Markdown export / import โ€” your data is always yours, in plain text. All notes are stored on your device only.

Screenshots

Note3 screens
Stream Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

Note and Stream Note are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note ships an update every 3 days, Stream Note every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Note versus Stream Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteStream Note
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days โ€” betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNiftify LabMuhyun Park

In-app purchases

None

Note

No in-app purchases

None

Stream Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Note free?
Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stream Note free?
Stream Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Note or Stream Note have ads?
Neither Note nor Stream Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note or Stream Note?
Note ships an update every 3 days, and Stream Note every 5 days. Most recently, Note was updated on November 8, 2026 and Stream Note on November 10, 2026.

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