Comparison

Nook Notion vs Forager's Field Notes

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

Head to head
About

Nook Notion

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Nook Notion is a minimal and elegant companion for your Notion workspace. It helps you quickly capture and organize your thoughts, journals, and ideas directly into your Notion databases β€” without distractions. β—† Features β€’ Effortless journaling to Notion Capture and post entries to your Notion databases in just a few taps. β€’ Tag support Organize your notes with custom tags for better structure and clarity. β€’ Smart date logging, with optional manual input for number and URL properties Automatically logs the date, while allowing you to manually add number and URL properties when needed. β€’ Text property support Instead of writing in the page body, you can choose to store content in a designated text property. β€’ Multiple database connections Free users can connect up to 2 databases. Plus members can connect up to 10. β€’ Clean, focused interface Enjoy a distraction-free writing experience with a simple, clutter-free design. β—† Built for speed and simplicity Nook Notion is crafted for those who value clarity, speed, and intentional journaling. Whether you’re capturing daily reflections, research notes, or spontaneous thoughts β€” Nook makes it effortless.

About

Forager's Field Notes

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Forager's Field Notes is a private foraging journal and field log book for mushroom hunters and wild-food foragers. Log every foraging find, save your secret patches on an offline map, and β€” with Field Notes+ β€” see when your spots come back into season, worked out on your phone from your own foraging diary. No account. No ads. Your spots never leave your phone. SAFETY FIRST: A FORAGING JOURNAL, NOT AN IDENTIFIER Forager's Field Notes never identifies a plant or mushroom and never tells you that anything is edible or safe to eat. You name every find yourself β€” you are the forager. Never eat anything based on this app: always confirm a find with a qualified local expert and reliable references first, and when in doubt, throw it out. LOG A FIND IN SECONDS - Your own name for what you found, plus a category: mushroom, greens, berry, nut, herb, root - Quantity or yield, habitat, notes and a photo from your library - Dated automatically when you save, and attached to a patch if you like - Your whole foraging log, newest first, with the photo right in the list REMEMBER EVERY PATCH - Save a secret foraging spot once and attach finds to it - Drop a GPS pin only when you tap "use my location" β€” no background location, no tracking - A tile-free map of your foraging patches that works in airplane mode: nothing to download, no signal needed CONFIRM β€” DON'T IDENTIFY (always free) Before you mark a find "self-confirmed", work through a checklist of your own foraging observations: spore print, gills or pores, ring and volva, habitat, bruising and smell for fungi; leaves, smell, sap and growth habit for plants. The app reminds you to rule out the deadly lookalike and asks you to confirm that you, not the app, decide what is safe. "Self-confirmed" records your own diligence β€” never a verdict. OFFLINE LOOKALIKE CARDS (always free) Six "deadly twin" cards help you rule a find out: true vs false morel, chanterelle vs jack-o'-lantern, puffball vs young Amanita, wild garlic vs lily-of-the-valley and autumn crocus, elderberry vs pokeweed and water hemlock, wild carrot vs poison hemlock. Education, not identification. FIELD NOTES+ (optional) Three rule-based insights built only from your own foraging journal, right on your phone β€” no AI, no network, no account: - Patch-return reminders in the app β€” "last September you found chanterelles at Cedar Creek: time to check" - Seasonality β€” the weeks each find turns up in your foraging spots, and whether you are in the window now - Your foraging year β€” finds, species, busiest month and top patch Logging, patches, the map and the whole safety layer stay free forever β€” no card required. LOG HANDS-FREE WITH SIRI On iOS 16 or later, say "Log a find in Forager's Field Notes" and add a note β€” it's waiting in your journal the next time you open the app. (Siri phrases are in English.) INVITE A FRIEND Share your invite code and you both get 30 days of Field Notes+ free. The invite shares only anonymous ids and the code β€” never your finds or your spots. HONEST PRICING - Annual, with a 7-day free trial - Monthly - Lifetime β€” one payment, no subscription All three unlock the same Field Notes+. Prices show in your own currency in the app, and billing is handled by the App Store β€” cancel anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://adelyons.com/apps/foragersfieldnotes/eula.html Privacy Policy: https://adelyons.com/apps/foragersfieldnotes/privacy.html PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account, no sign-up, no ads - Finds, patches, pins and photos stay on this device - Works offline on every foraging trip, even in airplane mode Important: Forager's Field Notes is for recording and learning only. It does not identify species and does not assess whether anything is edible or safe. Never eat any wild find based on this app; always confirm with a qualified local expert and reliable references before consuming anything you forage.

Screenshots

Nook Notion2 screens
Forager's Field Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Forager's Field Notes at none against Nook Notion's shown. Forager's Field Notes also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). Nook Notion's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases 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. Nook Notion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month and Forager's Field Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nook Notion ships an update every 3 days, Forager's Field Notes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Nook Notion versus Forager's Field Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNook NotionForager's Field Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterWeekly
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.215.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB28 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKnaut Inc.Adelyons Software LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nook Notion

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.001 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Forager's Field Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual1 Year trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Nook Notion free?
Nook Notion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forager's Field Notes free?
Forager's Field Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nook Notion or Forager's Field Notes have ads?
Nook Notion shows ads; Forager's Field Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Nook Notion or Forager's Field Notes?
Nook Notion ships an update every 3 days, and Forager's Field Notes weekly. Most recently, Nook Notion was updated on October 8, 2026 and Forager's Field Notes on October 14, 2026.

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