# BasicTaskNotes vs iCanText

The clearest difference is price: iCanText at Free against BasicTaskNotes's $0.99. iCanText also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). BasicTaskNotes's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

iCanText is free to download; BasicTaskNotes costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

BasicTaskNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCanText has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | BasicTaskNotes | iCanText |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/basictasknotes/id6747291834/reviews)** | [2.6 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icantext/id6748927092/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **5** |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Size | 68 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 18.5 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Peter Roach](https://appshunter.io/developer/1611221984) | [Tom Bensky](https://appshunter.io/developer/1126952007) |

## What reviewers say

### BasicTaskNotes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/basictasknotes/id6747291834)

Create and organize task lists and notes to enhance productivity. Keep your to-dos and important information neatly arranged in folders for easy access.

**Highlights:** Create task lists, Create notes, Organize tasks and notes in folders, Stay organized, Enhance productivity

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### iCanText

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icantext/id6748927092)

This custom keyboard app enhances typing with oversized keys, a gentle sway animation, and smart visual cues. It offers gesture controls, single-tap contractions, and auto-editing features to improve speed and accuracy. Users can also customize styling and leverage on-device LLM for text proofreading.

**Highlights:** Oversized keys for comfort, Soothing sway animation, Next-letter highlights, Gesture controls for space/backspace, Single tap contractions and sentence endings, Auto-editing and LLM proofreading (iOS 26+), Customizable styling

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is BasicTaskNotes free?

BasicTaskNotes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is iCanText free?

iCanText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, BasicTaskNotes or iCanText?

BasicTaskNotes is rated higher. BasicTaskNotes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while iCanText averages 2.6 from 5 ratings.

### Do BasicTaskNotes or iCanText have ads?

Neither BasicTaskNotes nor iCanText shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*