Notely vs Kakidoc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notely
Capture and organize your thoughts instantly with this fast, private notepad. Create, edit, and manage notes with ample space for titles and descriptions. Organize entries into custom categories with visual flair and enjoy a distraction-free, offline experience.
- Lightning fast note capture and editing
- Customizable categories with pastel colors
- Offline functionality with no account needed
- Secure local data storage
- Distraction-free, native dark mode UI
- List and grid view options
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Notely is a simple, fast notepad for everything you want to remember. Open the app and start writing: no account, no ads, and your notes stay on your device. WRITE WITH STYLE • Headings, bold, italic, underline and strikethrough • Bulleted and numbered lists • Left, center or right alignment • Undo and redo • Automatic saving as you type ORGANIZE WITH COLORFUL FOLDERS • Sort your notes into categories with the color of your choice • See at a glance how many notes each folder contains • Pin your most important notes and categories to the top • Switch between list and grid view FIND EVERYTHING INSTANTLY • Search all your notes by typing a few words • Browse your notes by category in one tap PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-up • No ads • Your notes are stored on your device and work offline NOTELY PRO: ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Private vault: lock your most personal notes behind a 6-digit code • Custom app icons for your home screen • Pay once, keep it forever. No subscription. MADE FOR EVERY DAY • Light and dark mode • Available in 11 languages • Optimized for iPhone and iPad Shopping lists, ideas, journal, meeting notes, reminders: Notely keeps everything clear, fast and in one place.
Kakidoc
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You think things through with AI. The thinking never becomes a document. KakiDoc is built to close that gap. A GOOD CONVERSATION, AND NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT You talked it through. It got clearer. But the conversation only scrolls away — hard to read back, harder to hand to anyone. Copy it out, redo the headings, reorder the parts... and that is usually where it stops. WHEN IT'S READY, ONE BUTTON A new document opens as a chat-only screen. Throw in whatever you have, bullet fragments are fine. The AI fills the gaps with suggestions, and asks with options when it needs a decision. When the shape is right, press Turn into a document. You get a few ways it could be structured. Swipe through them and read exactly what each one would write. Pick one, press Create the document, and that is the moment it is created. AN AI THAT DOESN'T WRITE UNTIL YOU SAY SO If the list looks wrong, go back and keep talking. Nothing is written behind your back. Thinking and drafting are separate here, so you never get a finished piece handed to you while you are still working out what you mean. THEN REVISE, ONE SENTENCE AT A TIME Once the document exists, tap the sentence or block you want to change and ask: "shorten this", "make it more formal". Undo is one tap, and around 100 versions of history are kept. A PREVIEW WORTH READING Tables, code blocks, Mermaid diagrams, maths, callouts, images and video are all rendered as you write. WHAT YOU WRITE STAYS YOURS Nothing is locked inside a chat. Documents are stored in your own iCloud (CloudKit). The developer cannot access them. The format is plain Markdown, so other apps can open it. Export to Markdown, HTML, PDF or PNG, or send everything including images as a transfer pack (.mdpack). PRICING Creating, editing, previewing, iCloud sync and export are free, with no sign-in. AI features (chat, AI editing, web research) need an Apple Account sign-in and come with a free allowance to try. That allowance is one-time and does not reset monthly. A subscription is required to keep using AI. REQUIREMENTS iPhone and iPad. All AI processing runs in the cloud (Google Gemini). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kakidoc.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Kakidoc at fortnightly against Notely's every 2 months. Notely's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Notely sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kakidoc sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Notely ships an update every 2 months, Kakidoc fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notely | Kakidoc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kamel Djaber | Daisuke Kijihana |
In-app purchases
Notely
- Premium Notely$4.99
Kakidoc
- AI Plan(Monthly)$5.991 Month









