Comparison

Space Notes vs Duro

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

Head to head
About

Space Notes

This app allows users to create detailed lists with expandable items, offering dedicated note-taking for each entry. It provides various list types, progress tracking, and organizational tools to manage complex information.

Highlights
  • Expandable checklist items into detailed notes
  • Multiple note types (shopping, recipe, goals)
  • Progress bars for goal tracking
  • Random item selection from lists
  • Checklist table view for quick editing
  • User-defined category tags
  • Note priorities (low, medium, high, urgent)
Features
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Space Notes was built for people who like to make lists. Shopping lists, to-do lists, recipe lists, lists of modules for the apps you're building, or cards you're collecting. But sometimes just having a list isn't good enough. You know that your recipe needs a particular type of cheese, but there's only store in town that sells it. Space Notes gives you an entire notepad for every item in your checklist, allowing you to provide as much, or as little detail as you need for every single item. Expand your notes from a galaxy to a whole universe of ideas! New in Space Notes 3.0: - Note Bundles: Keep notes organized with Note Bundles. You can create a bundle and add your notes to it so that you can quickly locate related entries. - Card Collector's Gallery: A gallery where you can store images of your favorite trading or collector's cards. - Handwriting with OCR: Use handwriting to enter text into your notes with Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Features: - Note types with exclusive functionality for creating goals with progress bars, comparing notes, making shopping lists. - Expand checklist items into notes for taking as much detail as you need, without crowding your screen. - Randomly select an item from your lists, for those times when you can't decide on something, like where to go for lunch! - Checklist table view: You can now switch to a table view for your checklists, allowing you to quickly edit your checklist items. - Convert to checklist: you can now type out rows of text in the main notepad, then convert them to items in your checklist. - Consolidated to-do list: all your due dates in one central location for quick reference and navigation. - User-defined category tags: create tags to categorize your notes any way you'd like. - Note priorities: assign priority levels for low, medium, high, and urgent. - Three new note types: shopping, recipe, and character cards. - Checklist item due dates: prior to version 2.0, due dates could only be assigned to primary notes. Now they can be assigned to checklist items for 'Goal' notes. - Custom color schemes: add a personal touch to your Space Notes experience by creating your own color schemes. - In-app calendar: access a calendar right within your notes so that you don't have to keep switching between apps when you're making to-do lists. - Due date quick add: when viewing a 'goal' note with the in-app calendar, you can tap on a date in the calendar, then tap the calendar button on a checklist item to instantly create a due date. Space Notes Pro features: - Compare checklists: see two checklists, side by side. Space Notes will automatically highlight if the same item appears in both checklists. - Historical timeline: if you're working on a project, or tracking responsibilities at your job, you can commit your completed tasks to a historical timeline, which removes them from your note lists, but keeps them in a timeline that you can access when it's time to write your resume or review. - Calculator: an in-app calculator so that you don't have to switch to a separate calculator app when you need to do basic arithmetic. Once you've arrived at the result, simply tap on it to insert it into your note. The next version of Space Notes is being completely rebuilt, from the ground up. This will provide greater performance and stability, while also reducing the app's footprint.

About

Duro

This app helps users visualize and track their habits with tailored displays and an intuitive dashboard. Effortlessly log progress with a single tap and maintain daily discipline through a privacy-focused design.

Highlights
  • Tailored habit visualizations
  • Intuitive dashboard for overview
  • Effortless logging with Duro Card
  • Privacy-focused data handling
  • Set and visualize streaks
Features
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Duro is a perfect app for users who love accomplishing habits through visualization. Unlike one-size-fits-all trackers, Duro recognizes that every goal has its own rhythm. With tailored visualizations and a frictionless interface, Duro turns your daily discipline into a work of art. ------ TAILORED DISPLAYS Every habit is unique, so why track them all the same way? Duro provides customized displays for each habit. By choosing the visualization that best fits the nature of your goal, you optimize your performance and gain a clearer understanding of your progress. INTUITIVE DASHBOARD Keep the big picture in focus. The Duro dashboard brings all your active habits into a single, streamlined view. Manage your daily routines and monitor your consistency across the board without ever feeling overwhelmed. EFFORTLESS LOGGING WITH DURO CARD We believe tracking should never feel like a chore. With the Duro Card, you can record your progress directly from the main screen with a single tap. No deep-diving into menus or switching tabs—just tap, log, and get back to your day. Speed is performance. PRIVACY FOCUSED Your habits are your business. Duro is built with a privacy-first philosophy: we don’t collect your data, period. Everything stays exactly where it belongs—securely on your device. -------- Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/acffd0c8-62fa-4547-b54c-d6bfd0bf4c9a

Screenshots

Space Notes4 screens
Duro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Space Notes at free against Duro's free with in-app purchases. Duro's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Space Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Duro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Duro holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Notes ships an update every 9 days, Duro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Space Notes versus Duro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace NotesDuro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpace Japan StudiosSanghoon Im

Customer experience

Space Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Duro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Space Notes

One-time1
  • SpaceNotes Pro$0.99
3 purchases

Duro

Subscriptions2
  • Duro Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Duro Pro (Yearly)$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is Space Notes free?
Space Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Duro free?
Duro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Space Notes or Duro?
Duro is rated higher. Space Notes averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Duro averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Space Notes or Duro have ads?
Neither Space Notes nor Duro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Notes or Duro?
Space Notes ships an update every 9 days, and Duro every 2 weeks. Most recently, Space Notes was updated on September 19, 2026 and Duro on September 2, 2026.

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