Comparison

Notes at Hand vs Caliu

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

Head to head
About

Notes at Hand

Features
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Notes at Hand is a simple and powerful note-taking app designed to help you capture, organize, and protect your ideas every day. You can create, edit, and delete notes with a title and body text, while autosave keeps your work محفوظ without extra effort. A built-in word counter helps you stay on track, and search and sorting tools make it easy to find the right note fast. You can also build checklists, add photos, organize notes into folders, and pin important items to the top of the list. For extra privacy, Notes at Hand supports note locking with Face ID or Touch ID. Sharing notes is quick and easy, and the app also includes support for Apple Watch and Home Screen widgets for convenient access anywhere. In the free version, you can create and edit notes, use checklists and photos, create up to 2 folders, pin up to 2 notes, and choose from 1 basic theme color. Premium unlocks unlimited folders, unlimited pinned notes, all color themes, text formatting such as bold, italic, underline, and lists, plus tags, filters, reminders, and app locking. With advanced note management tools and flexible organization, Notes at Hand is built to keep your notes accessible, secure, and easy to manage. This application contains auto-renewable subscriptions and In-App Purchases: Weekly - $4.99, Monthly - $12.99, Yearly - $39.99, One‑Time Purchase-$59.99 Terms of Use Link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I1EiFgTwoFHQ1gBFxNwK9f_45KoA1s4JmiAyWSqXUkE/edit?usp=sharing

About

Caliu

A minimalist markdown notes app designed for writers, offering a distraction-free writing experience with features like nested tags, reminders, and cross-device syncing. It allows for easy export and integration with external tools.

Highlights
  • Markdown writing with live formatting
  • Nested and colored tags for organization
  • Cross-device sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  • Reminders for notes
  • Export to various formats (Markdown, ePub, RTF)
  • REST API and MCP server for integration
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Caliu is a quiet place to write. Open it and start typing: no account, no setup, no clutter. Markdown takes shape as you type, everything works offline, and your notes stay on your device. When you want them everywhere, create a free account and they follow you across iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web. Sync is free, and it stays free. Writing comes first Headings, lists, tasks, quotes, code and links format as you write. There is no preview pane and no mode to switch: what you see is your note. The interface steps aside and leaves you with the page. Organised the way you think Tags instead of folders, because one idea can belong in many places. Nest them, colour them, and find any note in seconds. Link notes to each other and follow a thought from one to the next. Pin what matters now, and archive what you are done with without losing a word. There when you need it Native on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with a web app for everything else. Save things to Caliu straight from the share sheet, or add a thought from your Apple Watch. Yours, and only yours No ads. No tracking. Nothing you write is used to train AI. Your notes live on your device first and sync encrypted, and Caliu is built in the EU under GDPR. Export any note as Markdown or plain text whenever you like, share one as a public link when someone needs to read it, and delete your account at any time. Deleted means deleted. For tinkerers A full REST API and a built-in MCP server, so Claude, Cursor or your own scripts can read and write your notes, on your terms. Your first API key is free. Caliu Pro Writing, tags, sync and working offline are free. 50 notes free, forever, no account needed. Caliu Pro makes them unlimited and adds: • Version history: scroll back through any note and restore it in a tap • Every theme, font and app icon: 22 colour themes, each in light and dark, and 30 fonts • Drawing, right inside your notes • Unlimited attachments • More export formats: HTML, ePub, PDF, RTF and TextPack • Unlimited API keys, and connecting AI apps like Claude to your notes Subscribe monthly or yearly, or buy Pro lifetime once. Try it free before you decide. The monthly or yearly plan is an auto-renewing subscription: it renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Made with care by a small, independent team of one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://caliuapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Notes at Hand4 screens
Caliu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Notes at Hand at 16.0 against Caliu's 26.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Notes at Hand sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Caliu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Notes at Hand versus Caliu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes at HandCaliu
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB210 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTamar Ben-DavidMarc Torrelles

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Notes at Hand

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly-Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
2 purchases

Caliu

Subscriptions2
  • Caliu Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Caliu Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Notes at Hand free?
Notes at Hand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caliu free?
Caliu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notes at Hand or Caliu have ads?
Neither Notes at Hand nor Caliu shows ads.

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