Comparison

NoteStream vs ProjectBoard

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

Head to head
About

NoteStream

Features
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NoteStream is a fast, distraction free note taking app designed to keep your ideas flowing. Capture, organize, and revisit your thoughts instantly, even without an internet connection. Whether you're jotting down a quick idea, writing meeting notes, recording an audio note, or building a personal knowledge base, NoteStream stays out of your way so you can focus on what matters: thinking clearly. Key Features: • Lightning fast capture: start writing the moment you open the app • Works offline: your notes are always available, no internet required • Clean, minimal interface: no clutter, just your thoughts • Sync across devices: pick up right where you left off • Organize effortlessly: keep your notes structured without the overhead • Shortcuts: use Siri shortcuts to capture voice and text notes instantly • Relations: link notes and build connections between ideas • Multiplayer editing: share notes and collaborate in real time • Hashtags and mentions: organize and connect ideas effortlessly • Offline search: quickly find anything with powerful filters • To dos: get that satisfying dopamine hit when you complete tasks NoteStream is built for thinkers, writers, builders, and anyone who wants a better way to capture and connect ideas without friction.

About

ProjectBoard

Features
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ProjectBoard — projects, tasks, notes, and files in one place. Everything a project needs lives together: the tasks, the notes, the files, and the conversation. No more scattering one project across four apps. PLAN YOUR DAY, NOT JUST YOUR LIST Drag a task onto the calendar to block time for it. Let Plan My Day pack your tasks into the gaps you actually have free — it reads your real calendar, so it schedules around meetings instead of pretending they don't exist. Start a focus session and work a block at a time. TASKS THAT MATCH HOW YOU THINK Subtasks for the steps. #tags across projects. Saved smart lists for the views you return to. An Inbox that catches anything you haven't sorted yet. WRITES THE BORING PARTS FOR YOU — ON DEVICE Smart Fill turns a sentence into a task with the right date, project, and priority. Your Daily Brief tells you what matters this morning. Smart Inbox Triage sorts what piled up. Search understands what you meant, not just what you typed. It runs on your device. ON EVERY SCREEN YOU OWN A genuine Mac app — split view, menu bar commands, keyboard shortcuts throughout. iPhone and iPad. An Apple Watch app for checking off work from your wrist. Home and Lock Screen widgets you can tap to complete a task. Shortcuts and voice for capture without opening anything. FILES WHERE YOU EXPECT THEM A ProjectBoard folder in Finder and the Files app, syncing both ways. Open documents straight in from Finder, or share them in from any app. Annotate with inline markup. BUILT FOR WORKING TOGETHER Share a project, chat alongside the work, and watch tasks and notes update live as your team moves. START FASTER Seven built-in project templates, or build your own with tasks that schedule themselves relative to your start date or deadline.

Screenshots

NoteStream3 screens
ProjectBoard2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NoteStream at fortnightly against ProjectBoard's every 2 months. NoteStream also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteStream ships an update fortnightly, ProjectBoard every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
NoteStream versus ProjectBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteStreamProjectBoard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIdeaFlow, Inc.Rebecca Adormeh-Kwao

In-app purchases

None

NoteStream

No in-app purchases

None

ProjectBoard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoteStream free?
NoteStream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ProjectBoard free?
ProjectBoard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NoteStream or ProjectBoard have ads?
Neither NoteStream nor ProjectBoard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteStream or ProjectBoard?
NoteStream ships an update fortnightly, and ProjectBoard every 2 months. Most recently, NoteStream was updated on October 28, 2026 and ProjectBoard on October 28, 2026.

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