Comparison

Bamboo vs nimnote

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

Head to head
About

Bamboo

This app is a Markdown note-taking tool for organizing knowledge and utilizing AI features. It allows users to capture ideas, write long-form content, and connect notes with wiki links. AI assistance is available for drafting, summarizing, and brainstorming, with users controlling their AI provider.

Highlights
  • Markdown editor with syntax highlighting
  • Wiki link creation for connecting notes
  • AI assistance for drafting and summarizing
  • Organize notes into collections
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Import and export content
Features
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Bamboo is a Markdown notes app for writing, organizing knowledge, and using AI on your own terms. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with Web Clipper support, Bamboo helps you capture ideas anywhere and continue working across devices. Capture quick notes, long-form documents, tasks, reminders, research, meeting notes, reading highlights, and personal knowledge. Bamboo keeps your notes in Markdown so they stay portable, readable, and easy to manage. WRITE AND CAPTURE Use a focused Markdown editor with syntax highlighting, task lists, tables, wiki links, footnotes, highlights, math, images, and attachments. Keep ideas, notes, reminders, and tasks together so writing, thinking, and planning stay in one place. ORGANIZE AND CONNECT Organize notes into collections for projects, areas, archives, or research spaces. Connect ideas with wiki links, pin important notes, star favorites, and build a knowledge base that stays easy to navigate as it grows. AI ASSISTANCE, UNDER YOUR CONTROL Bamboo Pro lets you connect supported AI providers and use assistant features directly in your notes. Draft, rewrite, summarize, brainstorm ideas, and work with selected content without leaving your workspace. You stay in control of the provider and model you use. KEEP YOUR NOTES YOURS Your notes stay in Markdown, making them easy to move, back up, and keep for the long term. Search across notes, revisit recent work, import and export your content, create backups, and keep your work available across devices with optional Bamboo Pro features such as iCloud Sync, HTML export, and PDF export. Bamboo includes optional auto-renewable monthly and yearly Pro subscriptions. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://zhigui.github.io/app-docs/bamboo/privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

nimnote

Features
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Never miss an idea as it happens. nimnote is a one-line sticky note app designed specifically for “instant memos”—it’s neither a reminder nor a calendar. Quickly slap down ideas, sudden insights, or your favorite web pages the second they pop into your head. With widgets and voice input, you can capture every thought instantly. ■ Key Features • Intuitive memo taking with one-line sticky notes • Display your sticky notes directly on your Home Screen • Attach detailed notes inside one-line sticky notes • Variety of sticky note styles for different boards • Save web pages to organize your favorite links (Link Board) • Group one-line sticky notes into card stacks (Echo Board) ■ Perfect For People Who Want To: • Capture ideas and thoughts instantly • Organize and declutter their minds • Develop and expand on their ideas Experience how simply taking notes helps bring your thoughts together. *All data is stored locally on your device. *100% free with no hidden costs.

Screenshots

Bamboo4 screens
nimnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: nimnote at none against Bamboo's 2. nimnote also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). Bamboo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Bamboo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. nimnote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bamboo ships an update every 2 months, nimnote fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Bamboo versus nimnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBamboonimnote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志贵 陈KIYOYUKI UCHIDA

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bamboo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

nimnote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bamboo free?
Bamboo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is nimnote free?
nimnote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bamboo or nimnote have ads?
Neither Bamboo nor nimnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bamboo or nimnote?
Bamboo ships an update every 2 months, and nimnote fortnightly. Most recently, Bamboo was updated on August 16, 2026 and nimnote on September 18, 2026.

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