Bamboo vs Notes · KurtApps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Notes · KurtApps
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Capture your ideas, to-do lists, and important notes in seconds. Type or use your voice to create notes instantly. Everything is saved automatically as you write or speak, so you never have to worry about pressing a save button. No account or sign-up is required. Your notes stay on your device, giving you a simple and private note-taking experience. Voice-to-text requires an internet connection for speech recognition. Features • Create text notes instantly with a single tap. • Create voice notes and watch your words appear as you speak. • Automatic saving while typing or dictating. • Find any note instantly with live search. • Pin important notes to keep them at the top. • Organize your notes with drag-and-drop reordering. • Change note colors with a simple swipe. • Export any note as a PDF or Word document. • Share notes using Mail, Messages, AirDrop, Files, and other apps. • Use Home Screen widgets to quickly create notes, start voice notes, or open your existing notes. • Widgets stay automatically synced with your latest changes. • Choose between Light, Dark, or System appearance. • Available in 34 languages, including full right-to-left support for Arabic, Hebrew, and Urdu. Premium Upgrade to Premium for an uninterrupted note-taking experience. • Remove all banner ads. • Choose between a Yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. • Restore previous purchases at any time. • View your Premium status, purchase information, and subscription details directly in the app. Privacy • No account required. • Your notes are stored locally on your device. • Voice audio is processed for speech recognition and is never saved as an audio recording. Privacy Policy: https://kurtapps.com/apps/notes/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bamboo at none against Notes · KurtApps's shown. Bamboo also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Bamboo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Notes · KurtApps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Bamboo | Notes · KurtApps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志贵 陈 | ERKAN KURT |
In-app purchases
Bamboo
- Monthly Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Annual Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Notes · KurtApps
- Premium Yearly$1.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$14.99









