Comparison

Karavan vs Humble Notes (No Cloud)

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

Head to head
About

Karavan

Visually organize projects with customizable Kanban boards. Break down tasks, attach files, and track progress with features like subtasks and a built-in Pomodoro timer. Syncs automatically across devices and works offline.

Highlights
  • Customizable Kanban boards
  • Subtasks and checklists
  • File attachments with Quick Look
  • Up Next view for urgent tasks
  • Undo/Redo with change log
  • Built-in Pomodoro timer
  • Automatic offline sync
Features
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Organize projects visually with Karavan – a native Kanban board app with automatic sync. Key Features • Flexible Kanban boards with customizable columns and swimlanes • Eisenhower Matrix – not sure what to tackle first? Switch any board to a 2×2 priority grid, drag tasks by effort and impact, and preview every change before it's applied – priorities you've set by hand are never silently overwritten • Subtasks – break any task into a checklist, track progress right on the card, and let Karavan suggest moving a task to Finished once everything's checked off • Attachments – attach photos and files to any task, and preview them with Quick Look • Up Next – see your most urgent and high-priority tasks across every project in one place, and jump straight to the board • Undo & Redo, plus a full Change Log of every change with one-tap revert • Powerful search – find any task instantly; it scrolls into view and highlights itself so you never lose track • Custom notification time per task, independent of its due date • Task priorities, due dates, auto-archive, and overdue/due-soon warnings • Configurable Finished Columns – decide exactly which columns count as done, not just the last one • Board templates – use the built-ins, customize them to fit your workflow, or build your own from scratch • Custom Project Icons – drag your own photo onto a project, or pick one from Photos or Files, and it replaces the icon everywhere the project shows up • Pin your favorite projects and give each one its own color for quick recognition • Customizable task types – 19 built-in types or create your own with custom colors and icons from the full SF Symbols library (6,900+ icons) • Built-in Pomodoro timer – start a Focus Session with a tap; the timer appears on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Markdown support in task descriptions with live preview • Per-board filters and sorting that persist across sessions • Drag and drop, swipe between columns, and reorder with a tap – navigate your board however feels natural • Automatic sync across all your devices – works offline, syncs when you're back online Perfect For: Software developers, event planners, homeowners, students, and anyone who wants visual project management without the complexity. Questions, feedback, or suggestions? Feel free to email us at Karavan@heckel.tech – we'd love to hear from you!

About

Humble Notes (No Cloud)

Capture your thoughts with text, photos, or voice recordings in a distraction-free environment. Organize notes with custom categories and access them offline. Export and import backups for easy data management.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free text editor
  • Add photos to notes
  • One-tap audio recording
  • Customizable categories
  • Offline functionality
  • Data backup and import
  • Share notes and recordings
Features
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Humble Notes is the calm, clutter-free place to capture what's on your mind — in your own words or your own voice. Jot a quick text note, drop in a photo, or tap once to record an audio note. Sort everything under your own labels, and keep it all private on your device. No account. No sign-up. No subscription. CAPTURE ANYTHING • Write notes in a clean, distraction-free editor • Add photos to any note • Record high-quality audio notes with a single tap • Watch a live level meter as you record, so you know it's listening LISTEN BACK, YOUR WAY • Open any recording to a full waveform of the whole clip • Tap or drag anywhere on the waveform to seek to that exact moment • Loop a recording with the repeat toggle STAY ORGANIZED • Create custom categories — Work, Ideas, Journal, anything you like • Drag to reorder categories so what matters is on top • Filter by category and browse everything neatly grouped by date PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your notes and recordings live on your device • Works completely offline • No accounts, no tracking, no cloud required NEVER LOSE A THING • Export a complete backup to a single .zip — notes as text files and audio recordings, grouped by category • Import a backup to restore your library or move to a new device • Swipe to delete, with a quick Undo if you change your mind • Share any note or recording through the standard share sheet SIMPLE, FAIR PRICING • Start with a 30-day free trial • Then unlock Humble Notes forever with a single $3.99 purchase • No subscriptions. No ads. Ever. Give your thoughts a quiet home. Download Humble Notes today.

Screenshots

Karavan4 screens
Humble Notes (No Cloud)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Karavan at none against Humble Notes (No Cloud)'s 1. Karavan also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Humble Notes (No Cloud)'s advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Humble Notes (No Cloud) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Karavan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Karavan against 5.0 for Humble Notes (No Cloud). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Karavan ships an update every 2 weeks, Humble Notes (No Cloud) every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Karavan versus Humble Notes (No Cloud): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaravanHumble Notes (No Cloud)
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias HeckelElastic Engineering LLC

Customer experience

Karavan

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Humble Notes (No Cloud)

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Karavan

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Humble Notes (No Cloud)

One-time1
  • Unlock App$3.99

Questions

Is Karavan free?
Karavan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Humble Notes (No Cloud) free?
Humble Notes (No Cloud) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Karavan or Humble Notes (No Cloud)?
Karavan and Humble Notes (No Cloud) are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Karavan or Humble Notes (No Cloud) have ads?
Neither Karavan nor Humble Notes (No Cloud) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Karavan or Humble Notes (No Cloud)?
Karavan ships an update every 2 weeks, and Humble Notes (No Cloud) every 2 months. Most recently, Karavan was updated on September 24, 2026 and Humble Notes (No Cloud) on October 6, 2026.

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