Nauu vs Useless Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nauu
Organize tasks into simple lists with intuitive gestures for progress updates. Customize the layout with adjustable fonts, alignment, and themes for a distraction-free experience. Offers Face ID protection and options to pin tasks for focused productivity.
- Gesture-based task completion
- Customizable layout and themes
- Face ID protection
- Pinning of in-progress tasks
- Minimalist, distraction-free design
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Create tasks and organize them into simple lists. Tap or swipe to update progress — no buttons, no distractions. Each gesture feels natural, helping you stay in the moment. Make the layout your own: adjust font size, text alignment, or remove icons entirely for an even cleaner view. Choose between light and dark mode, or let it change automatically. You can even hide the interface when you want complete focus. With Face ID protection and options like pinning your “in progress” tasks to the top, Nauu adapts to your way of working — quietly and beautifully. Born from the desire for a digital post-it that stays on your desk — simple, subtle, and always in sight.
Useless Notes
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Useless Notes is a creative note-taking app that lets you capture ideas in an infinite, freeform canvas environment. Instead of traditional lists, you can add text notes, links with previews as colorful cards that can be positioned and scattered anywhere on the canvas. The app embraces a playful, casual approach to organizing thoughts—cards appear at random positions and angles, giving your notes a natural, organic feel. You can delete notes with a fun burning animation, filter by different types of content, and search through your notes when you need to find something specific. It's perfect for anyone who wants a more visual and less structured way to capture thoughts, ideas, and inspiration without the constraints of traditional note-taking apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Useless Notes at every 5 days against Nauu's every 3 weeks. Useless Notes also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nauu ships an update every 3 weeks, Useless Notes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nauu | Useless Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mark Stoumann | Bogdan Stefanovic |
In-app purchases
Nauu
No in-app purchases
Useless Notes
No in-app purchases









