Comparison

TreeNotes vs Liubai

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

Head to head
About

TreeNotes

Features
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TreeNotes is a simple, beautiful note app that lets you organize your thoughts as a tree. Break big ideas into smaller ones by adding child notes, then expand or collapse branches to focus on what matters. Group related notes into colorful boards and rearrange everything with a simple drag. FEATURES • Tree-structured notes — add child notes to build an outline • Expand and collapse branches to stay focused • Colorful boards to group your notes by topic • Drag to reorder notes and boards • Swipe to delete, with one-tap undo • Works completely offline — your notes stay on your device • Light and dark mode • Clean, distraction-free design Whether you are planning a project, taking study notes, drafting ideas, or making nested to-do lists, TreeNotes keeps your thinking clear and organized. Download TreeNotes and start organizing your ideas today.

About

Liubai

Features
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Liubai is a private notes app for ideas, reminders, and short thoughts. It is built for fast capture and simple organization. Save the notes you want to keep, sort them with notebooks, find them later with search, and protect them with backup and privacy lock. Features: - Capture notes, ideas, reminders, and short personal thoughts - Organize with notebooks, favorites, and search - Restore notes from Recently Deleted - Export and import notes with backup tools - Lock the app with Face ID or device passcode Liubai is a good fit if you want: - A cleaner alternative to cluttered note apps - A simpler place for quick personal notes - More privacy for everyday thoughts and saved lines - Better control over backup and recovery

Screenshots

TreeNotes4 screens
Liubai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TreeNotes at Free against Liubai's $0.99. TreeNotes also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Liubai's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TreeNotes is free to download; Liubai costs $0.99 up front. TreeNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Liubai asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TreeNotes ships an update every 2 weeks, Liubai every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
TreeNotes versus Liubai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTreeNotesLiubai
PriceFree — better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerseiya kawano文逵 张

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TreeNotes

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
None

Liubai

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TreeNotes free?
TreeNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Liubai free?
Liubai costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TreeNotes or Liubai have ads?
TreeNotes shows ads; Liubai does not.
Which is updated more often, TreeNotes or Liubai?
TreeNotes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Liubai every 3 weeks. Most recently, TreeNotes was updated on October 28, 2026 and Liubai on October 19, 2026.

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