NembaNotes vs Mudawwin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NembaNotes
A private and powerful note-taking app focused on simplicity and user data ownership. It offers rich text editing, effortless organization, and local data transfer without requiring an account or cloud storage.
- Privacy-focused, no accounts or cloud sync
- Rich text formatting with lists, tables, and images
- Organize notes with labels and background colors
- Instant search and quick sorting
- Local data transfer and backups
- Recycle bin for deleted notes
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NembaNotes is a private, powerful note-taking app designed for people who value simplicity, flexibility, and full ownership of their data. Everything you write stays on your device unless you choose to export or transfer it. No account needed, no automatic syncing, and no cloud storage. Whether you're jotting down quick ideas, managing task lists, or writing detailed documents, NembaNotes gives you the tools you need and gets out of your way. Key Features: ■ Privacy First • No accounts, tracking, or background syncing • Notes are saved securely on your device ■ Rich Text Editing • Format text with bold, italic, underline, strikethrough. • Add bullet lists, numbered lists, and checklists. • Adjust text alignment and direction (LTR/RTL). • Insert links, images, and editable tables. • Undo/redo, zoom controls, and find-in-note support. ■ Organize Effortlessly • Add multiple labels to each note. • Filter notes by label. • Choose a background color for visual grouping. • Instant search across titles and summaries. ■ Make It Yours • Light and Dark modes, or follow system theme. • Choose app language (RTL languages supported). • Customize your workflow, layout, and appearance. ■ Find and Sort Quickly • Instant search on note titles and summaries. • Sort notes by last updated or creation date. ■ Local Transfer and Backups • Export or import notes via CSV. • Transfer notes securely between devices on the same Wi-Fi network. • Optional passphrase, encryption, and compression during transfers. ■ Recycle Bin • Notes are soft-deleted into the Recycle Bin. • Restore or permanently delete notes later. • Use multi-select to act on several notes at once. No account. No ads in your notes. No cloud. Just your words, your way. ► Download NembaNotes and take back control of your notes today.
Mudawwin
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Mudawwin is a fast, private, Notion-style notes and tasks app — built natively for iPhone. Capture a thought in under two seconds. Express structure entirely from the keyboard. Nest pages as deep as you want. Render Arabic right-to-left out of the box. And keep everything on your device by default — no account, no servers, no analytics. — A REAL BLOCK EDITOR, ON IPHONE — Every paragraph, heading, to-do, list item, quote, code block, and divider is its own focused, editable block. Tap into a block to write. Type "/" to swap a block to a different type. Use Markdown shortcuts like # for a heading or - for a list. Backspace at the start of an empty block to remove it. It's the block model you know, designed first for one thumb on a glass screen. — ORGANIZE WITHOUT FRICTION — • Folders and nested pages — go as deep as your project needs • Breadcrumbs to find your way back up the tree • A dedicated Tasks tab that gathers every to-do across all your pages • Optional Daily Note for journaling • Spotlight integration — find any note straight from the iOS home screen • Trash with 30-day recovery before permanent deletion — BUILT FOR iOS 26 — • Native SwiftUI with Liquid Glass throughout the chrome • Dynamic Type from XS through AX5 — large text never truncates • VoiceOver labels and traits on every block • Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency fully respected • Default, Dark, and Tinted app icons — BUILT FOR ARABIC — The editor is right-to-left aware out of the box. Type Arabic, English, or both — the system bidirectional algorithm handles mixed text correctly. Numbers and punctuation behave the way they should. (The app chrome is currently English-LTR; a fully localized RTL chrome is on the roadmap.) — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — • No accounts, no sign-in, no servers • No analytics, no tracking, no ads, no third-party SDKs • Your notes are stored locally on your iPhone with Apple's SwiftData • If iCloud Backup is enabled, your data rides along inside your encrypted device backup — and that's between you and Apple • Read the full privacy policy from inside the app, under Settings → About — ON THE ROADMAP — • Markdown export • Optional iCloud sync between your own Apple devices • Full RTL chrome localization • iPad and Mac layouts Mudawwin is built for the kind of people who think on a phone and want their thoughts to keep up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mudawwin at none against NembaNotes's shown. NembaNotes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price and in-app purchases 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.
| Parameter | NembaNotes | Mudawwin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nembala LLC | Abdulaziz Alhuwayshan |
In-app purchases
NembaNotes
No in-app purchases
Mudawwin
No in-app purchases









