Comparison

Gravity Notes vs WatchGrid

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

Head to head
About

Gravity Notes

This app offers a minimalist approach to note-taking, organizing entries in a single, chronological list. Notes can be easily rescued, archived, or deleted with simple gestures. It supports Markdown formatting and custom tags for efficient organization and offline search.

Highlights
  • Single note list organization
  • Swipe gestures for note management
  • Markdown formatting and checklists
  • Customizable tags for categorization
  • Offline search with typo correction
  • Home Screen widget for quick entry
  • Multiple theme and text size options
Features
Currently charting
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Gravity keeps all your notes in one list, with the newest at the top. As you add more, older notes sink down the list. When one of them still matters, swipe it right and it comes back to the top. The idea comes from Andrej Karpathy's append-and-review note: write everything in one place, read back through it now and then, and move up whatever you still care about. Gravity has no folders, so there's nothing to file. Writing The cursor is waiting at the top when you open the app. Type your note and press Return twice, or tap the add button. A half-written draft stays where you left it. Rescuing and tidying Swipe right on a note to rescue it. Swipe left to archive, delete, share or copy. Archived notes have a page of their own, and deleted notes stay in Deleted Notes until you restore them or clear them out. Markdown and checklists Headings, bold, italics, lists, links and quotes show formatted in the list. Start a line with "- [ ]" to make a checklist, then tick items off without opening the note. In the editor the formatting appears as you type, and a small bar above the keyboard adds headings, bold, lists and checklists. Everything is saved as plain Markdown text. Tags Start a note with todo:, idea:, read: or any word followed by a colon, and it gets a colour of its own. Type todo: into search to see only those notes. There's no tag manager to look after. Search Search covers every note on your phone, archived ones too, and works offline. It finds what you mean as well as what you typed: "sofa" finds your note about the couch. Typos, plurals, accents and shorthand like appt still find the note, and dates, phone numbers and amounts match however you write them. Getting notes in The Home Screen widget starts a new note or pastes in whatever you last copied. You can also share text or a link from another app, and it becomes a new note at the top of the list. Privacy Your notes are stored on your iPhone. Gravity has no ads and no analytics, and you don't need an account. If you want your notes on your other Apple devices, turn on iCloud sync; it also works with Gravity for Mac, which is sold separately. Gravity Sync (Beta) syncs with Android too, free during the beta. You can export everything as JSON or Markdown at any time. Looks Choose light, dark or OLED black, or follow the system, and pick from five text sizes. There's a stats page too, worked out on your phone, of course. Price You pay once. There's no subscription, no in-app purchases and no ads. Privacy policy: https://www.gravitynotes.app/privacy-policy

About

WatchGrid

Catalog your watch collection with detailed information, track wear frequency, and visualize your collection's value and statistics. Features home screen widgets and a privacy-focused Meetup Mode for sharing.

Highlights
  • Detailed watch cataloging
  • Wear tracking calendar
  • Collection statistics dashboard
  • Home screen widgets
  • Privacy-focused Meetup Mode
  • iCloud/Dropbox sync
  • JSON export/import
Features
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Organize Your Watch Collection Add watches with brand, model, reference number, serial number, movement type, case material, dial color, strap details, and case size. Track Every Detail Store purchase prices in your preferred currency, attach multiple photos per watch, and keep certificates, warranty cards, and receipts organized with the built-in document manager. Set a primary photo for each watch and browse your full gallery in detail. Know What You Wear Log which watch you wear each day with the Wear Calendar. Browse past months, see your streaks, and discover patterns in your rotation. The monthly summary shows exactly how often each piece gets wrist time. See the Big Picture The Statistics dashboard gives you a clear view of your collection: total value, most worn watches with bar and pie charts, brand distribution, price ranges, average cost, and value breakdown by brand. Widgets for Your Home Screen Three beautiful widgets keep your collection at your fingertips — Today's Watch shows what's on your wrist, Wear Streak tracks your logging consistency, and Next Pick suggests a random watch from your collection. Available in small, medium, circular, and rectangular sizes. Meetup Mode Showing your collection to friends? Meetup Mode instantly hides prices, sold watches, wear data, and anything else you'd rather keep private. Fully customizable — choose exactly what to show. Organize Your Way Filter by Collection, Sold, Wishlist, or Archive. Switch between grid and list views. Reorder watches manually. Search by brand, model, or reference number. Sync & Backup Connect a folder in iCloud Drive for automatic syncing across devices. Export and import your full collection as JSON anytime. Your data, your control. Built for Watch Lovers One-time Pro upgrade - no subscriptions

Screenshots

Gravity Notes4 screens
WatchGrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WatchGrid at Free against Gravity Notes's $9.99. WatchGrid also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Gravity Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#72 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

WatchGrid is free to download; Gravity Notes costs $9.99 up front. WatchGrid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gravity Notes 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 Gravity Notes against 5.0 for WatchGrid. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gravity Notes has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Gravity Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of WatchGrid's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gravity Notes ships an update every 11 days, WatchGrid every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Gravity Notes versus WatchGrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGravity NotesWatchGrid
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#72 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTristan ManchesterAsterios Digital GmbH

Customer experience

Gravity Notes

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

WatchGrid

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gravity Notes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

WatchGrid

One-time1
  • WatchGrid Pro$12.99

Questions

Is Gravity Notes free?
Gravity Notes costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WatchGrid free?
WatchGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gravity Notes or WatchGrid?
Gravity Notes and WatchGrid are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Gravity Notes or WatchGrid have ads?
Neither Gravity Notes nor WatchGrid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gravity Notes or WatchGrid?
Gravity Notes ships an update every 11 days, and WatchGrid every 6 days. Most recently, Gravity Notes was updated on November 5, 2026 and WatchGrid on October 31, 2026.

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