Comparison

Basenotes vs FocusReceipt

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

Head to head
About

Basenotes

This app helps users organize their thoughts and plans to achieve their goals. It provides a structured way to break down dreams into actionable steps.

Highlights
  • Goal organization
  • Dream achievement planning
  • Actionable step breakdown
  • Roadmap to success
  • Personal organization
Features
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Basenotes keeps you organized along your path to achieve your dreams. What do you want? How would you get it? - The Ultimate Daily Notebook - Cleverly designed, we keep it simple while offering the features that you actually want. FEATURES ◦ Simple Agenda ◦ Scrollable Note Tiles ◦ Smart Voice Notes ◦ Search Across Folders ◦ Free iCloud Sync ◦ Import/Export Data ◦ 7 Themes ◦ 5 Text Sizes ◦ 1000+ Handpicked Quotes (optional)

About

FocusReceipt

Features
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FocusReceipt turns your focused time into a calm daily receipt. Start a focus session, log what you worked on, and see your day as a clean paper-receipt inspired summary. It is a simple way to understand where your focused hours went without building a complicated productivity system. No accounts. No noisy dashboards. No bloated setup. Just start small, stay consistent, and watch your focus rhythm become visible. What you can do • Start live focus sessions in seconds • Use quick-start focus presets • Plan 1-3 small intentions for today • View your day as a daily focus receipt • Review weekly receipts • Explore 7-day and 30-day insights • See totals, categories, streaks, and focus score • Create custom categories • Unlock streak badges and milestone reminders • Add widgets for today, weekly focus, and streaks • Share your receipts as beautiful social images • Personalize your receipt style FocusReceipt is designed for people who want a quieter way to track focused work. Perfect for • Students tracking study sessions • Freelancers logging focused work • Writers, designers, developers, and makers • Anyone tired of bloated productivity apps • People who enjoy minimal, useful, beautiful tools Privacy-first by design Your focus data stays on your device. FocusReceipt does not require an account and does not collect analytics. With optional FocusReceipt Pro, iCloud sync keeps your data updated across your devices through your private iCloud account, not our servers. FocusReceipt Pro Upgrade to FocusReceipt Pro when you want deeper history and more control: • Monthly receipts • Unlimited archive • 90-day deep insights • CSV and PDF export • Share Studio with extra layouts, caption presets, and watermark removal • iCloud sync • Premium and seasonal receipt themes FocusReceipt Pro is available as a yearly subscription or one-time lifetime purchase. Start small. Log your first session. See your first receipt. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Basenotes4 screens
FocusReceipt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basenotes at none against FocusReceipt's 1. Basenotes also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. FocusReceipt sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Basenotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basenotes ships an update weekly, FocusReceipt every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Basenotes versus FocusReceipt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasenotesFocusReceipt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew CollinsMERT GAYGUSUZ

In-app purchases

None

Basenotes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FocusReceipt

Subscriptions1
  • FocusReceipt Pro — Yearly$2.991 Year

Questions

Is Basenotes free?
Basenotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FocusReceipt free?
FocusReceipt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Basenotes or FocusReceipt have ads?
Neither Basenotes nor FocusReceipt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Basenotes or FocusReceipt?
Basenotes ships an update weekly, and FocusReceipt every 3 weeks. Most recently, Basenotes was updated on October 30, 2026 and FocusReceipt on November 5, 2026.

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