Comparison

Promise Piece vs TreeNote

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

Head to head
About

Promise Piece

Features
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Promise Piece helps you build lasting habits by tracking your daily promises for 28 days. Keep your promise today with: • Simple daily tracking • 28-day countdown calendar • Visual progress tracking • Streak tracking • Beautiful, minimalist design

About

TreeNote

Organize complex ideas into clear, nested outlines. Create boards for various projects and break down thoughts into detailed subnotes. Supports rich formatting, Markdown, and local data storage with optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Unlimited nesting for flexible trees
  • Drag-and-drop reordering
  • Rich note details (tags, colors, due dates, images)
  • Markdown formatting and preview
  • Import/export JSON, Markdown, OPML
  • Local data storage with iCloud sync
Features
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Turn complex ideas into clear, nested outlines with TreeNote. Create boards for projects, study, planning, and everyday thoughts, then break each idea into focused subnotes. TreeNote keeps deep structures easy to scan while giving every note room for rich detail. FEATURES • Build flexible trees with unlimited nesting • Drag to reorder and swipe for quick actions • Add titles, details, tags, colors, due dates, and multiple images • Choose the simple text editor or TreeNote Pro's premium editor • Format visually or write directly in Markdown • Read safely in Preview mode, with tappable links and KaTeX equations • Import and export JSON, Markdown, and OPML • Keep data local by default, with optional private iCloud sync • Use TreeNote in English, Spanish, or Chinese TreeNote is free for boards with up to 10 notes. TreeNote Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited notes per board and the premium Markdown editor.

Screenshots

Promise Piece4 screens
TreeNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Promise Piece at none against TreeNote's 1. Promise Piece also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. TreeNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Promise Piece asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Promise Piece ships an update every 4 days, TreeNote weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Promise Piece versus TreeNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPromise PieceTreeNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert MillZhe Wu

In-app purchases

None

Promise Piece

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TreeNote

One-time1
  • TreeNote Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Promise Piece free?
Promise Piece is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TreeNote free?
TreeNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Promise Piece or TreeNote have ads?
Neither Promise Piece nor TreeNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Promise Piece or TreeNote?
Promise Piece ships an update every 4 days, and TreeNote weekly. Most recently, Promise Piece was updated on October 25, 2026 and TreeNote on October 28, 2026.

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