Comparison

FirstSeed Notes vs Unscroll

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

Head to head
About

FirstSeed Notes

Capture, organize, and refine your thoughts with a beautifully designed note-taking app. Supports Markdown, task management, and transcription to create summaries and meeting minutes. Syncs across devices and offers customization options.

Highlights
  • Markdown-supported note creation and editing
  • Task management with ToDo lists
  • Highlighting important sentences
  • Recording and transcription capabilities
  • Note categorization with tags
  • Cross-device syncing via iCloud
  • Customizable font size and line spacing
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FirstSeed Notes is a beautifully designed notes app that helps you capture your thoughts and turn them into ideas you can build on. Write down what's on your mind, organize it with notebooks and tags, and come back to it anytime. From quick notes and to-do lists to meeting recordings and study notes, FirstSeed Notes keeps your thinking and your plans in one place. Write Comfortably - A clean, simple editor that's easy to use every day - Markdown support and smart formatting - Add tables, equations, images, and links - Adjust font size and line spacing to suit your style - See character, word, and line counts at a glance - Export notes as Markdown or PDF Stay Organized - Organize notes with notebooks, sections, and tags - Keep important notes close with Favorites - Jump back to recent notes instantly - Manage tasks with to-do lists - Highlight key sentences and review them all in one place Record and Summarize - Record audio and get a transcript automatically - Turn transcripts into summaries, meeting minutes, action items, study notes, and more with AI AI Agent - Just ask the AI Agent to find, organize, tag, and move your notes Sync and Share - Sync your notes across your devices with iCloud - Share a single note or an entire notebook and edit together in real time - Invited members can join for free Your notes are synced and shared through iCloud. Some features require a subscription or a lifetime purchase. About Subscription: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://firstseed.io/terms.html

About

Unscroll

Features
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Meet Dopa — the little monster living in your screen. Every time you open an app out of habit and scroll without thinking, Dopa grows a little bigger. Unscroll is the calm, playful way to shrink it: block the apps that hook you, run real focus sessions, and slowly win your attention back. No shame. No lectures. Just a friendlier relationship with your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Block distracting apps — pick the apps that steal your time and lock them. Add friction so opening them takes real, deliberate effort. • Focus sessions — start a timer, put the phone down, and watch the monster shrink. Turn on Hard Mode when you want zero escape routes. • Focus schedules — set "study" or "sleep" windows so distractions stay locked without relying on willpower. • See where your time goes — a clear picture of your screen time, your most-used apps, and how each day stacks up against your goal. • Streaks and badges — hit your daily goal, keep your streak alive, and unlock badges as your focus habit grows. • Exam Mode — heading into a big study stretch? Lock things down even harder until the day you choose. BUILT TO BE USED LESS, NOT MORE Unscroll isn't another app fighting for your attention. It's quiet, honest, and on your side — designed to give your time back to you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account needed. Your usage, block list, and focus history are stored on your device. UNSCROLL PREMIUM Go further with Premium: • Unlimited blocked apps • Stronger friction and Hard Mode • Exam Mode • Detailed weekly analytics and trends Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Cancel anytime. Your screen-time monster grows a little with every mindless scroll. Download Unscroll and start shrinking it today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FirstSeed Notes4 screens
Unscroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Unscroll at none against FirstSeed Notes's 5. Unscroll also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). FirstSeed Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. FirstSeed Notes sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Unscroll asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FirstSeed Notes ships an update fortnightly, Unscroll weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FirstSeed Notes versus Unscroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirstSeed NotesUnscroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirstSeed IncFahreddin Sevindir

In-app purchases

5 purchases

FirstSeed Notes

Subscriptions4
  • Personal Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Team Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Personal Yearly1 Month trial$26.991 Year
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  • Team Yearly1 Month trial$95.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
None

Unscroll

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FirstSeed Notes free?
FirstSeed Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unscroll free?
Unscroll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FirstSeed Notes or Unscroll have ads?
Unscroll shows ads; FirstSeed Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, FirstSeed Notes or Unscroll?
FirstSeed Notes ships an update fortnightly, and Unscroll weekly. Most recently, FirstSeed Notes was updated on October 20, 2026 and Unscroll on October 23, 2026.

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