Comparison

Notes vs Potoroo

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

Head to head
About

Notes

This app helps you quickly jot down ideas, manage daily tasks, and stay organized with colorful notes and customizable notebooks. Easily sort, tag, and find important information, and share your notes in various formats.

Highlights
  • Quick note creation
  • Color-coded notes
  • Notebook organization
  • Note reminders
  • Note formatting
  • Export and share notes
Features
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Looking for a simple and fast notes app to write down ideas, manage daily notes, and stay organized anytime? Note pad app helps save ideas quickly and keep everything in one place. It works as a smart notepad and notebook for personal, work, and study use. Create quick notes, use color notes, and keep important ideas easy to find. Daily planning and important notes stay simple and clear with an app designed for fast note-taking. Why Choose Notepad App? Quick Notes > With note taking app, create notes instantly with a single tap > Notebooks app gives a clear and focused writing experience. > Write short reminders or long notes. > Notesapp automatically saves all your notes. > Easily find any note by using the search. Organize Notes Easily > Easy notes app lets you create notebooks for better organization. > Sort notes by date, title, or color in the note pad app. > Use tags and labels with write notes app to filter notes. > Pin important notes at the top using the color notes app. > Archive old notes safely. Colorful Notes & Notebooks > Add colors to your notes with daily notes app. > Use color notes to separate work, personal, and daily notes. > Customize backgrounds and text colors. > Visual organization becomes easier with note book app. > Quickly recognize notes by color using the sticky notes app. Daily Notes & Reminders > Create daily notes easily. > Set reminders so you never forget important tasks > Plan your day better using the Notepad. > Track goals and to-do lists with the notebooks app > Stay productive every day using the color note app Customize Your Notes > Format notes with bold, italic, and underline in the daily notes app > Create bullet points and numbered lists. > Highlight important text using the sticky notes app > Add emojis and symbols to your notes > Edit, copy, and paste content smoothly in the note pad app Share Your Notes > Export notes as text, PDF, or image in the color note app. > Share notes via email, messaging, or social media. > Copy notes to the clipboard quickly using the Notepad app. > Easily share notes with friends or teammates. > Backup notes securely with the notebook app We value feedback! Suggestions help make the app better. Share thoughts and reviews to improve it. Thanks for the support! Privacy Policy: https://extramartllc.blogspot.com/2026/01/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://extramartllc.blogspot.com/2026/01/terms-of-use.html

About

Potoroo

Features
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Potoroo is a private journal built around short posts. Write what's on your mind quickly, without friction. A character limit keeps entries short and the habit light. (Don't want the limit? Turn it off.) Your posts collect into a timeline, so you're never starting from scratch. Scroll back through past entries and you'll find yourself in a conversation with your past self. You can also: - Reply to a past thought - Quote a previous entry to build on it - Schedule a resurface, and get a notification when you want to revisit it - Leave an emoji reaction on something you wrote, just for yourself - Export your data to markdown whenever you like. Your thoughts belong to you - Powerful search means nothing you've written ever gets lost. Potoroo is for you and you alone. No social features, no sharing, no audience. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Notes4 screens
Potoroo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Potoroo at fortnightly against Notes's monthly. Notes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year and Potoroo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes ships an update monthly, Potoroo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Notes versus Potoroo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotesPotoroo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEXTRA MART LLCFrank Lu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Premium Access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Potoroo

Subscriptions1
  • Potoroo Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Potoroo Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Notes free?
Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Potoroo free?
Potoroo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notes or Potoroo have ads?
Neither Notes nor Potoroo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes or Potoroo?
Notes ships an update monthly, and Potoroo fortnightly. Most recently, Notes was updated on November 9, 2026 and Potoroo on November 5, 2026.

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