Comparison

Notist vs Minoo

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

Head to head
About

Notist

Features
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Notist is a new AI-powered notes app that lets AI handle the writing, tidying, and organizing for you. "I can't keep up with notes." "I want to jot things down quickly, but also have them read well later." "Similar notes end up scattered everywhere." "Shopping lists and recipes live in yet another app." AI takes on all of it. There are two things we really want you to know. - 1. All your note work, done in one chat Creating, updating, merging, and searching notes, plus creating and organizing folders — if it's note work, just ask in chat and it's done. A note can grow out of a plain conversation, or you can ask AI to research the web (say, "look up the latest AI news and save it as a note") and build the note for you. AI keeps folders organized and searchable on its own, so you never have to remember where a note lives. And whenever you'd rather fix something yourself, direct editing is always right there. One tap switches between your note list and a dedicated full-screen AI chat. You can always see what the AI is doing right now (thinking, creating a note, searching), so you never wonder whether it's stuck or working. Attach images or files, or just speak with voice input. - 2. AI runs your shopping, too Say "add milk to my shopping list" and it's built automatically. Ask for a recipe and AI adds whatever ingredients you're missing straight to the list. Optional alerts near a store or on a buy-by date make sure nothing's forgotten. Checked items move themselves to a "Purchased" list, and when you cook a saved recipe, AI deducts the ingredients you used from Purchased automatically. Recipes you make are kept, so you can build a favorites box over time — and any recipe from the web can be imported, too. - A few more things it does - Nested folders, as deep as you like - Search by tag, too - Voice input - Stored on-device (cloud sync when you sign in) - In AI Chat Mode while signed in, work keeps going after you close the app, with a push notification when it's done - Great for people who want to - Create notes and to-dos as easily as sending a chat message - Tidy up meeting notes to read later - Stop spending time organizing piled-up notes - Hand shopping lists, recipes, travel plans, and idea drafts to AI - Keep the feel of a simple notes app while gaining AI's benefits - Privacy Your notes are stored on your device. Data is sent to the AI only when you act. AI features ask for your explicit consent before first use. There are no ads. Core features — creating and organizing notes, folders, tags, voice input — are free. AI chat comes with a monthly free allowance, with Plus/Pro plans available for higher usage. With Notist, make all the time you spend organizing your thoughts a lot freer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Minoo

Features
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A minimalist cross-platform Markdown note-taking app designed to streamline your workflow and sync seamlessly across your devices, no server required. Stay organised, stay focused and keep your notes private. FEATURES • Local Sync. Paired devices automatically synchronise notes via your local network, no server or account is required. If a conflict occurs, both versions are kept and the older file is moved to the trash with a [conflicted] label. • Plain Markdown files. Each note is saved as a standard Markdown .md file in regular folders. Your data belongs entirely to you, meaning you can back it up, use other editors, or track it with Git. • Raw Markdown styling. Beautiful raw Markdown rendering of headings, bold text, italic text, lists, horizontal lines, quotes, code and code blocks, links, and tables. • Sidebar. Easily organise your notes. You can drag and drop folders, select multiple files at once, and rename items. Deleted notes can be recovered until the trash is manually emptied. • Command Palette & Search. Navigate the app instantly using a central command palette. Run full-text searches across your open note or across all of them. • Customisation & Settings. Choose from four beautiful themes and start customising your experience. All your configurations are saved in a settings.toml file, making them easy to back up and export. • Intuitive Touch Gestures. Navigate fluidly on mobile devices. Swipe from the left to open the sidebar, from the right to access the command palette, press and hold to open context menus and tap with three fingers in the editor for a context-menu. OPEN SOURCE Minoo is free and open source under the MIT licence. Read the code, file an issue, or build it yourself: https://github.com/ScepticDope/Minoo

Screenshots

Notist4 screens
Minoo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Minoo at every 9 days against Notist's every 5 weeks. Minoo also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notist ships an update every 5 weeks, Minoo every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Notist versus Minoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotistMinoo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGigaCraft LLCReinout van Kempen

In-app purchases

None

Notist

No in-app purchases

None

Minoo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notist free?
Notist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minoo free?
Minoo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notist or Minoo have ads?
Neither Notist nor Minoo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notist or Minoo?
Notist ships an update every 5 weeks, and Minoo every 9 days. Most recently, Notist was updated on September 18, 2026 and Minoo on September 6, 2026.

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