Comparison

High Notes Journal vs Bubble Note

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

Head to head
About

High Notes Journal

Features
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High Notes is voice-first journaling for capturing ideas before they fade. Hit record and speak your mind. Every note is automatically transcribed, summarized with a TL;DR, and tagged so you can find it later without scrolling through walls of text. Perfect for brainstorms, shower thoughts, late-night ideas, and everything in between. Features: • One-tap voice recording • AI-powered transcription and summaries • Auto-tagging and smart organization • Private and secure - your notes are yours Don't miss a flash of brilliance

About

Bubble Note

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Never clean up notes again. Bubble Note turns note-taking into texting. Jot a thought, send it like a message, and it quietly deletes itself when its time is up — so you never waste a second tidying done notes again. Like a bubble, every note simply pops and floats away the moment it expires. That's how Bubble Note got its name. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Auto-deleting notes — every note expires on its own schedule, zero cleanup • Chat-style capture — writing a note feels like sending a text • Time-based "friends" — organize by how long a note matters, not by folders • Photos & screenshots — attach images in one tap, view them full screen • Mark as done, forward, edit or delete — all inline, no clutter • 30-day Trash — recover anything you deleted or that expired CHOOSE A LIFESPAN • Forever — keep it permanently • 1 Month — disappears 30 days after you send it • 1 Week — disappears 7 days after you send it • This Month — clears at the end of the calendar month • This Week — clears at the end of the calendar week • Today — gone at midnight tonight Create your own custom friends with any lifespan, color and icon. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, ever — just open and write • Works 100% offline — no internet needed • Your notes never leave your phone — nothing is uploaded, synced, or shared PERFECT FOR • Daily to-do lists that clear themselves out • Quick reminders you only need for a few hours or days • Screenshots and links you'll act on soon and forget later • Temporary thoughts you don't want cluttering a permanent notebook Capture it fast. Forget about it. Let your notes clean up after themselves.

Screenshots

High Notes Journal4 screens
Bubble Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: High Notes Journal at none against Bubble Note's shown. Bubble Note's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

High Notes Journal ships an update every 2 weeks, Bubble Note daily. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
High Notes Journal versus Bubble Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHigh Notes JournalBubble Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTanya CollerSY KHANH HO

In-app purchases

None

High Notes Journal

No in-app purchases

None

Bubble Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is High Notes Journal free?
High Notes Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bubble Note free?
Bubble Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do High Notes Journal or Bubble Note have ads?
Bubble Note shows ads; High Notes Journal does not.
Which is updated more often, High Notes Journal or Bubble Note?
High Notes Journal ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bubble Note daily. Most recently, High Notes Journal was updated on September 6, 2026 and Bubble Note on September 25, 2026.

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