Comparison

Notes,Tasks vs Deep Focus Noise & Timer

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

Head to head
About

Notes,Tasks

Organize your notes with visual colored pills for instant recognition. Turn notes into tasks, set smart reminders, and even record voice memos or sketch ideas. This app helps you avoid overwhelming walls of text and find what you need quickly.

Highlights
  • Colored note pills
  • Task and checklist creation
  • Smart reminders
  • Bionic Reading mode
  • Voice note recording
  • Drawing and sketching
Features
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Chunks helps with your messy notes and saves you time by placing your notes into coloured pills so you find them instantly. Consider it like using a coloured marker for highlighting. It's ideal for every niche as it makes you feel organised whether you're taking lecture notes or typing important points during a meeting. Organised notes help you stay away from walls of text where you have to dive in and scroll up and down just to find what you want. Chunks cures that by separating what you value so you can easily find it later on. WHAT MAKES CHUNKS DIFFERENT Coloured Pills Every note becomes a bold visual card. Your eye finds it before your brain tries. Chunky, Your AI Mascot Meet Chunky. Tell him a thought, a reminder, or show him a photo. He files it into coloured pills for you so you don't have to organise it first. AI Canvas See your notes as a map, not a list. Tap a card to see how ideas connect. Give Chunky a photo of a lecture board or a meeting whiteboard and he turns it into insight cards on the canvas. Nested Notes Put notes inside notes. Highlight a line and it becomes its own coloured pill, still sitting where it belongs. Photos Attach a picture to any note, or let Chunky turn a photo into cards you can actually find later. Tasks and Checklists Turn any note into a to-do list. Check it off and move on. Smart Reminders Set reminders on any note. Daily, weekly or custom. Bionic Reading Built-in speed reading mode. Read faster, retain more. Voice Notes Record audio directly inside any note. Drawing Sketch ideas when words aren't enough. Home Screen Widget See your notes on your Home Screen. Tap to jump straight back in. Sign in with Apple or Google No forms. No passwords. Thirty seconds and you're in. WHO IT IS FOR Students. Professionals. Creative thinkers. Anyone who has ever opened their notes and felt overwhelmed. Life is too short for walls of text. Start chunking. Terms of Use: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/chunks-terms-of-use/b079c7cc-72cc-4ecb-bbc5-2f4e1d91668c/terms Privacy Policy: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/chunks-privacy-policy/4f725-4eab-a6c1-c3e1d72ba5ee/privacy

About

Deep Focus Noise & Timer

This app generates unique, real-time audio soundscapes designed to prevent neural adaptation and enhance focus for neurodivergent individuals. It offers various noise colors and neurally-validated presets to create a spatial shield against distractions, all while operating 100% offline.

Highlights
  • Real-time generative audio, no loops
  • Spatial shielding with HRTF
  • Neurally-validated presets
  • Brown, pink, speech-shaped, and white noise
  • 100% offline functionality
  • Privacy-first, zero data tracking
  • Battery efficient native synthesis
Features
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dpli creates real-time, evolving spatial soundscapes for ADHD focus and deep work — generated live on your device, never played from a loop. Unlike standard noise apps that replay prerecorded tracks, dpli synthesizes every layer in real time. Sound sources can move through space, shift in intensity, and modulate independently, creating an immersive background that stays dynamic throughout your session. BUILT FOR FOCUS Choose a preset based on what you need: • SHIELD — A steady spatial soundscape designed to mask conversations, office noise, and sudden distractions. • FLOW — Moving, asymmetric layers that create an engaging background for writing, coding, studying, and deep work. • CLARITY — Steady, precisely layered noise that masks distractions and creates a clear background for writing, coding, studying, and deep work. • IGNITION — Designed for ADHD brains or anyone needing a strong push into active focus. An energizing white-noise field with dual-rhythm pulses and airy blue-noise sparkle that drives alertness and mental speed. • RELAX — A heavy brown-noise blanket with two pink streams drifting slowly around your head — eases you into deep physical relaxation while staying awake. Good for winding down, tension release, or a mid-day relax. • RESET — A still, dark cocoon with a slow warm breath that gently sways around you — shifts the mind from stress into rest. Best for 10–20 minute breaks when you feel wound up or anxious. SESSIONS — YOUR RHYTHM OF WORK AND REST Build your own sound sequence on iPhone or Mac. Choose a sound and duration for each stage — FLOW for focused work, then RELAX for a break, for example. dpli blends smoothly between stages and gently fades out at the end. Start with one stage using a free sound. Premium unlocks additional stages and the full preset collection. MORE THAN COLORED NOISE Brown, pink and white noise generators are included for free. They are also the building blocks behind dpli’s layered presets, where position, movement, modulation, and frequency balance work together to create a richer listening environment. GENERATED, NOT STREAMED • No prerecorded audio files • No repeating MP3 loops • Real-time synthesis on your device • Spatial movement and independent modulation • Works offline with no account required PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your sessions stay on your device. dpli does not stream audio, require an account, or collect listening data. MADE FOR THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM Use dpli on iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch. Start a session wherever you work, study, travel, or need a more controlled acoustic environment. dpli is a focus and sound-masking tool. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure ADHD or any other medical condition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Notes,Tasks4 screens
Deep Focus Noise & Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Deep Focus Noise & Timer at 100% against Notes,Tasks's 50%. Deep Focus Noise & Timer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (26 vs 3). Notes,Tasks's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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,Tasks sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Deep Focus Noise & Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deep Focus Noise & Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deep Focus Noise & Timer has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Notes,Tasks's written reviews are positive against 100% of Deep Focus Noise & Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes,Tasks ships an update every 4 days, Deep Focus Noise & Timer weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notes,Tasks versus Deep Focus Noise & Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes,TasksDeep Focus Noise & Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.7 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings326 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohammad Waleed KianiLukasz Solniczek

Customer experience

Notes,Tasks

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Deep Focus Noise & Timer

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Notes,Tasks

Subscriptions3
  • Chunks Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Chunks Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Chunks Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Chunks Pro$4.99
4 purchases

Deep Focus Noise & Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Dpli weekly$0.997 Days
  • Dpli Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Dpli Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dpli lifetime access$14.99

Questions

Is Notes,Tasks free?
Notes,Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deep Focus Noise & Timer free?
Deep Focus Noise & Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notes,Tasks or Deep Focus Noise & Timer?
Deep Focus Noise & Timer is rated higher. Notes,Tasks averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Deep Focus Noise & Timer averages 4.7 from 26 ratings.
Do Notes,Tasks or Deep Focus Noise & Timer have ads?
Neither Notes,Tasks nor Deep Focus Noise & Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes,Tasks or Deep Focus Noise & Timer?
Notes,Tasks ships an update every 4 days, and Deep Focus Noise & Timer weekly. Most recently, Notes,Tasks was updated on October 31, 2026 and Deep Focus Noise & Timer on October 31, 2026.

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