Comparison

Tags & Notes vs Outliner by codediary

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

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About

Tags & Notes

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Tags & Notes: Where Thoughts and Reminders Become One Tags & Notes is a beautifully simple, all-in-one productivity app that merges your note-taking and task-tracking into a single, seamless experience. Built for people who think in ideas, lists, and deadlines, it keeps everything perfectly synced across all your Apple devices. NOTES & REMINDERS, PERFECTLY COMBINED Why switch between a notes app and a reminders app? With Tags & Notes, every note is built from modular blocks. You can write down a brilliant idea, attach a checklist, and drop in a scheduled reminder right next to it—all inside the same note. Absolute focus, zero friction. SEAMLESS iCLOUD SYNC Your ideas, wherever you go. Whether you're jotting down a quick thought on your iPhone, reviewing tasks on your iPad, or organizing your week on your Mac, Tags & Notes synchronizes instantly and securely via iCloud. Start on one device and finish on another without missing a beat. TAGS THAT ACTUALLY WORK Organize your world with custom color-coded tags. Filter your entire library instantly with a single tap. Toggle between All, Tagless, or any custom combination using powerful multi-select support. POWERFUL, FLEXIBLE REMINDERS Never let a deadline slip. Set one-time or recurring reminders—hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or fully custom intervals—directly inside your notes. Missed a reminder? Tags & Notes tracks past-due items automatically so you stay on top of everything. INTERACTIVE CALENDAR VIEW Visualize your entire schedule on a beautiful calendar. Tap any day to see exactly what notes and reminders are scheduled, instantly sorted and filtered exactly how you want. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Glance at today's upcoming deadlines or quickly access your most recent notes right from your Home Screen, without even opening the app. BUILT FOR PRODIGIOUS FOCUS • Reorder notes and blocks with intuitive drag-and-drop controls. • Lock individual blocks to protect your important entries from accidental edits. • Lightning-fast search across all your notes and individual blocks. • A Recently Deleted bin keeps your discarded notes safe for 30 days. • Tap any notification to navigate directly to the exact reminder inside your note. Tags & Notes gets out of your way and lets you capture what matters most.

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Outliner by codediary

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Think in outlines. Get things done. Outliner by codediary is a fast, flexible outliner for capturing ideas, planning projects, and tracking tasks — all in clean, collapsible hierarchies that sync instantly across your iPhone, iPad and Mac Whether you're writing a plan, building a checklist, or managing a project, it keeps everything structured, searchable, and in sync. OUTLINE ANYTHING • Build unlimited nested outlines with drag-and-drop reordering • Indent, outdent, expand, and collapse branches with a tap or keyboard shortcut • Automatic heading styles (H1–H5) give every level clear visual hierarchy • Multi-select to copy, cut, and paste items and entire subtrees • Handwriting - draw and annotate right inside your outlines TRACK TASKS WITH SMART CHECKLISTS • Tri-state checkboxes: done, not done, or partially complete • Parent items roll up automatically as you complete their children • Check or clear an entire subtree with a long press • Hide completed items to focus on what's left ADD CONTEXT • Attach notes to any item • Add images from your photo library, or camera • Zoom, swipe through, and organize inline image attachments • Highlight items with colors and custom styles FIND IT FAST • Live in-outline search with highlighting and match navigation • Global search across every outline at once • Organize outlines with tags, including nested categories SYNC & SHARE • Automatic iCloud sync — no manual saving, always up to date • Share outlines with others to view or edit together in real time • Shared outlines and their images stay in sync for everyone BACKUP & PRINT • Export a full backup of everything, or a single outline, to a file • Restore with smart deduplication — no duplicates • Print or save as PDF with your indentation, checkboxes, notes, and colors intact BUILT FOR APPLE PLATFORMS • Native on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Full keyboard support: Return, Tab/Shift-Tab, undo/redo, and more • Mac menu commands for font size, undo, search, and printing • Shake to undo on iPhone BOOST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY • Focus Mode — zoom into a single outline and hide the rest. • Better note editing on iOS — full-screen editor for distraction-free writing MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SEE YOUR WORK • Progress bar showing overall completion Start with a single line. Grow it into anything.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Outliner by codediary at 3 against Tags & Notes's —. On price, 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Tags & Notes versus Outliner by codediary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTags & NotesOutliner by codediary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devices—iPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHalil Dikislijeong kyu lee

In-app purchases

None

Tags & Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Outliner by codediary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tags & Notes free?
Tags & Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Outliner by codediary free?
Outliner by codediary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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