Comparison

Raccoon Notes vs Mad Ramblings

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

Head to head
About

Raccoon Notes

This app offers a minimalist yet powerful note-taking experience with support for rich formatting, task lists, and nested folders. Organize your life, store information, and set reminders with its intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Notes with formatting
  • Task lists and checklists
  • Nested folders
  • Quick search
  • Widgets
  • Reminders and events
  • Offline work
Features
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The Raccoon Notebook looks simple and cozy, but behind this minimalism lies a powerful set of features. It is equally well suited for quick notes on the run, and for organizing entire areas of life. Hi! My name is Maxim Kazantsev, I am the developer of this application When I created Raccoon, I wanted to make a notebook that would be useful in a variety of situations. Here are just a few examples of how it can be used. In everyday life — quickly sketch out a shopping list before leaving home — write down an idea or thought before it runs away — save a useful link or note for the future For storing information — create a folder structure for different areas of life — store recipes and quickly find the right one — save screenshots of discount cards and open them in the store in a second For personal projects and memories — create a folder "Photos of the day" and put photos there — keep a diary or travel notes For scheduling and reminders — add birthdays of friends and family — create a shift schedule — set reminders about payments for housing, loans, or other matters And these are just a few examples. In practice, each user finds their own use for the Raccoon. And now — what the app can do. Functions of the Raccoon Notebook: • Notes with formatting support • Task lists and checklists • Nested folders for a convenient structure • Quick search through all notes • widgets for quickly creating notes • Reminders and events • pinning important notes • favorites • work without the Internet • high speed of opening notes • import and export settings and data

About

Mad Ramblings

A simple and straightforward note-taking application that allows users to easily write and organize their thoughts. Customize your experience with theme and language options, and choose to store your notes locally or in iCloud.

Highlights
  • Easy note creation
  • Add comments to notes
  • Theme customization
  • Language selection
  • iPhone storage option
  • iCloud storage option
Features
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Simple, straightforward Notes and ToDo's. Easy and hassle-free — just jump in, write, and you can even add comments. Pretty great, right? And you can also choose your theme and language. It's up to you: store Notes and ToDo's in iPhone storage or in iCloud. Or even on your own server if you are a geek. Go ahead, give it a try! Absolutely free.

Screenshots

Raccoon Notes4 screens
Mad Ramblings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Raccoon Notes at 16.0 against Mad Ramblings's 18. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raccoon Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, Mad Ramblings every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Raccoon Notes versus Mad Ramblings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaccoon NotesMad Ramblings
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB22 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMax KazantsevValentin Buyanov

In-app purchases

None

Raccoon Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Mad Ramblings

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Raccoon Notes free?
Raccoon Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mad Ramblings free?
Mad Ramblings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Raccoon Notes or Mad Ramblings have ads?
Neither Raccoon Notes nor Mad Ramblings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raccoon Notes or Mad Ramblings?
Raccoon Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mad Ramblings every 10 days. Most recently, Raccoon Notes was updated on November 9, 2026 and Mad Ramblings on October 31, 2026.

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