Comparison

NoteList vs Tensora

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

Head to head
About

NoteList

Features
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NoteList is the simplest way to keep track of your thoughts, ideas, and daily tasks. Whether you need to write a quick memo, create a shopping list, or organize your day, NoteList is designed to help you stay productive without the clutter. Key Features: - Quick Notes: Capture ideas instantly with a clean and user-friendly interface. - To-Do Lists: Create checklists for your tasks, groceries, or travel plans. Mark them as done with a simple tap. - Customizable Themes: Choose between Light and Dark modes to suit your preference. - Fast & Lightweight: Designed to open instantly and run smoothly on any device.

About

Tensora

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Tensora works out guitar and bass string tension on your device, for each string, each set and each tuning. Version 3.0 adds unit weights from any string maker's chart, a backup file for everything you save, and Shortcuts actions. NEW IN 3.0 • Your chart, any brand: on any string, enter the unit weight printed in your string maker's tension chart (lb/in or g/m). Tensora uses it for that string and labels it "Your chart". • Backup & restore: save setups, setlists and settings to one file. Restoring adds to what is on the device. It never deletes or overwrites anything. • Shortcuts actions: "Calculate String Tension" takes a gauge, string type, note and scale. "Current Setup Tension" reports on the setup open in the calculator. • Accuracy review: the bundled plain steel, nickel wound, phosphor bronze and bass nickel values reproduce three published manufacturer set charts within 0.5%. Stainless wound is labeled as a modeled estimate, and interpolated gauges are marked. • Higher-contrast text, VoiceOver labels on icon buttons, and Setlist Lab values in your chosen unit. • The old approximate "Whole set" study is removed. Finder's Balance set uses the real catalog for your instrument. WHAT'S INSIDE • Calculator for 6-, 7- and 8-string electric, 6-string acoustic, and 4-, 5- and 6-string bass. Includes multiscale (fanned-fret) scale per string, a 430–446 Hz reference pitch, and results in lb, kg or N. • Finder: find the closest gauge for a target tension, or a balanced set for your instrument. • Setlist Lab: compare up to eight tuning stages on one captured setup and export a string-by-string CSV. • Tuning library, tuning range sweep, two-setup comparison, guides, unit-weight tables and note frequencies. WHAT TO KNOW Tensions are reference estimates from published unit weights. Real strings vary by brand and construction. The comfort colors are the app's own convention, not safety limits. Tensora is not affiliated with any string maker. iPhone and iPad. One purchase. No account, subscription, ads or tracking.

Screenshots

NoteList4 screens
Tensora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NoteList at Free against Tensora's $2.99. NoteList also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Tensora's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

NoteList is free to download; Tensora costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteList ships an update every 2 weeks, Tensora every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
NoteList versus Tensora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteListTensora
PriceFree — better$2.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGentiana EtemiRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

NoteList

No in-app purchases

None

Tensora

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoteList free?
NoteList is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tensora free?
Tensora costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do NoteList or Tensora have ads?
Neither NoteList nor Tensora shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteList or Tensora?
NoteList ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tensora every 4 days. Most recently, NoteList was updated on November 9, 2026 and Tensora on November 10, 2026.

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