Comparison

Nocturnum vs Takt

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

Head to head
About

Nocturnum

Capture ideas quickly and organize them with Markdown formatting. This app provides a focused writing environment that remains fast and efficient as your note collection grows. Easily sort, search, and access your thoughts for seamless productivity.

Highlights
  • Quick idea capture
  • Markdown formatting
  • Workspace and notebook organization
  • Fast search functionality
  • JSON and Markdown export
  • Inbox for temporary notes
Features
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Nocturnum helps you capture ideas quickly, shape them with Markdown, and keep your notes easy to find. It gives you a calm writing space that stays fast as your library grows. From quick thoughts to deep project docs, everything stays clear and organized. Use Nocturnum as your daily note workspace on iPhone and iPad. You can write, sort, search, and return to the right context without losing momentum. **Capture Without Friction** Create notes from anywhere in the app and start writing immediately. Inbox keeps fast captures safe until you are ready to organize them. **Organize by Context** Group notes into workspaces, notebooks, and sub-notebooks that match how you think. Reorder key lists so active projects stay at the top. **Write Clearly in Markdown** Use headings, lists, checklists, links, and code blocks to keep ideas structured. Rich formatting stays readable while editing and reviewing. **Find What Matters Fast** Search across titles and note content to jump directly to the detail you need. Built-in views like Recent and Favorites help you resume work in seconds. **Keep Ownership of Your Data** Export full JSON backups when you need a complete snapshot of your library. Export markdown files for portable archives and import backups when restoring. Download Nocturnum today and build a notes system you can trust every day.

About

Takt

Features
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Takt – Encrypted Notes & Tasks A calm place to think and plan. Takt brings notes and tasks into one quiet workspace – end-to-end encrypted, offline-first, and built for people who think in prose, lists, and everything in between. One page for thinking and doing Turn any note into a task. Add a deadline, set a reminder, break it into nested sub-tasks. The Agenda gathers everything due, grouped by day – today at the top, the rest of the week just below. Write the way you think Rich text with checklists, tables, code blocks, inline drawings, and backlinks. Reach everything through Markdown, slash commands, or the keyboard. No friction between the thought and the page. Sketch it out, right inside the note A built-in Excalidraw canvas lets you draw diagrams, wireframes, or quick sketches – embedded inline, synced encrypted, no separate tool required.

Screenshots

Nocturnum4 screens
Takt3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Takt at none against Nocturnum's 1. Takt also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Nocturnum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Takt asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nocturnum ships an update every 4 weeks, Takt every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nocturnum versus Takt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNocturnumTakt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB531 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFishington StudiosDavid Vasella

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nocturnum

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$4.99
None

Takt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nocturnum free?
Nocturnum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Takt free?
Takt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nocturnum or Takt have ads?
Neither Nocturnum nor Takt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nocturnum or Takt?
Nocturnum ships an update every 4 weeks, and Takt every 2 weeks. Most recently, Nocturnum was updated on October 19, 2026 and Takt on October 6, 2026.

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