Nocturnum vs Loanest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Quick idea capture
- Markdown formatting
- Workspace and notebook organization
- Fast search functionality
- JSON and Markdown export
- Inbox for temporary notes
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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.
Loanest
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Build a dated preparation checklist from your real lent and borrowed items, keep meeting notes together, and reopen the round when it is time to leave. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add physical-item loans under Lent or Borrowed. Open Rounds and choose New return round. 2. Name the round, choose its day and items, add an optional meeting note, and save. 3. Open the saved checklist, mark items prepared, and share the list. Confirm actual handoffs in the original loan records. Lent and borrowed records, repayment tracking, reminders and exports remain available. Find Statistics and the Payback Board under Insights. WHAT TO KNOW Preparation is a saved snapshot. Checking an item does not mark it returned, move money, send a message or create a reminder. Money loans are excluded. Up to 100 physical items per round and 30 saved rounds. Deleted or returned underlying loans remain explicitly identified. iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nocturnum at Free against Loanest's $0.99. Loanest's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). On 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
Nocturnum is free to download; Loanest costs $0.99 up front. Nocturnum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Loanest asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nocturnum ships an update every 4 weeks, Loanest every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nocturnum | Loanest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fishington Studios | Robert Corbin |
In-app purchases
Nocturnum
- Upgrade to Pro$4.99
Loanest
No in-app purchases









