Comparison

My Notes Pro vs Velya

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

Head to head
About

My Notes Pro

Features
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My Notes Pro is a simple and secure notebook, notepad, and note-taking app built for both iPhone and iPad. Whether you need a quick notepad, a daily planner, a diary, a journal, or a simple memo pad, My Notes Pro brings everything together in one clean, easy-to-use app to help you stay organized every day. Writing a new note is quick and effortless. The clean note editor gives you a distraction-free space to write without any clutter. When you are done, save your note with a single tap, and it stays organized exactly where you need it. Stay in control of your notes with smart organization. View All Notes in one place, switch to Recent Notes to find what you wrote last, or open your Saved and Pinned Notes to access your most important notes instantly. No folders, no confusion, just clean and simple note-taking that works like a checklist, journal, or to-do list app. The built-in Calendar makes My Notes Pro more than just a notepad. Attach notes to specific dates, plan your week, and use the calendar as your personal daily planner and diary. Students can manage study schedules, professionals can track work tasks and meeting notes, and anyone can use it as a simple to-do list, reminder app, or memo pad for everyday life. Finding any note is quick and effortless with built-in smart search. Whether you have ten notes or a thousand, the right note is always just a search away. My Notes Pro works beautifully on both iPhone and iPad, with a clean, modern design and smooth navigation that feels natural every single day. If you are looking for a clean, reliable, and secure notebook, organizer, planner, diary, journal, checklist, or memo app, My Notes Pro is the only note-taking app you will ever need. Download it today and experience a better way to write and organize your notes.

About

Velya

Features
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Velya helps your alarm fit your morning. Velya uses AlarmKit, Apple’s system alarm framework available from iOS 26. Choose your time, days and rules, then review your next planned wake. Alarm permission is required; keep your device powered on and check your settings before going to sleep. RELIABLE BY DESIGN β€’ System alarms designed to sound through Silent mode and Focus, with your permission. β€’ Contextual wake: use your calendar and travel estimates to plan your departure. Data may be unavailable or change. β€’ No Velya account required. Basic alarms do not need an internet connection; some integrations and sync do. APPLE WATCH β€’ A standalone-capable watch app: next wake, sleep, and routine on your wrist. β€’ Create and edit alarms right on the watch, plus complications for your watch face. β€’ View and manage alarms on your watch. A preview received from your iPhone does not mean an alarm is armed on your Watch. POWER NAP β€’ Presets for every break β€” Micro (10), Power (20), Coffee nap, and a Full cycle (~90). β€’ An optional early-wake attempt on the watch uses available sleep signals. It does not replace your configured nap limit. β€’ A system alarm accompanies the nap limit you configure. β€’ Start or end a nap from Siri and Shortcuts. SMART WAKE β€’ Wake-up window: allow an early-wake attempt while retaining your configured deadline. β€’ Sunrise lighting: prepare a gradual wake with Home Assistant and its compatible component. Capabilities depend on your equipment; gradual HomeKit lighting requires Velya to remain active. β€’ Snooze: choose your reminder interval. The system interval remains the one set when the alarm was scheduled. β€’ Weather routines: use available forecasts to prepare your wake time, with an explicit backup time. β€’ Optional sleep data: review your Apple Health history and use available estimates for your settings. Velya is not a medical device. β€’ Optional mood check-in to start the day with intention. AUTOMATIONS β€’ Build rules from conditions you choose (time, steps, charger, location, Home Assistant sensors) to turn alarms on or off automatically. β€’ Rules depend on permissions and available data; iOS limits their evaluation in the background. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT β€’ Access to Health, calendar and location data depends on your permissions. β€’ No advertising or usage-analytics SDK. Features you configure may communicate with iCloud, Apple services or your equipment. β€’ From Help, voluntarily send feedback, a bug or an idea and follow a private conversation. Optional technical codes default off; automatic diagnostic collection is inactive. See the privacy policy for retention and deletion.

Screenshots

My Notes Pro4 screens
Velya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Velya at none against My Notes Pro's shown. My Notes Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Notes Pro ships an update every 9 days, Velya fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
My Notes Pro versus Velya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Notes ProVelya
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days β€” betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS16.6 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAman KumarChristine Martin

In-app purchases

None

My Notes Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Velya

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Notes Pro free?
My Notes Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Velya free?
Velya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Notes Pro or Velya have ads?
My Notes Pro shows ads; Velya does not.
Which is updated more often, My Notes Pro or Velya?
My Notes Pro ships an update every 9 days, and Velya fortnightly. Most recently, My Notes Pro was updated on October 13, 2026 and Velya on October 25, 2026.

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