Comparison

Boono vs Notedown

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

Head to head
About

Boono

Features
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Boono is your private everything journal. Build your feed of thoughts. Write short thoughts as they pop up through your day, or sit down and write a long reflection about something in your life. Everything journal means you can write about whatever you want, it is your journal! Vent about your day, gossip about that coworker, write down your goals, give yourself a pat on the back (or write about what's wrong with you...). Talk about things that bother you and things that make you happy. Boono ensures your privacy. All your journaling data is only stored on your mobile device locally. This ensures you get maximum privacy so you can talk about whatever you want (and allow you to use the app offline!).

About

Notedown

Features
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Notedown is a featherweight markdown notes app for people who just want to write. No accounts, no sync, no clutter โ€” every note is saved as a plain .md text file on your device and never leaves it. WRITE IN MARKDOWN Use familiar markdown to structure your thoughts: headings, bold and italic, bulleted lists, checkboxes, quotes, code, and links. A one-tap formatting toolbar inserts the syntax for you, so you never have to remember it. EDIT OR PREVIEW Flip between a distraction-free editor and a clean rendered preview with a single tap. See exactly how your note looks, then jump back to writing. FULLY OFFLINE, FULLY YOURS Your notes are stored as standard markdown files in the app's own folder on your device. There is no cloud, no login, and nothing to set up. What you write stays with you. FIND ANYTHING FAST Search across all of your notes instantly. The list keeps your most recently edited notes at the top. SHARE WHEN YOU WANT Export any note as markdown text through the standard share sheet. SIMPLE BY DESIGN - Light and dark themes - English and Japanese - Portrait, one-handed friendly layout - Free to use (contains ads) Notedown is the calm, lightweight alternative to heavy note apps โ€” just markdown, and nothing in your way.

Screenshots

Boono4 screens
Notedown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Boono at 15.1 against Notedown's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boono ships an update every 3 days, Notedown every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Boono versus Notedown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoonoNotedown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days โ€” betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size42 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAditya AsdhirYuki Okawa

In-app purchases

None

Boono

No in-app purchases

None

Notedown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boono free?
Boono is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notedown free?
Notedown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boono or Notedown have ads?
Neither Boono nor Notedown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boono or Notedown?
Boono ships an update every 3 days, and Notedown every 4 days. Most recently, Boono was updated on September 26, 2026 and Notedown on October 9, 2026.

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