Comparison

888Notes vs Narratives

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

Head to head
About

888Notes

Features
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Notes888 is a fast, focused notes app for iPhone and Mac, built around one idea: capture a thought the instant you have it. Work withs Action Button, Control Center, or global hotkey on your Mac. QUICK ADD โ€” CAPTURE BY VOICE Hold to talk, release to save. Your words are transcribed and added to the top of your chosen note โ€” no unlocking, no hunting for the right app, no typing. โ€ข On iPhone: a lock-screen widget and a Control Center button open Quick Add instantly. โ€ข On Mac: a global hotkey works from inside any app. A small overlay shows your words as you speak, and the note is updated the moment you let go. INSTANT iCLOUD SYNC Your notes move between iPhone and Mac in about a second. Jot something on your phone walking to your desk and it's already there when you sit down. REAL RICH TEXT Proper bulleted and numbered lists โ€” type "- " or "1. " and Notes888 does the rest. A clean, single-tone editor that stays out of your way. No Markdown to babysit. SIMPLE BY DESIGN Pin the notes you use every day. Pick a target note for Quick Add. That's it โ€” no folders to file into, no formatting toolbar to fight with. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Speech recognition runs on your device, and your notes are stored in your personal iCloud. No accounts, no tracking, no third-party servers. Notes888 is for people who think faster than they type.

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Narratives

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Thoughts do not arrive in order. Narratives helps you bring them together. Write a few messages or dictate a voice note: an idea, a plan, details you do not want to forget, or a question you are still working through. Talk it over at your own pace. After the conversation, Narratives organizes the material into a card with the main idea, useful details, decisions, and questions that remain open. FROM SCATTERED THOUGHTS TO A USEFUL NOTE โ€ข Capture thoughts by text, voice, or photo. โ€ข Return to the original messages whenever you need context. โ€ข Edit the card to make it your own. โ€ข Preview and share just the card as text or images. Long image exports use multiple pages. โ€ข Export a full dialogue separately when you want to include the source conversation. SEE WHAT CONNECTS Daily summaries bring together the important topics from your conversations. Weekly summaries connect recurring themes, changes, and questions that are still open. Events and reminders, saved memories, web search, and weather are also available when useful. PRIVATE, ON YOUR IPHONE The conversational AI, voice transcription, and image analysis run on your device. Your conversations, cards, and saved memories are stored locally. No account, subscription, or in-app purchase is required. The model downloads separately on first launch; core AI features become available when setup completes. Optional online tools send the necessary request to an external service, for example for web search or weather. Sharing and backup export happen when you choose. You can review, correct, or delete saved memories in Settings. AI can make mistakes. Keep the original conversation, review important details, and edit a card before sharing it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

888Notes3 screens
Narratives4 screens

Verdict

The call

888Notes and Narratives are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
888Notes versus Narratives: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter888NotesNarratives
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB86 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTito JankowskiMikhail Kolokolnikov

In-app purchases

None

888Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Narratives

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 888Notes free?
888Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Narratives free?
Narratives is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 888Notes or Narratives have ads?
Neither 888Notes nor Narratives shows ads.

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