Comparison

BoringNote vs Kanvly

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

Head to head
About

BoringNote

Capture thoughts effortlessly with a chat-style interface, voice transcription, and AI-powered refinement. Organize ideas with categories and comments, and transform notes into structured outputs like to-do lists or emails.

Highlights
  • Chat-style note interface
  • Voice transcription in over 100 languages
  • AI-powered note refinement
  • Convert notes to tasks, summaries, emails
  • Integrations with OpenAI, Gemini, etc.
  • Menu bar capture
  • iCloud sync across macOS, iOS
Features
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BoringNote is a fast and simple way to capture your thoughts. Whether you type or speak, it lets you take notes as naturally as chatting, keeping you focused and organised. With built-in voice transcription, AI-powered refinement, and flexible organisation, BoringNote helps you capture ideas instantly and turn them into structured, useful notes — all in one place. SIMPLIFIED NOTE TAKING - Write or speak your thoughts in a chat-style interface that feels natural and frictionless - Capture ideas instantly without interrupting your workflow - Organise notes effortlessly with categories, pins, and comments VOICE AND TRANSCRIPTION - Speak instead of typing with fast and accurate transcription - Supports over 100 languages - Works in the background so you can capture notes anytime - Built-in dictionary improves recognition for names and custom terms AI-POWERED PROCESSING - Automatically refine and polish your notes before saving - Transform notes into structured outputs such as to-do lists, summaries, and emails - Use integrations with OpenAI, Gemini, LM Studio, and Ollama - Trigger AI actions instantly using simple commands - Create and manage custom prompts tailored to your workflow NOTES AND ORGANISATION - Chat-style notes for quick and natural input - Convert notes into task lists for daily tracking - Add comments to expand ideas and provide context - Use calendar view to navigate notes by date - Keep everything organised with flexible categorisation PRODUCTIVITY AND SPEED - Capture notes directly from the menu bar without opening the main window - Designed to minimise interruptions and keep you in flow - Optimised for both quick capture and deeper work sessions SYNC AND AVAILABILITY - Sync your notes across macOS and upcoming iOS devices using iCloud - Access your content anywhere with seamless continuity USE CASES - Daily journaling - Meeting notes - Task management - Brainstorming - Voice-first note taking - Personal productivity workflows BoringNote helps you focus on your ideas, not the process of writing them down. Privacy Policy: https://boringnote.aowlly.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://boringnote.aowlly.com/terms-of-service.html

About

Kanvly

This app offers a connected workspace for teams, integrating project boards, notes, and calendar context with AI assistance for planning and task management. It helps coordinate planning, delivery, and knowledge sharing without relying on multiple separate tools.

Highlights
  • Project boards with lists and cards
  • Notes and pages for documentation
  • Integrated calendar and today view
  • AI-assisted planning and summarization
  • Connected context linking elements
  • Mobile and iPad optimized layouts
  • Team collaboration features
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Kanvly is one calm, all-in-one workspace where your notes, docs, boards, sheets, slides, and calendar live together, with an AI assistant that actually does the work. Plan the launch, write the doc, build the deck, and track the tasks in one place, instead of switching between five apps and losing the thinking in between. Kanvly brings the pieces of a workspace together: the board that shows what is moving, the note that explains why, the calendar event that gives it a date, and the AI that turns scattered context into clear next steps. Use it for the everyday work between big strategy and small tasks: planning a launch, reviewing a client project, preparing a meeting, following up on blockers, or turning messy notes into a plan the team can act on. WRITE, notes, docs, and pages Capture meeting notes, decisions, research, and planning docs, or let Kanvly AI draft and format them for you. Add checklists, tables, and images, and keep every page close to the boards and cards it supports so context never disappears after a meeting or chat. PLAN, boards, tasks, and calendar Build kanban boards for launches, product work, client projects, operations, bug triage, and weekly planning. Organize with lists and cards, due dates, checklists, assignees, labels, and comments. Then see it all on the calendar: deadlines, reminders, focus blocks, meetings, and launch dates, so you always know what is due and how soon. BUILD, sheets and AI slides Work with spreadsheets for trackers, budgets, and simple data, with formulas and formatting. And create presentations in seconds: describe a topic and Kanvly AI designs a full slide deck you can edit and share. Kanvly AI Ask Kanvly AI to summarize your workspace, draft next steps, review a note, prepare a plan, or write a doc or deck from a single sentence. When AI suggests changes, you review them before anything is applied. Kanvly is built around reviewable actions, not hidden automation, so the assistant helps without taking control away from you. Connected context Link notes, boards, cards, and calendar events so planning and documentation stay together. Use Kanvly as one workspace for decisions, execution, follow-up, and review, instead of a place where tasks and notes drift apart. Made for iPhone and iPad Focused mobile layouts, a native iPad sidebar, dark mode, local reminders for due dates and events, a guest preview mode, and in-app privacy controls including account deletion. Move from a quick phone check-in to a full iPad planning session without changing how your workspace is organized. Built for teams Shared workspaces, members, and roles, plus one-tap public sharing for any note, board, sheet, or deck. Kanvly works for product teams, founders, studios, agencies, operations, client services, and any team that wants one place for planning, delivery, notes, and review. Start free on iPhone, iPad, and the web. Upgrade any time for more workspaces, members, and AI. Kanvly is operated by Decods LLC. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kanvly.com/privacy

Screenshots

BoringNote4 screens
Kanvly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: BoringNote at free against Kanvly's freemium. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. BoringNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kanvly sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoringNote ships an update every 5 days, Kanvly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BoringNote versus Kanvly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoringNoteKanvly
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB14 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLiang WangDecods LLC

Customer experience

BoringNote

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kanvly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BoringNote

One-time1
  • BoringNote Pro$29.99
6 purchases

Kanvly

Subscriptions6
  • Kanvly Starter3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Kanvly Team3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Kanvly Business3 Days trial$29.991 Month
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  • Kanvly Starter3 Days trial$95.991 Year
  • Kanvly Team3 Days trial$143.991 Year
  • Kanvly Business3 Days trial$284.991 Year

Questions

Is BoringNote free?
BoringNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kanvly free?
Kanvly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BoringNote or Kanvly have ads?
Neither BoringNote nor Kanvly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BoringNote or Kanvly?
BoringNote ships an update every 5 days, and Kanvly every 4 days. Most recently, BoringNote was updated on October 24, 2026 and Kanvly on October 24, 2026.

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