Comparison

Nota vs Problem Logger

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

Head to head
About

Nota

Capture thoughts through typing, voice, sketches, or photos. AI assistance helps organize and refine your ideas. Offers local saving and advanced features with an optional Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • AI-powered note organization
  • Voice-to-text transcription
  • Sketching and drawing tools
  • OCR for scanned documents
  • Cross-device sync (Pro)
  • Customizable AI actions (Pro)
Features
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Nota is built for the moment a thought appears before it disappears. A thought may arrive while you are walking, in a meeting, on a train, halfway through explaining something aloud, or at two in the morning. Nota helps you capture it immediately, then gives you the tools to shape it later. Speak, type, record, scan, sketch, photograph, or dictate from your Apple Watch. Continue the same idea across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. CAPTURE FIRST. ORGANIZE LATER. You do not need the perfect title, folder, or structure before you begin. Record the thought while it is still alive. Nota can help organize, tag, rewrite, summarize, translate, and develop it when you are ready. MEET NOTA VOICE Nota Voice turns voice capture into a conversation. Talk through an idea, question, project, decision, or unfinished thought. Brainstorm aloud. Ask questions. Change direction halfway through. Explore what you mean before you know exactly how to say it. When the conversation ends, Nota can turn that dialogue into a structured note, including the work you asked for along the way. Ask for messages, outlines, plans, posts, follow-ups, translations, lists, multiple versions, or other written work while you speak. Nota Voice keeps track of the conversation and carries those requests into the finished note. YOUR NOTES CAN JOIN THE CONVERSATION Nota is designed to work with your own context, not begin from zero every time. Pinned notes can be prioritized as important context for Nota Voice, helping you continue existing ideas, projects, logs, plans, and recurring areas of thought. Your notes become more useful as your library grows. A NOTE IS A LIVING IDEA A note does not have to be a finished document. It can begin as one sentence, grow through voice recordings, change after a conversation, collect research, add images or sketches, and become something completely different over time. Nota gives unfinished ideas somewhere to remain alive long enough to become useful. AI THAT WORKS WITH YOUR THINKING Nota includes AI, but the purpose is not to replace your judgment or become the author of your mind. Use AI when you want help to: • Rewrite, expand, summarize, or translate text • Develop rough ideas into clearer writing • Organize and tag notes • Work with your existing note context • Turn voice conversations into structured notes • Create follow-ups, plans, outlines, messages, and other requested work Your words, experience, judgment, and meaning remain yours. MORE WAYS TO CAPTURE AND CREATE • Voice transcription for fast note-taking • Apple Watch recording and transcription • Sketching with Apple Pencil or finger • Camera scanning and OCR for printed or handwritten material • Audio playback for recorded notes • Markdown-friendly writing and export • Pinning, sorting, tags, search, and smart organization • Shared notes and collaboration • Web publishing for selected notes • Cross-device sync for supported plans • Recently Deleted recovery • Custom themes, icons, and accent colors FREE AND PRO Nota Free gives you the core tools to capture, write, record, organize, and work with AI. Nota Pro expands your workspace with higher AI and Nota Voice usage limits, additional AI capabilities, cross-device features, collaboration tools, premium customization, and more. Nota is for founders, creatives, students, operators, writers, builders, researchers, and anyone who thinks faster than a blank page can keep up. The goal is not to produce more notes. The goal is to stay connected to your own thinking long enough for it to become knowledge, creation, judgment, and perhaps eventually wisdom. Catch thoughts. Shape ideas. Where your best ideas live. Terms of Service: https://nota.talk/terms Privacy Policy: https://nota.talk/privacy Support: https://nota.talk/support Standard Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Problem Logger

Easily log and track recurring issues over time with a private, dated timeline. Ideal for recording symptoms, home repairs, or any situation where knowing when an event occurred is important. Keep your records secure and local on your device.

Highlights
  • Create dated timelines of events
  • Log incidents in seconds
  • Set optional reminders
  • Review timelines over days/weeks/months
  • Local device storage
  • App lock for privacy
Features
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Problem Logger helps you keep a simple, private record of things that happen over time. Create a problem, tap Log Now, and build a dated timeline. It works for recurring pain, noisy neighbours, home repair issues, car faults, workplace incidents, care notes, or any situation where knowing when something happened is useful. Why people use Problem Logger: • Keep a dated timeline of recurring or occasional problems • Record when something happened in seconds • Set optional reminders so you remember to check in • Review your timeline over days, weeks, or months • Keep records local on your device • Use Face ID or Touch ID app lock for extra privacy Useful for: • Symptoms, pain, sleep issues or side effects • Noise, neighbour or nuisance records • Landlord, home repair or maintenance problems • Vehicle, appliance or device faults • Workplace incidents or recurring concerns • Pet, family or care-related observations • Any problem where a clear record helps Problem Logger is flexible. It is not limited to one type of problem and does not force you into a medical, legal, or complaint workflow. Start with a timestamp and build a clear personal record over time. Privacy first: • No account required • Logs are stored locally on your device • App lock support is available Problem Logger does not provide medical, legal, or professional advice. It helps you keep a personal record that you can review when needed.

Screenshots

Nota4 screens
Problem Logger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nota at Free against Problem Logger's $0.49. Problem Logger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Nota is free to download; Problem Logger costs $0.49 up front. Nota sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Problem Logger asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nota versus Problem Logger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotaProblem Logger
PriceFree — better$0.49
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHue Network, Inc.Thomas Richardson

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nota

Subscriptions2
  • Nota Pro Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Nota Pro Annually14 Days trial$69.991 Year
None

Problem Logger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nota free?
Nota is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Problem Logger free?
Problem Logger costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nota or Problem Logger have ads?
Neither Nota nor Problem Logger shows ads.

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