YuDo vs OpenNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YuDo
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YuDo is a beautiful, intuitive task manager and reminders app designed to help you organize your life with high-fidelity visual aesthetics. Combining a standard structured checklist with a physical-feeling 3D Sticky Note Board view, YuDo brings tactile satisfaction back to your productivity. Key Features: • Interactive Task List: Sort tasks manually or chronologically, manage custom categories, and filter by tags. • Physical Sticky Board View: Arrange your tasks on a virtual corkboard as realistic 3D sticky notes complete with priority-colored push pins, curved edges, and shadow depth. • Custom Photo Wallpapers: Personalize your workspace by setting any photo from your library as your workspace background. • Google Calendar Integration: Connect your Google account to automatically sync your tasks and deadlines bi-directionally. • Premium Home Screen Widgets: Stay on top of your schedule with a compact calendar view and interactive checklists directly on your Home Screen. • Local-First & Privacy-Focused: Your data is stored entirely on your device using SwiftData. No accounts required, no tracking.
OpenNotes
Create handwritten notes, import and annotate PDFs, and organize your thoughts with folders. This free, open-source app prioritizes privacy by keeping all your data local and on your device.
- Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil
- PDF import and annotation
- Folder-based organization
- Add images and text
- Local-first data storage
- Export and share notes
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OpenNotes is a simple, free, open-source notes app built for handwriting, PDFs, and focused organization. Create notebooks, import PDFs, write with Apple Pencil, add images or text, organize notes into folders, and export your work when you need it. OpenNotes is local-first and privacy focused. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no tracking. Your notes live on your device, with optional backup to your own iCloud so they survive a lost iPad or a deleted app. Nothing is ever sent to us — your notes stay in your Apple account, readable by no one else.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenNotes at none against YuDo's 1. OpenNotes also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. YuDo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OpenNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | YuDo | OpenNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuri Shtern | Mark Miller |
In-app purchases
YuDo
- YuDo Premium$2.99
OpenNotes
No in-app purchases









