Comparison

Fountain Notes vs Fromly

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

Head to head
About

Fountain Notes

Features
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Fountain Notes opens to a blank note so you can get an idea out before it slips away. No formatting maze. No folders to manage. No decision fatigue before the thought is even written. Write the note, file it away, and move on. Fountain Notes keeps old notes organized automatically and hidden from view until you need them. Search and the drawer are there when you want to find something, but they do not crowd the writing surface. Built for quick ideas, tiny reminders, quotes, fragments, and the little thoughts that usually vanish while you are deciding where they belong. Fountain Notes is intentionally small: - Blank note first - Fast local saving - One thought at a time - Clean search - Calm history drawer A quiet place to catch the thing and keep going.

About

Fromly

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Fromly is your second brain with chat: write notes and tasks, and talk to an AI that actually knows them โ€” because it can read and edit them for you. โ€ข Chat with memory: every note, task or document has its own AI conversation. It remembers the context and picks up right where you left off. โ€ข AI that really edits: ask it to add a paragraph, summarize a document, or pull tasks out of a note โ€” and it does it directly, not just tells you about it. โ€ข Agenda & tasks: plan your day, week and month, with recurring tasks and reminders. โ€ข Contexts: group notes and tasks by project or area of your life, each with its own memory. โ€ข Agents: automate the processes you repeat. โ€ข Real-time sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac and web. Free to start. Pro unlocks unlimited AI. Your notes are yours: private and exportable any time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fountain Notes2 screens
Fromly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fountain Notes at none against Fromly's 4. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Fromly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.00 per month. Fountain Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fountain Notes ships an update every 4 days, Fromly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Fountain Notes versus Fromly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFountain NotesFromly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandon WilsonAlberto Lezaun

In-app purchases

None

Fountain Notes

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Fromly

Subscriptions2
  • Fromly Pro Monthly$6.001 Month
  • Fromly Pro Yearly$45.001 Year
One-time2
  • 5M AI tokens$4.00
  • Fromly Lifetime$129.00

Questions

Is Fountain Notes free?
Fountain Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fromly free?
Fromly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fountain Notes or Fromly have ads?
Neither Fountain Notes nor Fromly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fountain Notes or Fromly?
Fountain Notes ships an update every 4 days, and Fromly every 5 days. Most recently, Fountain Notes was updated on November 9, 2026 and Fromly on October 28, 2026.

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