Comparison

Monodos vs Beaver Notes

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

Head to head
About

Monodos

This minimalist app helps you capture tasks and ideas while focusing on one item at a time. It offers a clean, distraction-free interface to organize your day and build momentum without complex systems.

Highlights
  • Focus-first task management
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
  • Task organization (NOW, NEXT, LATER)
  • Voice task input
  • Calendar-based planning
  • Distraction-free design
Features
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Monodos is a minimalist productivity app designed to help you capture tasks, ideas, reminders, and stay focused on one task at a time. • Works completely offline • No account required • Your data stays stored locally on your device Instead of overwhelming you with endless lists, clutter, and distractions, Monodos keeps your attention on what matters right now so you can stay clear, calm, and productive throughout your day. Features: • Focus-first task management • NOW, NEXT, and LATER task organization • Voice task input • Daily tasks view • Today’s focused task view • Calendar-based planning • Task scheduling and reminders • Recurring tasks • Task accomplishment history • Focus card customization with colors and background images • Clean and distraction-free design • Smooth and intuitive experience Monodos is built for people who want simplicity, clarity, structure, and momentum in their daily workflow without the pressure of overly complicated productivity systems. Terms of Use: https://buildmychoice.github.io/mono_legal/

About

Beaver Notes

Features
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Beaver Notes is a fast, native client for the open-source Beaver Notes server — a self-hosted note wall you run on your own infrastructure. Write markdown notes. Drop in photos, videos and files. Everything lands on your server, nowhere else. No accounts to sign up for, no third-party services, no analytics, no telemetry. FEATURES • Multi-server — connect to as many self-hosted Beaver Notes servers as you need and switch between them from the sidebar. • Local-first sync — an outbox queue keeps everything working offline and catches up the moment the server comes back. • Markdown editor — bold, italic, code, lists, links, headings, with live preview. • Attachments — photos, videos, and arbitrary files. Images appear in an adaptive grid with a fullscreen viewer. Inline video playback. • Upload progress — per-file and per-message progress overlays, including retry on failure. • Image editor — crop, draw, filters, and optional optimization before upload. • Video trim & optimize — HEIC and H.265 encoding to keep uploads small. • Quick input — a compact composer at the bottom of the wall for fast capture. • Search — local full-text search with type, tag, pinned and date filters. • Spotlight — your notes are findable from the system search. • Privacy — biometric lock with Face ID / Touch ID, auto-lock timeout, and the option to hide previews in the App Switcher. • Storage controls — per-server cache size limit and one-tap erase. • Multi-platform — adapted layouts for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with native sidebar, context menus, swipe actions, and keyboard shortcuts. PRIVACY The app talks only to the self-hosted server you configure. No analytics SDKs. No third-party services. No developer-side backend. Read the full privacy policy at https://eduard256.github.io/beaver-notes-apple/PRIVACY.md REQUIREMENTS You need a running Beaver Notes server. The server is open source — see https://github.com/eduard256/beaver-notes

Screenshots

Monodos4 screens
Beaver Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Monodos at 15.1 against Beaver Notes's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Monodos versus Beaver Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonodosBeaver Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaofeeq AdebayoArtur Jeremicz

In-app purchases

None

Monodos

No in-app purchases

None

Beaver Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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