Comparison

Serious Notebook vs Libreta

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

Head to head
About

Serious Notebook

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Serious Notebook is a simple, private digital notebook for iPhone and iPad. Create notebooks, write naturally, add pages, organize your notes and export them as clean PDF files. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. Serious Notebook is free to try. Create your first notebook with up to 10 pages for free. Unlock unlimited notebooks, unlimited pages, imports, and full access with one lifetime purchase. FEATURES • Create digital notebooks • Write and draw freely • Add unlimited pages • Rename notebooks • Choose notebook covers • Export notes as PDF • Works on iPhone and iPad • Dark Mode support • Simple, minimal interface • No ads or tracking • No subscription Serious Notebook is built for students, professionals and anyone who wants a calm digital notebook without unnecessary complexity.

About

Libreta

Organize your thoughts into virtual books with custom covers and page styles. Write, draw, add media, and scan documents within your personalized digital notebooks. Your notes are private and sync via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Virtual book shelf with up to 20 books
  • Customizable book covers and page styles
  • Rich text editing and drawing tools
  • Insert photos, PDFs, and documents
  • Voice memo recording with transcripts
  • Checklist reminders
Features
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NoteBook turns your notes into a shelf of beautiful books. Every notebook is a real book you can open, write in, and make your own — and it even looks as thick as the number of pages inside. A SHELF OF BOOKS • Keep up to 20 books on your shelf, each with its own title and look. • Books grow thicker as you add pages — a quick glance shows how full each one is. • Name every page and flip through them in order. MAKE IT YOURS • Design custom covers — pick colors, fonts, and spine styles, or use your own photo for the cover or the whole book. • Choose page styles: ruled notebook paper, picture pages, or a custom colored background. WRITE THE WAY YOU LIKE • Rich text with fonts, sizes, colors, bold, italics, highlights, and alignment. • Draw and handwrite with Apple Pencil or your finger. • Add photos, PDFs, and documents right onto the page — your text flows around them. • Scan documents with the camera and keep them with the book. • Record or import voice memos, with on-demand transcripts. • Turn any line into a checklist reminder, and tap to complete it. YOURS AND PRIVATE • Your notes live on your device and sync privately through your own iCloud. • No ads. No tracking. No accounts required — sign in only if you want syncing. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Screenshots

Serious Notebook4 screens
Libreta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Libreta at none against Serious Notebook's 1. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Serious Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Libreta asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Serious Notebook versus Libreta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSerious NotebookLibreta
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBILGESU KADANDarian Iraola

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Serious Notebook

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$9.99
None

Libreta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Serious Notebook free?
Serious Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Libreta free?
Libreta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Serious Notebook or Libreta have ads?
Neither Serious Notebook nor Libreta shows ads.

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