Comparison

Note vs Habit Tracker Widget

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

Head to head
About

Note

Organize your thoughts and to-dos in one app. Create rich notes with embedded media and tasks, set reminders, and manage projects with flexible layouts. Offers advanced features like AI assistance and privacy controls.

Highlights
  • Rich text editing with media embedding
  • Tasks with due dates and reminders
  • Folders, tags, and smart filters
  • Multiple view layouts (list, agenda, calendar, Kanban)
  • Focus mode for distraction-free work
  • Privacy Vault and note locking
  • AI-powered summarization and task extraction
Features
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Note-Due brings your notes and tasks together. Write a note, add tasks inside it, set due dates, and get reminded — all without switching apps. NOTES THAT DO MORE Rich text with bold, italic, highlights, checklists, and code blocks. Attach photos, scan documents, record voice memos, and embed video. Draw with Apple Pencil or your finger — handwriting can be recognised and converted to typed text. While you write or scroll, toolbars slide away so your words get the whole screen. TASKS BUILT INTO YOUR NOTES Create tasks inside any note, or add standalone tasks. Set due dates, priorities, and reminders. Quick Add understands natural language — type "call James tomorrow at 9am high priority" and Note-Due does the rest. Block tasks behind other tasks to map real dependencies. POWERFUL ORGANISATION Folders, subfolders, tags, and smart filters keep everything findable. Switch between Today, Upcoming, Overdue, All, and Inbox, and between list, agenda, calendar, and kanban layouts. Snooze tasks, pin notes, and search everything instantly. The Trash keeps deleted items until you're sure. INBOX AND FOCUS MODE Capture first, schedule later: tasks without a date land in your Inbox. When it's time to work, Focus Mode shows only today's tasks in a distraction-free view. SIRI, SHORTCUTS & SPOTLIGHT Add tasks, check what's overdue, or complete something with your voice or the Shortcuts app. Find notes and tasks from Spotlight search. BUILT FOR EVERY SCREEN Designed for iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo. On iPad, see your notes list beside the open note, or open any note in its own window with Stage Manager. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your data lives on your device. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. Optional iCloud sync keeps your Apple devices up to date using your personal iCloud — we never see it. ——— UNLOCK NOTE-DUE PRO — $9.99 ONCE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Apple Intelligence Extract tasks from a note, summarise long notes, and rewrite selected text in any style — all on-device. Your previous version is saved before every AI rewrite. Privacy Vault & Note Locking Hide folders behind Face ID in the Vault, lock individual notes, or require Face ID every time you open the app. Version History Every note is versioned automatically. Browse and restore any earlier draft. Power Tasks Recurring tasks (daily, weekdays, weekly, monthly, yearly), subtasks, dependencies, and Apple Calendar sync. Advanced Notifications Morning daily digest, second reminders, quiet hours, custom lead times, lock-screen snooze, and custom sounds. Export & Import Export notes as PDF or HTML, or your whole library as a Markdown ZIP. Import Markdown and text notes from Bear, Obsidian, or Apple Notes, and tasks from Apple Reminders. Projects & Time Tracking Group notes and tasks into projects with live progress and due dates. Add time estimates to tasks and track real time with a built-in timer. PDF Annotation & Tables Draw on PDF attachments with Apple Pencil, saved per page. Insert editable grid tables into any note. Smart Scheduling Smart Schedule checks your task load and suggests the least-busy day and time. Kanban Board Manage tasks across To Do, In Progress, and Done, and drag cards between columns.

About

Habit Tracker Widget

Features
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Shuukan (習慣, "habit") is a focused habit tracker for building a daily routine, with no ads, subscriptions, or account required. BUILD HABITS THAT FIT YOUR LIFE • Create habits with a daily schedule, specific weekdays, or a weekly target. • Give each habit its own icon and color. • Organize habits with tags, reorder them, and archive habits when you need a break. • Choose roomy cards or a compact list for your dashboard. CHECK IN FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN • See your habits and streaks in Home Screen widgets. • Check off a habit directly from a widget or the Lock Screen. • Choose a widget style that fits your Home Screen: Classic, Mono, Paper, or Night. USE SIRI AND SHORTCUTS • Ask Siri to check off a habit, tell you your streak, or open a habit. • Add Shuukan actions to your own Shortcuts. SEE AND SHARE YOUR PROGRESS • Track current and longest streaks for every habit. • Review your weekly progress and detailed completion history. • Look back at your Year in Review, with yearly totals and a month-by-month view. • Share a streak card or your Year in Review, and celebrate milestones along the way. GENTLE REMINDERS • Set per-habit reminders at the times that work for you. • Add a daily summary reminder to check in on everything at once. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Your habits, history, tags, and preferences stay on your device. • Optional iCloud Sync keeps your data up to date across your devices. • Export your data as JSON and import a Shuukan export to restore it. • No ads, third-party analytics, or tracking. FREE HABIT TRACKING, OPTIONAL PERSONALIZATION • Core habit tracking is free, with no subscription. • The optional Shuukan Pack is a one-time purchase that unlocks all app icons and widget styles. • Previous icon-pack purchases include the Shuukan Pack's widget styles. • Keep a habit going for two weeks to earn one alternate app icon. Whether you're reading, drinking more water, practicing a language, or building a morning routine, Shuukan helps you show up one day at a time.

Screenshots

Note4 screens
Habit Tracker Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Note at every 2 days against Habit Tracker Widget's every 3 weeks. Habit Tracker Widget's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). 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. Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Habit Tracker Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note ships an update every 2 days, Habit Tracker Widget every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Note versus Habit Tracker Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteHabit Tracker Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames RocheSascha Thiele

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Note

One-time1
  • Note-Due Pro$9.99
1 purchases

Habit Tracker Widget

One-time1
  • Alternate App-Icons$2.99

Questions

Is Note free?
Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Habit Tracker Widget free?
Habit Tracker Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Note or Habit Tracker Widget have ads?
Neither Note nor Habit Tracker Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note or Habit Tracker Widget?
Note ships an update every 2 days, and Habit Tracker Widget every 3 weeks. Most recently, Note was updated on November 7, 2026 and Habit Tracker Widget on October 31, 2026.

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