Poetry Notebook vs Back to This
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Poetry Notebook
This app provides a private space for writing poetry with specialized editors that guide you through fixed forms like haiku and sonnets. It offers live syllable counts, rhyme scheme labeling, writing prompts, and tools to organize and share your finished work.
- Form-aware editor for haiku, sonnet, limerick
- Live syllable counts per line
- Rhyme scheme labeling for fixed forms
- 40+ writing prompts and daily prompts
- Organized library with search and collections
- Shareable poem cards
- Writing streak and studio stats
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PREMIUM — PURCHASE REQUIRED: All features described below are part of Pro and require a purchase: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Write your own poems — and finish them. PoetryNote is a private poetry notebook with a form-aware editor: pick haiku, tanka, sonnet, limerick, or free verse, and the page itself keeps count while you write. Most notes apps hand you a blank box. PoetryNote reads your draft as a poem: live syllable counts sit beside every line so you can watch 5-7-5 take shape in a haiku (5-7-5-7-7 in a tanka), and rhyme-scheme letters label your line endings so ABAB CDCD EFEF GG lands in a sonnet and AABBA in a limerick. No AI writes for you, and there is no feed of strangers' poems — every word in this app is yours. WHAT YOU GET • A haiku that actually scans — each line shows its syllable count as you type, so 5-7-5 is confirmed before you call it done • Sonnet and limerick rhyme help — line endings are labeled A, B, C against the classic scheme, so a broken rhyme surfaces while it is still easy to fix • 40 original writing prompts across six themes — nature, love, loss, hope, city, memory — plus a daily prompt for the nights the page stays blank • A library that stays findable — search, drafts vs finished, favorites, and collections that gather poems into chapbooks • Poem cards worth sharing — turn any poem into a styled image in three card designs, ready for messages or social • A writing streak and studio stats — days in a row, words and lines written, weekly activity, and which forms you reach for most PERFECT FOR • Beginners who want the rules of haiku, tanka, sonnet, and limerick built into the page itself • Journalers who end hard days with three careful lines instead of three rushed paragraphs • Poets who post — a finished poem should look as good as it reads • Students practicing fixed forms without counting syllables on their fingers WHY NOT JUST A NOTES APP? A notes app can hold a poem; it cannot read one. It will never tell you line two is sitting on eight syllables, that your sonnet's third quatrain drifted off scheme, or hand you a prompt when nothing comes. PoetryNote does — and it keeps drafts, favorites, and collections organized as a body of work instead of a pile of files. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your poems live on your device. No account, no cloud, no community feed, no one reading over your shoulder. The daily writing reminder is optional and stays off until you turn it on. PREMIUM (PURCHASE REQUIRED) PoetryNote Premium unlocks the sonnet, tanka, and limerick forms with their syllable and rhyme helpers, the complete 40-prompt library, poem-card image export in all three designs, and the Studio charts. Choose a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Open a new haiku tonight, take the daily prompt, and watch the counter agree with your last line. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia
Back to This
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You save a link "for later." Later never comes. Back to This fixes that. Instead of dumping links into a bookmark folder you'll never open again, Back to This reminds you — again and again — until you actually open the link or delete it. It's a link inbox with a nudge, not a graveyard. THE 15 RULE Your inbox holds up to 15 active links. Save a 16th and the oldest quietly moves to your Archive. A short, finishable list instead of an endless pile — because if everything is saved, nothing is. HOW IT WORKS • Paste or share a link from any app • Tag WHY you saved it — Read Later, Learn, Work, Idea, Buy, Watch, Reference • Pick WHEN and HOW OFTEN to be reminded • Get repeated reminders until you open it or let it go BUILT TO BE FAST • Save from any app with the Share extension • Tap a reminder to jump straight to the link • Open in the related app, or read inside the app • Clean, distraction-free, light and simple WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT • No feeds, no ads, no social clutter • No account required — your links stay on your device • Reminders that don't let you forget • A calm inbox that stays small on purpose Stop bookmarking things into the void. Save it, and let Back to This bring you back. — Back to This Pro Try everything free for 7 days. After the trial, keep Pro for the listed price per month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. https://getbacktothis.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Back to This at every 3 weeks against Poetry Notebook's every 4 months. 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
Both are free to download. Poetry Notebook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Back to This sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Poetry Notebook ships an update every 4 months, Back to This every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poetry Notebook | Back to This |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEAN ASIA CO., LTD | Quanite FZE |
In-app purchases
Poetry Notebook
- Syllable Counter Weekly$2.997 Days
- Rhyme Scheme Yearly$14.991 Year
- Verse Diary Lifetime$29.99
Back to This
- Back to This Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month









