Therapy Notebook TD vs FlatNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Therapy Notebook TD
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Therapy Notebook is a professional note-taking and session organization app designed for counselors and psychotherapists on iPhone and iPad. Keep client records, session notes, history, and your calendar together in one organized workspace. On iPhone, access your clients wherever your work takes you and edit notes quickly with the keyboard. On iPad, write naturally with Apple Pencil or use the keyboard. With iCloud, your data is stored in your own account and kept up to date across your devices. Key features: • Support for iPhone and iPad • Client-based session notes and history • Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil on iPad • Keyboard note-taking • Client folders and session planning • Calendar view and Apple Calendar synchronization • Ready-to-use templates for therapy work • 18 specialized template packs with 470+ clinical templates in total • PDF export • Face ID, Touch ID, or app passcode access • Automatic locking when the app moves to the background • Option to use client code names instead of real names • Photo and file attachments • iCloud backup and synchronization Therapy Notebook is not a billing system, online therapy platform, or comprehensive clinic management system. Its purpose is to support mental health professionals with organized note-taking and session tracking. It does not diagnose, recommend treatment, or perform client assessments. A separate auto-renewable Premium subscription purchase is required to use Therapy Notebook and access all features. Monthly and yearly plans are available. Eligible new subscribers may receive a 7-day free trial. Unless canceled during the trial, the selected subscription continues as a paid, auto-renewable plan. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FlatNote
This app allows you to create and organize notes using markdown formatting. It offers live formatting, image support, and robust organization features. Your notes are stored as plain files and sync via iCloud across your Apple devices.
- Live markdown formatting
- Image embedding in notes
- Folder organization and pinning
- Real checkboxes
- In-note search
- Cross-device iCloud sync
- Plain .md file export
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FlatNote is a markdown notes app for people who want their writing to stay plain, portable, and theirs. It runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and your notes sync across all of them through your own iCloud, or stay in a folder you choose. Type markdown and watch it format as you go. Headings, bold, italic, strikethrough, links, quotes, bullet lists, and tappable checkboxes all render while you write. The raw symbols stay out of your way and reappear only on the line you are editing, so you always know exactly what you typed. WHAT YOU GET - Live formatting. See the result as you type, with a one minute reference note included. - Photos in your notes. Paste an image or attach one; it is saved next to the note as an ordinary file, not in a database. - Folders, pins, and sorting. Organize notes into real directories and keep the ones you use on top. - Real checkboxes. Tap to check things off, right in the note. - Find in a note. Search the open note and jump between highlighted matches. - Quick formatting. A formatting bar above the keyboard on iPhone and iPad, and standard shortcuts on Mac. - Find your notes fast. Search the whole library by title or content. YOUR WORDS BELONG TO YOU - Every note is a plain .md file. No proprietary format, no lock-in, readable in any app, on any device, years from now. - Your notes live in your iCloud and sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac automatically, signed in with your Apple ID. No separate account to make. - Export carries everything. Share any note as markdown, with its pictures included, or export your whole library as one zip of ordinary files. The files are also right there in the Files app on iOS and Finder on Mac. - Delete is honest. Deleted notes go to Trash, where they can be recovered. QUIET BY DESIGN - No ads. No tracking. No analytics. Nothing about you leaves your devices and your iCloud. - Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, in light and dark. FlatNote keeps the format simple so you can keep your thinking clear.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlatNote at none against Therapy Notebook TD's 2. Therapy Notebook TD's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Therapy Notebook TD sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FlatNote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Therapy Notebook TD ships an update fortnightly, FlatNote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Therapy Notebook TD | FlatNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alper CUHADAROGLU | Kate Benediktsson |
In-app purchases
Therapy Notebook TD
- Therapy Notebook Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Therapy Notebook Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
FlatNote
No in-app purchases









