Comparison

Humble Notes (No Cloud) vs MiniLista

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

Head to head
About

Humble Notes (No Cloud)

Capture your thoughts with text, photos, or voice recordings in a distraction-free environment. Organize notes with custom categories and access them offline. Export and import backups for easy data management.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free text editor
  • Add photos to notes
  • One-tap audio recording
  • Customizable categories
  • Offline functionality
  • Data backup and import
  • Share notes and recordings
Features
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Humble Notes is the calm, clutter-free place to capture what's on your mind — in your own words or your own voice. Jot a quick text note, drop in a photo, or tap once to record an audio note. Sort everything under your own labels, and keep it all private on your device. No account. No sign-up. No subscription. CAPTURE ANYTHING • Write notes in a clean, distraction-free editor • Add photos to any note • Record high-quality audio notes with a single tap • Watch a live level meter as you record, so you know it's listening LISTEN BACK, YOUR WAY • Open any recording to a full waveform of the whole clip • Tap or drag anywhere on the waveform to seek to that exact moment • Loop a recording with the repeat toggle STAY ORGANIZED • Create custom categories — Work, Ideas, Journal, anything you like • Drag to reorder categories so what matters is on top • Filter by category and browse everything neatly grouped by date PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your notes and recordings live on your device • Works completely offline • No accounts, no tracking, no cloud required NEVER LOSE A THING • Export a complete backup to a single .zip — notes as text files and audio recordings, grouped by category • Import a backup to restore your library or move to a new device • Swipe to delete, with a quick Undo if you change your mind • Share any note or recording through the standard share sheet SIMPLE, FAIR PRICING • Start with a 30-day free trial • Then unlock Humble Notes forever with a single $3.99 purchase • No subscriptions. No ads. Ever. Give your thoughts a quiet home. Download Humble Notes today.

About

MiniLista

Features
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If Apple Notes is too much and Reminders is the wrong tool, MiniLista is the app in between. It does one thing: lists. Shopping, packing, interview questions, monthly bills — anything you want to keep in order, without the overhead of a task manager. No due dates. No priorities. No notifications. Just fast, focused lists that feel like typing in Notes — tap to add, tap to edit, drag to reorder. DESIGNED FOR iPHONE AND iPAD A split-view layout keeps every list one tap away in the sidebar, with the selected list open beside it. On iPad, the sidebar scales to the screen and hardware-keyboard shortcuts (⌘N, ⌘↩, and more) keep your hands on the keys. BUILT FOR SPEED • Create a list with a single tap — no menus, no save buttons • Add and edit items inline — tap the text and type • Drag to reorder lists and items • Delete with a swipe; undo a deleted list from the toast • 16 hand-picked colors and four bullet styles (none, numbered, bullet, dash) • Copy any list or share it straight to Messages, Mail, WhatsApp, and more • Dark mode by default, light mode when you want it FREE • Up to 10 lists, 30 items each • Copy and share as plain text • Light and Dark themes PREMIUM • Unlimited lists and items • iCloud sync across all your devices • Copy and share as Markdown or CSV • Custom list colors — pick any color per list • Five extra themes, each with its own accent Premium is an annual subscription with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. One purchase covers your whole family — up to six people — through Family Sharing. MiniLista collects nothing about you. Free lists stay on your device; Premium syncs through your own private iCloud, which even we can't see. No analytics, no ads, no tracking. MiniLista Premium is an auto-renewable subscription: $9.99/year, with a 7-day free trial. A one-time lifetime purchase ($24.99) is also available. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bodaganj.github.io/MiniLista-site/privacy/

Screenshots

Humble Notes (No Cloud)4 screens
MiniLista4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Humble Notes (No Cloud) at 16.4 against MiniLista's 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. Humble Notes (No Cloud) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MiniLista sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Humble Notes (No Cloud) versus MiniLista: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHumble Notes (No Cloud)MiniLista
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElastic Engineering LLCBogdan Ganzha

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Humble Notes (No Cloud)

One-time1
  • Unlock App$3.99
2 purchases

MiniLista

Subscriptions1
  • MiniLista Premium Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • MiniLista Premium Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Humble Notes (No Cloud) free?
Humble Notes (No Cloud) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MiniLista free?
MiniLista is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Humble Notes (No Cloud) or MiniLista have ads?
Neither Humble Notes (No Cloud) nor MiniLista shows ads.

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