Comparison

Notes Den vs OneVault

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

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About

Notes Den

Features
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Notes Den is a fast, local-first markdown notebook for ideas, tasks, files, and connected notes. Write with live markdown, organize notes into folders, connect ideas with wiki-links, find context with backlinks and tags, and keep attachments alongside your notes. Everything works offline on your device first. When you sign in, Notes Den can sync notes, folders, and attachments through your account so your workspace follows you. Features: - Local-first notes backed by on-device storage - Live markdown editing with checklists, headings, code, quotes, and formatting - Wiki-links, backlinks, tags, and fast search - Folder organization with quick switching - Attachments for photos, PDFs, and files - Optional cloud sync with account sign-in - Optional end-to-end encrypted sync for note and attachment content - Import/export tools for keeping your notes portable Notes Den is built for simple, focused note taking without ads or tracking.

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OneVault

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OneVault keeps everything in your life that happens on a date โ€” and tells you what needs you today. Insurance renewals. Medicine refills. Passport expiry. Property tax. The car service. Your sister's birthday. All of it in one place, sorted so the urgent thing is the biggest thing on screen. WHAT IT DOES Open the app and it answers one question: what needs my attention? Past due items come first and largest. This week next. Then this month, then later. Nothing else competes for your eye. Tap "Mark as done" and OneVault records what happened โ€” the date, the amount, a note, a receipt โ€” then moves the reminder forward one cycle automatically. Weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly or yearly. Your history builds itself. NINE CATEGORIES, THREE GROUPS Recurring โ€” Insurance, Health, Bills & Subs Assets โ€” Gold & Jewelry, Electronics, Vehicles, Property Records โ€” Documents, Dates to Remember Each category has its own fields. Insurance asks for the policy number, cover and nominee. Health asks for dosage and hospital. Documents asks for the issuing authority. You can add your own categories too. NOTES, FOR THINGS WITHOUT DATES WiFi passwords. Blood groups. Locker combinations. Bank login hints. The stuff that never expires but that you can never find. Titles only on the list โ€” no preview line, because these hold passwords. REMINDERS THAT DON'T NAG Two notifications per item: one before it's due, one on the day. Set the lead time per item โ€” 60 days for a passport, 2 for a refill. Never a daily drumbeat on something overdue. WIDGETS Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets show the most urgent item at a glance, in four sizes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything lives on your device and syncs through your own private iCloud account. No servers of ours. No accounts to create. No analytics. No tracking. Nobody sees your passport number, least of all us. Lock the whole app behind Face ID if you like. BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD A focused single column on iPhone; a proper two-column layout on iPad. Full Dark Mode. Text scales with your system size setting. PRICING 30 days free, with everything working. After that, you keep full use of everything you've already added โ€” marking things done, editing, attaching files, reminders, search, all of it. Adding new items needs a one-time purchase. No subscription. Ever.

Screenshots

Notes Den4 screens
OneVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notes Den at none against OneVault's 1. Notes Den also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). OneVault's advantage is update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. OneVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notes Den asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes Den ships an update fortnightly, OneVault daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Notes Den versus OneVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes DenOneVault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size44 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDen Digital LLCKarthikeyan Sriraman

In-app purchases

None

Notes Den

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

OneVault

One-time1
  • OneVault Full Access$2.99

Questions

Is Notes Den free?
Notes Den is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OneVault free?
OneVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notes Den or OneVault have ads?
Neither Notes Den nor OneVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes Den or OneVault?
Notes Den ships an update fortnightly, and OneVault daily. Most recently, Notes Den was updated on October 31, 2026 and OneVault on October 31, 2026.

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