Comparison

Notelux vs Tela

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

Head to head
About

Notelux

Features
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Notelux is a private, offline notepad for everything you need to remember: quick thoughts, checklists, ideas, journals, meeting notes and shopping lists. No account, no sign-up. Everything is stored on your device. WRITE THE WAY YOU THINK • Title, heading and subheading styles • Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, highlight and text color • Bulleted and numbered lists, and checklists you can tick off • Links, emoji and photos from your camera or gallery, with markup • Left, center or right alignment, and full right-to-left support • Undo when you change your mind STAY ORGANIZED • Folders and tags • Pin what you use most • Search every note by title and text • Sort by date edited, date created or title, in a list or grid • Archive what you want out of the way • Trash keeps what you delete for a while, so you can bring it back KEEP YOUR NOTES SAFE • Back up every note and picture to one file, and restore it on any device • Dark mode, light mode, or match your system • Available in 42 languages NOTELUX PRO One purchase, no subscription. Pro unlocks: • No ads • Face ID lock for single notes or the whole app • Export to PDF and Markdown • Automatic backup to iCloud Drive • Voice notes, sketches, document scans and tables • Sub-folders and note templates • Reminders and home-screen widgets • Note colors, themes and alternate app icons PRIVACY Nothing leaves your device unless you back it up or share it yourself. The free version shows ads from Google AdMob, which may use your device's advertising identifier; you can change this under Ad Privacy Choices in Settings. Notelux Pro removes the ads. Download Notelux and keep every note in one private place.

About

Tela

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Tela is a fast, private, offline-first workspace for notes, documents, and databases. Everything lives on your device - not on a server - so it opens instantly, works anywhere, and your data stays yours. Find anything in an instant: search looks across notes, documents, databases, rows and fields - and it ignores accents, so "cafe" finds "café". Turn any list into a database with typed fields, add tappable URL links, then switch to a drag-and-drop Kanban board with colored columns. Write in the redesigned calm editor with headings, checklists and code. No account required. WHY TELA - Instant search across notes, databases, rows and fields - free - Offline-first - open and edit anywhere, no loading spinners - Private by design - your data stays on your device - Drag & drop Kanban boards with colored columns - URL fields - tappable links right in your databases - Native on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro - Today: everything due, pulled from your notes and databases - free - Reminders you set yourself - one notification, at the time you pick FREE FOREVER Unlimited notes, instant search, Today, reminders, 3 Tela Assist runs a month, up to 3 databases, all views, offline - free. PREMIUM UNLOCKS - Unlimited Tela Assist on your device: summarize, bullet points, clean up the writing, pull out action items, suggest a title - Markdown export: documents with proper formatting, databases as Markdown tables - Unlimited databases (beyond the free 3) Premium is a Monthly ($4.99) or Annual ($29.99, 7-day free trial) subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase ($79.99). Prices shown in-app. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lastoneparis.github.io/tela-site/privacy.html

Screenshots

Notelux4 screens
Tela4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tela at none against Notelux's shown. Tela also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Notelux's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Notelux sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tela sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notelux ships an update every 2 weeks, Tela every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Notelux versus Tela: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteluxTela
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBEK Service LTDHUGO ANATOLE PAUL MORICEAU

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notelux

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
3 purchases

Tela

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Notelux free?
Notelux is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tela free?
Tela is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notelux or Tela have ads?
Notelux shows ads; Tela does not.
Which is updated more often, Notelux or Tela?
Notelux ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tela every 4 weeks. Most recently, Notelux was updated on October 25, 2026 and Tela on October 31, 2026.

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