Comparison

OffClock vs Note Taking App

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

Head to head
About

OffClock

Features
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Your workday. On your iPhone, Apple Watch and Home Screen. OffClock helps you keep track of your working hours, manage breaks and know when your workday is done. Check your progress on your wrist or Home Screen, with quick controls that keep your day moving. OFFCLOCK ON APPLE WATCH Your workday is always within reach. Start working, take a break, resume and finish your day directly from your Apple Watch. See your worked time and progress towards your daily target at a glance, with your workday synced to your iPhone. YOUR WORKDAY ON YOUR HOME SCREEN See how your day is going without opening OffClock. Choose a small or medium widget to keep your working time and progress in view. The interactive medium widget lets you start working, take a break and resume right from your Home Screen. KNOW WHEN YOU’RE DONE Set your daily target and follow your progress with a live timer and a colourful progress ring. See how much you’ve worked, how much time remains and when you’re expected to finish. Breaks are deducted automatically, and your estimated finish time adjusts throughout the day. BREAKS THAT FIT YOUR DAY Track multiple breaks, from a quick coffee to lunch or time away from your desk. Add breaks manually using a duration or start and end times, and edit them whenever needed. Use the included categories or create your own with custom names and icons. KEEP YOUR BREAK IN VIEW Follow your running break timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on supported iPhones. Set an optional reminder for when your break reaches your chosen duration. SIMPLE AND PRIVATE Start your workday with a tap or enter an earlier start time. Finish your day to stop the clock and see how your worked time compares with your target. No account required. Your workday data is stored locally, with no server uploads. Core tracking works offline, and time displays follow your device settings. OffClock focuses on today: your start time and breaks reset when a new day begins, while your daily target and preferences stay saved. On your wrist. On your Home Screen. On top of your day.

About

Note Taking App

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Turn every thought into a page worth keeping. Digital Notes is a private, beautifully designed notebook for handwriting, typing, planning, studying, and annotating documents. Write naturally with Apple Pencil or your finger, or add typed text that flows across multiple pages. CREATE YOUR WAY β€’ Draw with pen, pencil, marker, eraser, and lasso β€’ Choose ruled, dotted, grid, or plain paper β€’ Customize notebook covers, folders, tags, and favorites β€’ Turn typed text into handwritten-style pages WORK WITH DOCUMENTS β€’ Import PDFs and annotate every page β€’ Scan documents or add photos β€’ Export notebooks as PDFs or pages as images β€’ Extract searchable text using on-device recognition KEEP IDEAS ORGANIZED β€’ Search titles, text, tags, and transcripts β€’ Archive, duplicate, restore, and manage notebooks β€’ Turn your notes into study cards β€’ Attach audio recordings to notebooks β€’ Fold meaningful pages into your keepsake jar PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notebooks, drawings, scans, and recordings stay on your device. Digital Notes requires no account and includes local backup and restore tools for keeping an additional copy. Whether you’re capturing a quick idea, taking lecture notes, planning your week, journaling, or annotating a PDF, Digital Notes gives every thought a calm place to grow. Privacy Policy: https://digitalhole.github.io/DHPrivacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OffClock4 screens
Note Taking App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OffClock at none against Note Taking App's shown. Note Taking App's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OffClock ships an update every 2 months, Note Taking App every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
OffClock versus Note Taking App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffClockNote Taking App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin PichelArima Jain

In-app purchases

None

OffClock

No in-app purchases

None

Note Taking App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OffClock free?
OffClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Note Taking App free?
Note Taking App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OffClock or Note Taking App have ads?
Note Taking App shows ads; OffClock does not.
Which is updated more often, OffClock or Note Taking App?
OffClock ships an update every 2 months, and Note Taking App every 2 days. Most recently, OffClock was updated on September 30, 2026 and Note Taking App on October 9, 2026.

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