Comparison

Libreta vs Note a Mess

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

Head to head
About

Libreta

Organize your thoughts into virtual books with custom covers and page styles. Write, draw, add media, and scan documents within your personalized digital notebooks. Your notes are private and sync via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Virtual book shelf with up to 20 books
  • Customizable book covers and page styles
  • Rich text editing and drawing tools
  • Insert photos, PDFs, and documents
  • Voice memo recording with transcripts
  • Checklist reminders
Features
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NoteBook turns your notes into a shelf of beautiful books. Every notebook is a real book you can open, write in, and make your own — and it even looks as thick as the number of pages inside. A SHELF OF BOOKS • Keep up to 20 books on your shelf, each with its own title and look. • Books grow thicker as you add pages — a quick glance shows how full each one is. • Name every page and flip through them in order. MAKE IT YOURS • Design custom covers — pick colors, fonts, and spine styles, or use your own photo for the cover or the whole book. • Choose page styles: ruled notebook paper, picture pages, or a custom colored background. WRITE THE WAY YOU LIKE • Rich text with fonts, sizes, colors, bold, italics, highlights, and alignment. • Draw and handwrite with Apple Pencil or your finger. • Add photos, PDFs, and documents right onto the page — your text flows around them. • Scan documents with the camera and keep them with the book. • Record or import voice memos, with on-demand transcripts. • Turn any line into a checklist reminder, and tap to complete it. YOURS AND PRIVATE • Your notes live on your device and sync privately through your own iCloud. • No ads. No tracking. No accounts required — sign in only if you want syncing. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

About

Note a Mess

Features
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Ever dump a messy stream of thoughts into your notes and wish something would just... sort it out? Note a Mess is built for exactly that. Paste in your chaotic mix of tasks, ideas, reminders, and random thoughts and let AI turn it into a clean, organized note in seconds. How it Works: Write or paste anything. Grocery list mixed with meeting notes mixed with half-formed ideas? Perfect. Tap Organize, and AI structures it into labeled sections with clear bullet points, keeping your original language (English, Turkish, or anything else). Category Colors: Tag your notes with colors for Work, Personal, Research, Ideas, or Finance. Filter by category from the sidebar in one tap. Pin & Lock: Pin important notes to the top. Lock sensitive notes behind Face ID, Touch ID, or a PIN, your content never leaves your device. Clean by Default: No ads. No accounts. No cloud. Everything stays on your phone. 14 Languages Supported: English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Korean.

Screenshots

Libreta4 screens
Note a Mess3 screens

Verdict

The call

Libreta and Note a Mess are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Libreta versus Note a Mess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibretaNote a Mess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDarian IraolaALPER OEDEN

In-app purchases

None

Libreta

No in-app purchases

None

Note a Mess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Libreta free?
Libreta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Note a Mess free?
Note a Mess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Libreta or Note a Mess have ads?
Neither Libreta nor Note a Mess shows ads.

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