Comparison

OV Notes vs Fobble Notes

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

Head to head
About

OV Notes

Features
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A calm, minimal place to write in plain Markdown, plan your days, and let a private AI Copilot do the busywork on the notes you already wrote. OV Notes keeps everything simple and yours. No account, no sign-up, no ads. Just open it and write, on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Write in Markdown • Plain Markdown that stays simple, readable files you actually own • A clean, focused editor that stays out of your way • Light and Dark themes that follow your system automatically Calendar and to-dos • A monthly calendar greets you on the home screen • Add to-dos to any date and check them off • See today's tasks at a glance AI Copilot for your own notes • Summarize a long note in seconds • Draft a meeting-note outline to start from • Organize today's to-dos so nothing slips • Ask "what's on my schedule this week?" and get a clear answer • It only ever works on your own notes, never anyone else's Stay organized • Folders and a nested file-tree vault keep everything in its place • An "All notes" list puts every note one tap away, even as it grows Widgets that keep up • Home-screen and Lock-screen widgets show your to-dos without opening the app Sync across your devices • iCloud sync keeps notes current on iPhone, iPad, and the OV Mac app • It uses your own iCloud, so your notes stay private to you Private by design • Local-first: your notes live on your device and in your own iCloud • No account or sign-up needed • No ads, no tracking, and nothing collected by us Free to use, and fully bilingual in Korean and English. Write a little, plan a little, and keep it all in one quiet place that's truly yours.

About

Fobble Notes

Features
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Fobble Notes is a warm, focused place for thoughts, plans, and everyday ideas. WRITE YOUR WAY Create clean notes, rich text, and checklists. Format what matters and keep your writing easy to scan. STAY ORGANIZED Use folders, tags, favorites, pins, and archive tools to keep every idea in its place. FIND THINGS FAST Search across notes, folders, and tags whenever you need to return to something. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Enjoy a quick mobile workflow on iPhone and a spacious sidebar-based workspace on iPad. WIDGETS Choose a note to keep visible on your Home Screen. BACKUP AND RESTORE Export your notes, folders, and tags as a JSON backup and restore them without replacing newer notes on your device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Fobble Notes works without an account, ads, analytics, or tracking. Your notes stay on your device.

Screenshots

OV Notes4 screens
Fobble Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OV Notes at 13.0 against Fobble Notes's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

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

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
OV Notes versus Fobble Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOV NotesFobble Notes
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHAKYUNG CHOIFEHMI BULDUK

In-app purchases

None

OV Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Fobble Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OV Notes free?
OV Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fobble Notes free?
Fobble Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OV Notes or Fobble Notes have ads?
Neither OV Notes nor Fobble Notes shows ads.

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