Comparison

Book Flip Notes vs Langston

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

Head to head
About

Book Flip Notes

Features
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Book Flip Notes is a realistic handwriting notebook for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It combines the tactile rhythm of a physical book with a focused digital creative space. Key features • Natural 3D page turning from the spine, with paper curvature, depth, and dynamic light. • Fluid writing, sketching, annotation, and planning with Apple Pencil. • Lined, grid, Cornell, planner, meeting, and music paper templates. • Artistic covers and colors for your personal library. • High-quality PDF export for archiving and sharing. • iCloud sync across devices signed in to the same Apple ID, with safe local editing when offline. • Privacy first: your notebook content remains on your devices and in your personal iCloud. Book Flip Pro is a one-time, non-consumable purchase that permanently unlocks premium covers, professional templates, unlimited notebooks, and high-quality export.

About

Langston

Features
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Langston is a quiet, distraction-free place to write. Open a document, put down your first sentence, and keep going. Your words stay yours in simple, portable Markdown files.

Screenshots

Book Flip Notes4 screens
Langston4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Langston at none against Book Flip Notes's 1. Langston also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Book Flip Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Langston asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Flip Notes ships an update fortnightly, Langston every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Book Flip Notes versus Langston: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook Flip NotesLangston
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperlecooMarciano Sordam

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Book Flip Notes

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$0.99
None

Langston

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Book Flip Notes free?
Book Flip Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Langston free?
Langston is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Book Flip Notes or Langston have ads?
Neither Book Flip Notes nor Langston shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Flip Notes or Langston?
Book Flip Notes ships an update fortnightly, and Langston every 2 weeks. Most recently, Book Flip Notes was updated on September 25, 2026 and Langston on September 18, 2026.

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