Comparison

Notedown vs Nubble Notes

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

Head to head
About

Notedown

Features
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Notedown is a featherweight markdown notes app for people who just want to write. No accounts, no sync, no clutter — every note is saved as a plain .md text file on your device and never leaves it. WRITE IN MARKDOWN Use familiar markdown to structure your thoughts: headings, bold and italic, bulleted lists, checkboxes, quotes, code, and links. A one-tap formatting toolbar inserts the syntax for you, so you never have to remember it. EDIT OR PREVIEW Flip between a distraction-free editor and a clean rendered preview with a single tap. See exactly how your note looks, then jump back to writing. FULLY OFFLINE, FULLY YOURS Your notes are stored as standard markdown files in the app's own folder on your device. There is no cloud, no login, and nothing to set up. What you write stays with you. FIND ANYTHING FAST Search across all of your notes instantly. The list keeps your most recently edited notes at the top. SHARE WHEN YOU WANT Export any note as markdown text through the standard share sheet. SIMPLE BY DESIGN - Light and dark themes - English and Japanese - Portrait, one-handed friendly layout - Free to use (contains ads) Notedown is the calm, lightweight alternative to heavy note apps — just markdown, and nothing in your way.

About

Nubble Notes

Organize your thoughts visually with interconnected bubbles. Nest notes and ideas, tag them with confidence levels, and link related concepts. This app allows for flexible organization that adapts to your thinking process.

Highlights
  • Visual bubble organization
  • Nested notes and bubbles
  • Multi-bubble note placement
  • Confidence tagging system
  • Linked idea connections
  • Password-protected private bubbles
  • Import and search functionality
Features
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Nubble organizes your thoughts in visual bubbles. Create notes, nest them inside your bubbles, tag them by how sure you are, and link related ideas — so your notes reflect how you actually think, not just when you wrote them down. Most notes apps ask you to decide on a structure before you have anything to put in it. Nubble lets the pile exist, then makes it something you can see and move around. Features: Visual bubble organization — bubbles hold notes and other bubbles, as deep as you like One note can live in several bubbles at once, no duplicates Drag and drop to rearrange, with pages that grow as you do Confidence tags: Certain, Think About More, Not Sure, Could Be Wrong — or make your own Link notes with typed connections and jump between them Lock private bubbles behind a password Search, sort, filter, and pin Import existing notes from text or by pasting Dark and light mode Free to use. Start as a guest with everything stored on your device, or sign in to sync across devices.

Screenshots

Notedown4 screens
Nubble Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Notedown and Nubble Notes are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notedown ships an update every 4 days, Nubble Notes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Notedown versus Nubble Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotedownNubble Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuki OkawaADAM JIANG LAI

In-app purchases

None

Notedown

No in-app purchases

None

Nubble Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notedown free?
Notedown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nubble Notes free?
Nubble Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notedown or Nubble Notes have ads?
Neither Notedown nor Nubble Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notedown or Nubble Notes?
Notedown ships an update every 4 days, and Nubble Notes every 5 days. Most recently, Notedown was updated on October 9, 2026 and Nubble Notes on October 11, 2026.

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