Comparison

dinky notebook vs Pocket Typewriter

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

Head to head
About

dinky notebook

Features
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dinky notebook is a bright, private notes app built like a pile of paper cards. Write a thought and it lands on the stack with a satisfying thump. Your notes live on your phone and nowhere else. PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€ข No account, no sign-up, no cloud sync โ€ข No analytics and no ads โ€ข Works fully offline. The only network call checks your purchase with the App Store. A PILE, NOT FOLDERS โ€ข Every note is a card in one chronological pile โ€ข Add #hashtags and related cards gather into their own piles โ€ข Search any word, then turn it into a pile with one tap FEELS LIKE PAPER โ€ข Vivid card stocks, letterpress type and paper textures โ€ข Weighted motion and haptics as cards land and stack โ€ข Long-press a card and drag it to the fire to burn it, with undo COLORS FROM THE SKY โ€ข dinky's colors follow the sun through your day: warm at dawn, bright at midday, cool in the blue hour, deep at night โ€ข Sunrise and sunset shift with the seasons, worked out on your phone from the date, the time and your time zone, with no location access โ€ข At night the moon's phase tints the pile, and solstices, equinoxes, full moons and meteor showers each get a quiet touch of their own YOURS TO KEEP โ€ข Export every note as a Markdown archive at any time, free PRICING Your first 10 cards are free, with every feature. Burn a card to make room, or unlock dinky once for unlimited cards. One-time purchase, no subscription. Questions or ideas: brendan@madewithbestpractice.com

About

Pocket Typewriter

Features
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Platn is a pocket typewriter for your phone. One sheet. A 15-minute ruler. Done. No account. No sync anxiety. No subscription. Write now. Edit later somewhere else. Support is an optional tip. Nothing unlocks.

Screenshots

dinky notebook4 screens
Pocket Typewriter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pocket Typewriter at daily against dinky notebook's every 9 days. dinky notebook's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. dinky notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pocket Typewriter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dinky notebook ships an update every 9 days, Pocket Typewriter daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
dinky notebook versus Pocket Typewriter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterdinky notebookPocket Typewriter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size57 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMADE WITH BEST PRACTICE LLCForesty LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

dinky notebook

One-time1
  • Dinky Forever$4.99
1 purchases

Pocket Typewriter

One-time1
  • Support Platn$2.99

Questions

Is dinky notebook free?
dinky notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Typewriter free?
Pocket Typewriter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do dinky notebook or Pocket Typewriter have ads?
Neither dinky notebook nor Pocket Typewriter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dinky notebook or Pocket Typewriter?
dinky notebook ships an update every 9 days, and Pocket Typewriter daily. Most recently, dinky notebook was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pocket Typewriter on November 10, 2026.

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