Comparison

Notes vs notal

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

Head to head
About

Notes

Features
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If you want a notes app that's “open and write, tidy as you go, never lose a word,” MyNotes is built for you. **Auto-save, so every quick note is safe** Even if a call comes in, the app is interrupted, or your phone runs flat, anything you hadn't saved is brought back automatically. No hunting for a save button—just write. **Flexible organization, your own knowledge base** Manage things as “Notebook → Group → Note” with multi-level nesting for complex setups—or skip filing entirely and just jot things down. **One-tap sharing, capture ideas on the spot** When you spot a passage or link in Safari or another app, just tap Share and choose MyNotes. It drops straight into your inbox—no copying back and forth. **Effortless formatting, clear at a glance** The rich-text editor gives you bold, strikethrough and a 12-color preset palette, and remembers the last color you used so you don't set it again. Titles inherit the body's formatting, keeping list previews clean and readable. **Home Screen widget, no need to open the app** Put your most recently edited notes on your Home Screen and see what you wrote today at a glance. Tap one to jump straight back into it. **Recently Deleted, for when you delete by mistake** Deleted notes stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days, so you can restore them anytime. Sure you don't need them? Clear them out in one tap. **Text Size, so everything is easy to read** Drag a slider in Settings to resize the text and icons throughout the app, without changing the setting for any other app. **Markdown checklists for quick to-dos** Type "# checklist" to turn the current line into a tappable checkbox. Press Return and the next line starts with a checkbox too. Tap to tick it off—tapped the wrong one? Just undo it. We'll keep updating MyNotes. If there's something you'd like improved, or a feature you'd love to see, please leave a review on the App Store or get in touch via Send Feedback in the app. Your support and encouragement keep us building a better product. Thank you!

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notal

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notal helps you organize what's notable. It's not just another notes app — it's a calm project workspace where your tasks and notes live together, under the projects they belong to. Folders hold projects, projects hold documents, and every document keeps your to-dos and your notes side by side. PLAN YOUR TIME • Tasks with due dates, times, reminders, and repeats • A Today view for what needs you right now • Day and Week calendars to see the bigger picture • Overdue and completed tasks, neatly grouped WRITE, RICHLY • Rich text sections: bold, italic, underline, fonts, sizes, and colors • Bulleted lists and left / center / right alignment • Checklists for the things that aren't tasks — shopping, packing, steps • Add photos inline, sized and aligned • Link text to a web page — or to any section in any document, and jump straight to it FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS • Flag a task, event, or section as a priority and it rises to the top • Pin the things you want to keep an eye on to your Pinned board • A Scratchpad that's always one tap away MADE TO FEEL RIGHT • iCloud keeps everything in sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Colorful, customizable blocks with automatic contrast so text stays readable • Full light and dark mode • Dates, times, and numbers always follow your device's regional settings • A clean, modern design that stays out of your way notal keeps your projects moving — what's notable, noted. — notal is free to try for one month. After that, keep it with a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nae-dev.com/notal/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Notes4 screens
notal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notes at none against notal's 3. Notes also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). notal's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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. notal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes ships an update weekly, notal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Notes versus notal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotesnotal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZHONGCHENG YANGNejat Erdal

In-app purchases

None

Notes

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

notal

Subscriptions2
  • notal Monthly$0.991 Month
  • notal Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • notal Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Notes free?
Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is notal free?
notal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notes or notal have ads?
Notes shows ads; notal does not.
Which is updated more often, Notes or notal?
Notes ships an update weekly, and notal every 2 weeks. Most recently, Notes was updated on October 29, 2026 and notal on October 18, 2026.

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