Notes vs Offhand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notes
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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!
Offhand
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Say it while it is fresh. Offhand turns spoken thoughts into notes you can revisit, edit, and build on. CAPTURE AND FIND Tap to record, or hold to speak and release to save. Keep the original audio and transcript, with Mandarin and English transcription. Find notes through categories and search, or add a follow-up recording to an existing note. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from three writing levels and multiple templates. Edit titles, notes, or transcripts, then organize the text again. New AI suggestions do not silently overwrite your own edits. Revisit the week's entries with a weekly review. FOLLOW THROUGH Confirm a task and its time before adding it to Apple Reminders, or add an event to Calendar. Access to these services is requested when you use the relevant feature. KEEP YOUR CONTENT LOCAL No account, ads, or behavioral analytics. Download the default AI model from Apple, then organize notes offline on your iPhone. Recordings and text are not uploaded for cloud AI processing. Copy, share, or export your notes, and recover accidentally deleted entries from Trash. FREE EXPERIENCE AND PRO Try AI organization for 20 notes, with recordings up to 5 minutes each. Recording and transcripts remain available after the free allowance is used. A one-time Pro purchase lets you continue using AI organization and record up to 60 minutes per note. No subscription. Local pricing is shown on the purchase screen, and Restore Purchases is available. DEVICE REQUIREMENTS iOS 26 or later is required. Default local AI requires compatible hardware: Apple GPU family 9 or later and approximately 8 GB of memory. The app checks compatibility; Pro does not unlock unsupported hardware capabilities. An internet connection is needed for the initial Qwen model download; the system may also need to download speech-language resources. Once prepared, recording, transcription, and local AI work offline. Background processing depends on device capabilities and system scheduling; return to the app to resume when needed. AI can make mistakes, so check important facts and reminder times.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notes at none against Offhand's 1. Notes also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Offhand's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Offhand sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Notes ships an update weekly, Offhand every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes | Offhand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZHONGCHENG YANG | 志平 李 |
In-app purchases
Notes
No in-app purchases
Offhand
- Offhand Pro$3.99









