Comparison

Notes vs Sprig

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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Your notes. Your aesthetic. Aesthetic Notes is not an ordinary notes app. Here every note gets its own paper, its own type and its own colour – and, if you like, a strip of tape, a wax seal or punch holes along the edge. What comes out doesn't look like a form. It looks like something off your desk. THE SAME NOTES EVERYWHERE – AND THE SAME DESIGN iCloud keeps your notes on iPhone, iPad and Mac at once. Not just the text: paper, type, colour, trimmings and image crop travel with them. A note you design in the evening looks exactly the same on your other device in the morning. Nothing gets reformatted, nothing goes missing. Everything stays private in your own iCloud. FOUR KINDS OF NOTES • Text note with weight, alignment and bullets • To-do list to tick off, with a reminder for each item • Table for plans, weeks and overviews • Picture note with a clean crop DESIGN IT UNTIL IT FEELS RIGHT Ten paper colours from cream to sage. Blank, lined or grid. Seventeen typefaces from plain to handwriting. Plus around thirty trimmings: tape, wax seals, pins, paper clips, punch holes, torn edges, decorative frames and bows. Found a combination you love? Save it in the Style Studio as your own style and apply it to any other note with a single tap. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Any note can go on your Home Screen as a widget – in three sizes and in its own design. Your shopping list ends up where you're already looking. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Individual notes can be locked with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. A locked note stays milky – lovely to look at, impossible to read. DRAWING Pen, marker, pencil and eraser. On iPad with Apple Pencil too. ON MAC AS WELL Aesthetic Notes is also available for macOS. There your notes sit right on the desktop, free to place anywhere, and they can turn transparent. FREE AND PRO Aesthetic Notes is free. Pro unlocks custom colours with an eyedropper, your own images as note backgrounds, the Design Collection and more typefaces. Try it free for seven days. Privacy Policy: https://notes-privacy-museandmethod.sofia-schuster02.chatgpt.site/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sprig

Transform messy notes, photos, or screenshots into organized, editable checklists. Enjoy intuitive gestures for managing tasks and personalize your lists with beautiful themes and fonts. All your data stays private on your device.

Highlights
  • Intelligent Add from text, photo, or camera
  • Swipe gestures for task management
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Per-list visual customization
  • On-device AI processing
  • Archiving of deleted lists
Features
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Sprig turns messy paragraphs, screenshots, or curated notes into a clean checklist, then reskin everything with theme colors, fonts, and custom looks that feel like you. Paste a rambling note, snap a photo of a handwritten list, or drop in a screenshot. Sprig’s on-device AI turns it into editable checklist items. Review before you save, then check things off with a swipe. WHY SPRIG • Paste, photo, or camera → checklist (Intelligent Add using Apple Intelligence) • Swipe to check off or delete; pull down to add; shake to undo • Beautiful themes and fonts • Per-list looks so each list can have its own vibe • Archive deleted lists until you restore them FREE Unlimited lists, Intelligent Add, gestures, font style and size options, and a starter set of themes. ONE-TIME UNLOCK ($4.99) Every theme, List looks, custom app icons, and future Pro features — buy once, keep forever. No subscription. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Interface beautifully adjusts for the new iPhone Duo. Try it closed or open, looks great either way! Requires iOS 26. On-device AI with Apple Intelligence on supported iPhones; other devices use Sprig’s built-in parser.

Screenshots

Notes4 screens
Sprig4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sprig at every 2 days against Notes's every 3 weeks. Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sprig sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, Sprig every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Notes versus Sprig: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotesSprig
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB61 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperSofia SchusterBSR Films, LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Notes Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Notes Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Notes Pro Lifetime$79.99
1 purchases

Sprig

One-time1
  • Unlock Sprig$4.99

Questions

Is Notes free?
Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sprig free?
Sprig is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notes or Sprig have ads?
Neither Notes nor Sprig shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes or Sprig?
Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sprig every 2 days. Most recently, Notes was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sprig on October 31, 2026.

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