Comparison

ArkNote vs 1kNotes

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

Head to head
About

ArkNote

Organize your daily life with a unified journaling and task management system. Capture thoughts, to-dos, and reflections in a chronological timeline, with features like recurring tasks and customizable templates to streamline your record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Daily chronological timeline
  • Integrated notes and to-dos
  • Recurring and auto-carrying tasks
  • Customizable templates
  • Nested tags for organization
  • System Share Extension for quick capture
  • iCloud sync and JSON backup
Features
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ArkNote - Stay Present, Record Every Day It is a note-taking and life-logging app designed around each day. Notes, Todos, reading lists, reflections, and movie reviews no longer need to be scattered across different apps. ArkNote brings them together in a clear daily timeline: write today, continue tomorrow, and rediscover them years later in “Time Rings.” 【Bring Your Records Back to Each Day】 Swipe left or right to switch dates, or use the calendar to quickly look back. Your thoughts, tasks, photos, and everyday moments are naturally organized by time. 【More Than Text Notes】 Add Todos, photos and videos, links, reminders, moods, ratings, tags, and child notes. Use lists, bold text, colors, and covers to give every kind of content the right form. 【Todos No Longer Quietly Expire】 Unfinished items can automatically carry over to today. Recurring tasks can reappear daily, weekly, or on a custom schedule, naturally connecting yesterday, today, and tomorrow. 【Templates Make Repeated Records Easier】 Create templates for reading lists, movie journals, daily reflections, or your own workflows. Customize their icons, colors, and covers to reduce repetitive steps and make it easier to start recording. 【Stay Organized Without the Effort】 Use nested tags to organize different topics, and quickly search titles, text, Todos, links, and tags. Open “Time Rings · On This Day” to rediscover records from the same date in previous years. 【Quick Capture and Sharing】 Use the system Share Extension to quickly import web pages, text, and links into ArkNote. When a record is complete, save or send it through system sharing, as an image, or as a PDF. 【Sync and Backup】 Optionally sync across devices with iCloud. JSON backup, export, and restore are also supported, helping you keep important records safe. May ArkNote help you carry today forward and connect it with tomorrow ===== ArkNote is available for monthly subscription, annual subscription or one-time purchase. When you choose the subscription plan, we will charge your iTunes account after the free trial starts or the purchase is confirmed. The subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal. Terms of Use : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/RXKMwRE5fiRPWokHjabcRmIYnwd Privacy Policy : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/OpdFw61g9iyFsNk7fshcRdOZnTd

About

1kNotes

Features
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1kNotes is a local-first, minimal notes app: smooth rich-text editing, dependable iCloud sync, and an AI assistant that's always one tap away. [AI THAT LIVES IN YOUR NOTES] • Continue, polish, summarize, or extract key points — generated text goes straight into the note • Built-in knowledge base: import ebooks and documents, ask questions, get answers with citations • Bring your own AI provider and model with your own key [MADE FOR WRITING] • Rich text: headings, highlights, images, and code blocks • Checklists and todos: ticking a box never shakes the line • Tables: create, edit, add or remove rows right in the note • Tags, folders, favorites: find the right note among thousands • Version history: every change is tracked, nothing is ever lost [PRIVACY & SYNC] • Local-first: works perfectly offline • Seamless iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad • Face ID and a privacy cover that hides your notes when you switch away • No ads, no tracking, no data collected

Screenshots

ArkNote4 screens
1kNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 1kNotes at none against ArkNote's 3. 1kNotes also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. ArkNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. 1kNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ArkNote versus 1kNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArkNote1kNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLexyTech Ltd.子千 王

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ArkNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO$14.99
None

1kNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ArkNote free?
ArkNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 1kNotes free?
1kNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ArkNote or 1kNotes have ads?
Neither ArkNote nor 1kNotes shows ads.

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