Comparison

Noteverse vs Pure Writer

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

Head to head
About

Noteverse

Features
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Noteverse is an infinite canvas for your thoughts, notes and projects, without the rigid hierarchies of a traditional note-taking app. HOW IT WORKS Every note or folder is a node on an endless 2D canvas. Open a folder and you zoom into a whole new canvas; go back and you zoom out. Navigation is spatial, not a stack of lists, and you can nest folders inside folders as deep as you like. TWO VIEWS, SAME CONTENT Switch instantly between Canvas View, where you place things wherever you want, and List View, a tidy vertical list in the order you choose, perfect for writing fast. They're two ways of looking at the same notes, never two separate copies. ZONES, POST-ITS, PINS, PATHS, LINKS Group notes visually with Zones, put titles up big with Post-its, mark key points with Pins and connect ideas with Paths. Add direct links to WhatsApp, Telegram, Spotify, YouTube, Gmail or any website. EVERYTHING UNDER ONE THUMB The Control Hub at the bottom of the screen has a joystick to glide around and all your tools within reach. Long-press anywhere for a quick menu: create something new or jump to nearby elements. MEET ORBI A little alien on a flying saucer lives in a portal at the edge of your canvas. Pet it, throw it around, or land it on your map and watch it explore your notes on its own. You can turn it off anytime. BRING YOUR OLD NOTES Paste your notes from another app and AI sorts them into zones and folders for you. Your first import is free (account required). YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account needed to use the app: it works fully offline, local-first. Export your whole graph to a single JSON file whenever you want, with no lock-in. An optional account is only used for purchases and AI import. DESIGN Clean interface, dark mode by default plus a light theme, vivid or "Opaque colors", and a primary color you choose that even changes the app icon. Available in 17 languages. No ads, no tracking. Free up to 100 nodes; unlock unlimited nodes forever with a one-time purchase.

About

Pure Writer

A fast, secure plain text editor designed for focused writing. It offers robust autosave, version history, and cloud backup options to ensure no words are lost. Customize your writing environment with various layout and appearance settings.

Highlights
  • Fast plain text editing
  • Autosave and version history
  • iCloud and cloud drive backup
  • Typewriter Mode for focus
  • Markdown support with syntax highlighting
  • Export to DOCX, EPUB, PDF, and more
  • Organize writing with groups and tags
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Writing connects us with the past and lets us imagine the future. Pure Writer is a very fast plain text editor, built so writing can go back to what it was meant to be: pure, safe, always ready, and never losing your words. Your words stay yours. Documents are stored on your device and can be backed up to your own iCloud or cloud drive. Pure Writer is simply a tool for writing and organizing your own text, and it never publishes what you write. PEACE OF MIND Even if you delete something by mistake, or your phone loses power without warning, your document is still saved in full, or waiting for you in History. SMOOTH AND FLUID Built on ten years of experience with editors and rebuilt from the ground up for iOS, with Liquid Glass throughout. Typewriter Mode keeps the paragraph you are writing in focus, and reopening a document brings you back to where you left off. 217 CRAFTED DETAILS, INCLUDING: Editing • Blue Fill Box: type inside paired symbols, press Return to jump past them • Paired symbols delete together; lists, numbering, and indents continue • One undo history for title and body, with three-finger gestures and shake to undo • Date completion • Move paragraphs up and down • Dual Editors, and no word limit Focus & Layout • Typewriter Mode, Immersive Mode, a top bar that hides as you scroll • Floating word count, selection count, and your choice of counting rules • Line spacing, margins, paragraph spacing, and font size, with a live preview • One-Tap Typesetting Look & Feel • Light and Dark appearance, custom accent color, your own fonts • Paper backgrounds from solid colors, built-in scenery, or your photos • Manuscript ruling lines and rounded, refined selection highlights Quick Input • A shortcut bar for phrases, names, symbols, dates, and actions • Set where the cursor lands after inserting Organize Your Writing • Organize your own writing in nested groups, from quick notes to long drafts • Tags, drag to reorder, collapsible groups, detailed lists Find & Replace • Search and replace across all your documents • Several conditions at once, match case, regular expressions Saving & Recovery • Autosave and History, with version comparison • Writing Cache and Trash • Automatic and manual local backups, saved to the Files app if you like • A safety backup before every restore, and a clear backup protection status Cloud • Extra iCloud backups • Automatic backups to Dropbox or OneDrive, optionally on Wi‑Fi only • Sync across your phone, tablet, and computer Markdown • Switch any document to Markdown, with syntax highlighting • A Markdown panel for headings, lists, quotes, code, links, and tables • LaTeX math and images; save the source as a .md file Export • Long image, image sets, PDF, Word (DOCX), EPUB, and plain text • Export only the selection, add a watermark, or combine documents into one export with chapters Proofread by Ear • Read aloud with the current sentence highlighted, from the cursor, at your chosen speed, even in the background • Hear the words you just typed TRIAL AND MEMBERSHIP Try every feature free for 7 days. No subscription is needed during the trial, and you will not be charged automatically. Afterwards, unlock everything with a monthly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a lifetime membership. There are no separate free and premium tiers. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://writer.drakeet.com/ios/privacy A writing experience that feels safe and runs smooth. This is Pure Writer. Enjoy your writing.

Screenshots

Noteverse4 screens
Pure Writer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pure Writer at daily against Noteverse's fortnightly. Noteverse's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 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. Noteverse sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Pure Writer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noteverse ships an update fortnightly, Pure Writer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Noteverse versus Pure Writer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteversePure Writer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—23 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiuseppe AielloDrakeet Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Noteverse

One-time2
  • 3 AI Import Credits$0.99
  • Lifetime Node Unlock$0.99
3 purchases

Pure Writer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Noteverse free?
Noteverse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pure Writer free?
Pure Writer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Noteverse or Pure Writer have ads?
Neither Noteverse nor Pure Writer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noteverse or Pure Writer?
Noteverse ships an update fortnightly, and Pure Writer daily. Most recently, Noteverse was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pure Writer on November 1, 2026.

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