Comparison

Notbuk vs Not Buk

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

Head to head
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Notbuk

Features
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Notbuk : To-do & Notes Notbuk is a tiny notebook for your phone. Two pages Notes and Tasks and two ways to fill them: type or hold the mic and just talk. Say it and it's on paper Press and hold the microphone, speak your thought and let go. Notbuk turns it into a clean note or a clear task depending on which page you're on. No typing required. Everything is transcribed on your device nothing is sent to the cloud to be understood. A notebook, not a productivity suite No folders. No tags. No projects. No dashboards. Just a warm paper page a handwritten font and the two things most people actually want from a notes app: write something down, and know what needs doing. Tasks, with real reminders Set an optional reminder on any task and Notbuk will nudge you at the right time nothing to configure no separate reminders app to open. It feels like paper, because it should Subtle grain, faint ruling, a hand-drawn checkbox that gets a satisfying ink strikethrough when you check something off. Pick your handwriting style Notebook, Casual, Print, or Marker and the whole app follows. Yours, on your device Notes and tasks live in local storage on your phone. No account, no sign-in, no sync required to use the app. What's next Notbuk is intentionally small. If there's something you want added tell us right in the app under Settings β†’ Feature Requests.

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Not Buk

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Not a book. Notbuk. Not Buk is a notebook that feels like paper. Pages turn with a curl and the soft sound of paper, every notebook remembers where you left off, and the whole shelf follows you from iPhone to iPad to Mac. WRITE EVERY DAY Not Buk opens on today's page. Write a line, sketch something, record a thought. A quiet streak keeps count of your writing days and forgives one rest day a week. A single gentle reminder at the time you choose, and an optional one-line prompt when the page is blank. EVERYTHING ON ONE PAGE β€’ Ink with your finger or Apple Pencil: fountain pen, pencil, calligraphy, marker, highlighter and more β€’ Hold the pen still to snap a line, circle or box into a clean shape β€’ Type along the ruled lines, or choose grid, dotted or blank paper β€’ Tape photos onto the page, polaroid style β€’ Drop in short video clips that play right on the page β€’ Record voice notes that land on the page with a transcript made on your device β€’ Bring in PDF pages and write over them AN INFINITE CANVAS One endless sheet for the ideas that do not fit on a page. Zoom from 2% to 3000%, draw anywhere, and tape photos, clips and PDF pages wherever you like. ON EVERY APPLE DEVICE Your notebooks sync through your own iCloud, so what you write on your iPhone is on your iPad and your Mac the next time you open Not Buk. No account to create, nothing to set up. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There are no Not Buk servers. Your notebooks live on your devices and in your own iCloud, in Apple's private database that only you can read. Voice transcription happens on the device. No analytics, no tracking, no ads. Some notebooks are private. Lock any notebook behind Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode. MAKE IT YOURS Every notebook has its own cover, paper and purpose: a diary, a sketchbook, a travel log, a place for lists. Build shelves of them, pin favourites, and keep mood boards beside your notebooks. FIND ANYTHING Search finds words in your handwriting, your typed text and your page titles. SHARE A PAGE Tear out any page as a crisp image, or export a whole notebook as a PDF. FREE Not Buk is free. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads. Made by EDS β€” Everyday Digital Solutions.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Notbuk at 17.0 against Not Buk's 27.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Notbuk versus Not Buk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotbukNot Buk
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better27.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAfthal AhmadhEVERYDAY DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

In-app purchases

None

Notbuk

No in-app purchases

None

Not Buk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notbuk free?
Notbuk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Not Buk free?
Not Buk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notbuk or Not Buk have ads?
Neither Notbuk nor Not Buk shows ads.

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