Comparison

My Notes Safe vs Notebook

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

Head to head
About

My Notes Safe

Securely store your private thoughts and sensitive information with multiple layers of protection. Features include flexible lock options, instant auto-lock, and customizable note organization. Back up your data to the cloud for easy recovery on new devices.

Highlights
  • Flexible lock options (PIN, password, pattern)
  • Decoy password protection
  • Instant auto-lock
  • Quick note capture
  • Swipe gestures for actions
  • Cloud backup and restore
Features
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My Notes Safe is the ultimate security-focused note-taking app for iPhone and iPad, designed to keep your private thoughts and sensitive information securely locked away from prying eyes with multiple layers of protection. Comprehensive Security - Flexible Lock Options: Secure your notes with a Numeric PIN, Complex Password, or convenient Pattern Lock. - Decoy Password: Protect your real data with a clever decoy password, perfect for situations where you're pressured to reveal access. - Instant Auto-Lock: The app automatically locks and returns to the login screen when you receive a call, notification, or switch apps, ensuring constant privacy. Powerful and Intuitive Features - Quick Capture: Open the app and start typing immediately to create a new secure note. - Swipe Gestures: Swipe right on any note for quick actions like formatting, copying, setting a reminder, or deletion. - Effortless Organization: Long-press and drag to reorder your notes freely and intuitively. - Full Personalization: Customize each note with different fonts, colors, and background colors to match your style. - Time-Based Reminders: Set alerts for important notes and to-dos to ensure you never miss a deadline. - Smart Sidebar: Use the left menu for quick navigation between folders and settings. Backup and Restore - Cloud Backup: Securely back up your data to iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive. - Easy Recovery: Restore all your notes and settings to a new device quickly and seamlessly. Get Started Instantly - Built-In Guide: Find all the help you need with the integrated user guide and FAQs. Feedback and Support We highly value your experience. For any questions or suggestions, please contact our support team directly at awfsksk@gmail.com. We are committed to providing you with prompt and helpful assistance.

About

Notebook

Securely store your important memos and favorite data with passcode protection. Sync your notes across devices via iCloud, export them as PDFs, and enjoy customizable themes. Never lose a thought with this free utility.

Highlights
  • Passcode protection for notes
  • iCloud sync for all notes
  • Export notes as PDF
  • Widget for quick access
  • Customizable themes
  • Search and sort notes
Features
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This app helps you to save and record your important and favourites data and memos with passcode. This app provide iCloud sync feature to save your note in iCloud. You can retrieve note from iCloud and also delete note from iCloud within the app. This app also provide widget for notes and also give notification for today's notes. App Features:- - iCloud sync for all notes - Easy to search note in list - Notification for today's note - No limit to store note and diary - Export note with pdf file format - No worry about to delete old notes - Passcodes for app to secure notes - Widget for today's note and all note - Easy to share note directly from app - Sort note with name wise and date wise - Easy to add colourful theme to written notes Now keep personalised private notes, checklist, to do lists and many more with Notebook App. download now while its totally free!!

Screenshots

My Notes Safe4 screens
Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My Notes Safe at 3.9 against Notebook's 1.0. My Notes Safe also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Notebook's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. My Notes Safe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Notes Safe holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Notes Safe has 83 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Notes Safe ships an update every 2 months, Notebook every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My Notes Safe versus Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Notes SafeNotebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (83 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings83 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer炜 桂Abhaykumar Kasundra

Customer experience

My Notes Safe

All ratings83 ratings
Positive74.7%
Neutral7.2%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative15.2%

Notebook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

My Notes Safe

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Notebook

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is My Notes Safe free?
My Notes Safe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notebook free?
Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Notes Safe or Notebook?
My Notes Safe is rated higher. My Notes Safe averages 3.9 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Notebook averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do My Notes Safe or Notebook have ads?
Both My Notes Safe and Notebook show ads.
Which is updated more often, My Notes Safe or Notebook?
My Notes Safe ships an update every 2 months, and Notebook every 7 months. Most recently, My Notes Safe was updated on October 11, 2026 and Notebook on October 3, 2026.

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