Comparison

Urgent Notes vs Shoppy Note

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

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About

Urgent Notes

Display important notes directly on your lock screen without unlocking your device. Synchronize notes across multiple devices and access them via a Notification Center widget. Ensure background app refresh is enabled for optimal performance.

Highlights
  • Lock screen notes display
  • No unlock required
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Notification Center widget
  • Background App Refresh required
Features
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Like a Post-It® on your lock screen: never again forget anything important! (BE PATIENT: initially it takes a while for the notes to show up, this improves the more often you use the app AND you have to be online due to technical restrictions) You always wanted to see your important notes immediately when looking at your iPhone? Then "Urgent Notes" is the app you waited for! No need to unlock or even switch into an app. Synchronises between several devices via iCloud. A Widget in Notification Center is also available. Important: The "Background App Refresh" (Settings -> General -> Background App Refresh) has to be turned on for the "Urgent Notes" app. (This will not drain the battery as no online activity will take place.)

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Shoppy Note

Features
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Shoppy Note is designed to make creating and managing shopping lists quick, simple, and efficient. Built around minimalism, it offers a clean and simple interface without unnecessary options. Create lists manually, add multiple items at once, choose from 400+ built-in items, or save your own Favourites for quick access. Spend less time preparing your shopping list and more time shopping. FEATURES • Create shopping lists quickly with multiple options • Add multiple shopping items at once by typing or pasting a list • Choose from 400+ built-in shopping items • Built-in categories include Fruits, Vegetables, Grocery, Dairy & Eggs, Meat, and Household • Quickly add built-in items to your shopping list with simple taps • Filter built-in items using useful categories such as Low-Calorie, Nutrient-Dense, Antioxidant, Fiber-Rich, Healthy Fats, and Protein-Rich, where available • Household items can be filtered by categories such as Home Care, Personal Care, and Cleaning • Create your own Favourite items for repeated shopping • Add optional weight or quantity to items • Quickly add Favourite items to a new shopping list • Easily sort items in your shopping list • Identify item sources using category labels such as Fruit, Veg, Grocery, Meat, HH, Fav, and Other • Check the total number of items and completed items • Mark items as completed using checkmarks • Share your shopping list with others • Create, edit, manage, and update your shopping list easily HOW SHOPPY NOTE WORKS 1. Add Items Manually Add individual items directly to your shopping list when you want to quickly add one or a few items. You can also include an optional quantity or weight. How to add: Tap the + button on the Shopping List page. Enter the item name and optional quantity or weight, then tap Add. The item is immediately added to your shopping list and labelled Other. You can continue adding more items and close the pop-up when finished. 2. Create a Bulk List Create multiple shopping-list items at once, making it easy to use an existing list from Notes, Messages, WhatsApp, or another app. This helps save time when you have many items to add and avoids entering each item individually. It is especially useful when you already have a prepared shopping list and want to transfer it quickly. You can add many items in just a few seconds instead of entering them one by one. This makes creating a shopping list faster, more convenient, and easier to manage. How to add: Go to Create List and type or paste your shopping list. Separate items using line breaks or commas, and optionally include quantities or weights. Tap Create List to quickly add all valid items to your shopping list. Duplicate items are automatically ignored. Tap How to Add to view the supported format and examples. 3. Quick Add Items Quick Add provides 400+ built-in shopping items organized into categories, helping you create a shopping list quickly with simple taps. It can also help you remember commonly purchased items. Categories include Fruits, Vegetables, Grocery, Dairy & Eggs, Meat, and Household. Filters are available to help find items based on different characteristics and household uses. How to add: Go to the Quick Add page, select a category, and tap any item you want to add. The selected item is immediately added to your shopping list. 4. Favourites Save your regularly purchased items so you can quickly add them to future shopping lists. You can save an optional quantity or weight with each Favourite. How to add: Go to the Quick Add page and open Favourites. Tap the + button, enter the item name and optional quantity or weight, then tap Add. Later, simply tap a Favourite to add it to your shopping list. Favourite items are labelled Fav for easy identification.

Screenshots

Urgent Notes3 screens
Shoppy Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shoppy Note at every 5 months against Urgent Notes's every 15 months. Urgent Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.7). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Urgent Notes ships an update every 15 months, Shoppy Note every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Urgent Notes versus Shoppy Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUrgent NotesShoppy Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.7
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLightbeam SoftwareHabeeb Mohamed

In-app purchases

None

Urgent Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Shoppy Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Urgent Notes free?
Urgent Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shoppy Note free?
Shoppy Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Urgent Notes or Shoppy Note have ads?
Neither Urgent Notes nor Shoppy Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Urgent Notes or Shoppy Note?
Urgent Notes ships an update every 15 months, and Shoppy Note every 5 months. Most recently, Urgent Notes was updated on October 23, 2026 and Shoppy Note on October 16, 2026.

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