Urgent Notes vs NaNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Lock screen notes display
- No unlock required
- iCloud synchronization
- Notification Center widget
- Background App Refresh required
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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.)
NaNote
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NaNote keeps the notes that matter close at hand — exactly when you need them. Create quick notes, reminders, tasks, ideas, or anything you don’t want to forget. Keep important notes visible on your Home Screen with widgets, or pin them to your Lock Screen with Live Activities for instant access. Need a note only at a specific time? Schedule it for a time range and NaNote can automatically surface it in your widget when it becomes relevant. You can also receive a notification when a scheduled note starts, so important things don’t quietly slip by. Create as many notes as you need, switch between them anytime, and decide which ones deserve your attention right now. NaNote is designed to stay simple: no complicated folders, no bloated productivity system, and no endless setup. Just lightweight notes that appear where and when they’re useful. Use NaNote for: * Daily priorities * To-do items * Shopping reminders * Motivational notes * Meeting details * Travel information * Temporary reminders * Anything you want to keep visible Your notes shouldn’t disappear inside an app. Keep them where you’ll actually see them. Privacy Policy: https://getnanote.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NaNote at 5.0 against Urgent Notes's 4.1. NaNote also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 15 months). Urgent Notes's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NaNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Urgent Notes has 62 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Urgent Notes ships an update every 15 months, NaNote daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Urgent Notes | NaNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (62 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lightbeam Software | Erik Bogdn |
In-app purchases
Urgent Notes
No in-app purchases
NaNote
No in-app purchases









