Comparison

Tiny Notes vs Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Notes

Securely store your private notes, passwords, and sensitive information with advanced biometric and password protection. Keep your data locked away without cloud sync, and access it instantly with Face ID or Touch ID.

Highlights
  • Password & PIN protection
  • Face ID & Touch ID unlock
  • No cloud sync
  • Smart data detection
  • Unlimited notes
  • Dark Mode support
  • Print and share options
Features
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Keep your private notes, passwords, and sensitive data locked away with Tiny Notes — the secure note vault with Face ID, Touch ID, and master password protection. Instantly lock your secret diary, PIN-protected memos, or hidden journal with biometric unlock in seconds. Features • Password & PIN protection — lock every note behind a master password • Face ID & Touch ID unlock — instant biometric access to your secret vault • Stays private — no cloud sync, no account required • Smart data detection — tap phone numbers, URLs & addresses to act on them instantly • Unlimited notes — store as many private notes as you need • Dark Mode support • Haptic feedback — satisfying tactile response on all modern iPhones • Print via AirPrint or copy lists to clipboard • Share by AirDrop, Message or Mail • Split Screen support for iPad • Supports Portrait and Landscape orientations • Available on iPhone, iPad & Mac Note: For your security, Tiny Notes does not store your master password anywhere. If you need to reset it, reinstall the app from the App Store. We recommend keeping your password in a safe place.

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

Tiny Notes4 screens
Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Notes at 4.7 against Notebook's 1.0. Tiny Notes also leads on ratings volume (298 vs 1). Notebook's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tiny Notes 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

Tiny Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Notes has 298 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Notes ships an update every 4 months, Notebook every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tiny Notes versus Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny NotesNotebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (298 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings298 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiroslav OtsedarskiAbhaykumar Kasundra

Customer experience

Tiny Notes

All ratings298 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral10.5%
Negative15.8%

Notebook

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

Bugs and requests

Tiny Notes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes disappear after renaming
  • Information disappears during editing
  • Cannot retrieve lost data
  • Cannot change password (no keyboard)

Requested features

4 requests
  • Default sorting option (alphabetical descending)
  • Ability to save data as encrypted zip for backup/restore
  • Adjustable font size
  • Confirmation before deleting notes

Notebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiny Notes

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Notebook

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Tiny Notes free?
Tiny Notes 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, Tiny Notes or Notebook?
Tiny Notes is rated higher. Tiny Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 298 ratings, while Notebook averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tiny Notes or Notebook have ads?
Both Tiny Notes and Notebook show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Notes or Notebook?
Tiny Notes ships an update every 4 months, and Notebook every 7 months. Most recently, Tiny Notes was updated on September 28, 2026 and Notebook on September 25, 2026.

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