Insistent vs FSNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Insistent
This app ensures you never forget important tasks with persistent, unignorable alerts. It offers customizable recurring reminders for daily, weekly, or monthly events, helping you manage responsibilities effectively.
- Persistent, unignorable alerts
- Customizable recurring reminders
- Daily, weekly, and monthly scheduling
- Task completion and snooze options
- Useful for managing forgetfulness
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I made this app for myself as the normal reminder apps just allowed me to ignore the reminders. This app really doesn't let you ignore them, it'll annoy you every minute until you deal with the reminder! I figured other people might be like me too so here it is! Dealing with the reminder might be stopping it as you've taken care of the task, or snoozing it as now might not be the best time. Your reminders can be recurring, every day of the week, or select days of the week or even monthly. Use Insistent as a reminder for anything that you can't afford to forget; taking a pill, paying a bill, doing a chore, calling your dearest mother, you name it! This app could be useful for those with ADHD where things out of sight are quickly forgotten. Word of caution though, don't let the app rule your life and bombard you with reminders throughout the day as that could end up making things worse!
FSNotes
A fast, modern notes manager for macOS and iOS that uses plain text Markdown files. It's designed for speed and keyboard shortcuts, allowing for seamless iCloud syncing and support for images, code blocks, and math.
- Plain text Markdown notes
- Fast launch and operation
- Keyboard shortcuts
- iCloud syncing
- Markdown preview
- Image and code block support
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FSNotes is a fast, modern notes manager for macOS and iOS. Write and organize your notes in pure Markdown with full control over your files. All notes are stored as plain text on disk, so your data stays open, portable, and future-proof. FSNotes is built for speed. It launches instantly, stays lightweight, and works smoothly even with tens of thousands of notes. Designed for keyboard lovers, it lets you capture ideas and find information in seconds using powerful shortcuts. Sync seamlessly via iCloud Drive, preview Markdown, work with images, code blocks, diagrams, and math — all in a clean, distraction-free interface. Fast. Open. Keyboard-driven.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Insistent at Free against FSNotes's $4.99. Insistent also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 66%). FSNotes's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Insistent is free to download; FSNotes costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FSNotes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FSNotes has 86 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Insistent's written reviews are positive against 66% of FSNotes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Insistent ships an update every 6 months, FSNotes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Insistent | FSNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (86 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 65.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #186 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Mash | Oleksandr Hlushchenko |
Customer experience
Insistent
FSNotes
In-app purchases
Insistent
No in-app purchases
FSNotes
No in-app purchases









