Comparison

NoteBox vs Izumo

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

Head to head
About

NoteBox

This app offers a streamlined note-taking experience with quick input, powerful text editing, and seamless syncing across devices. Easily organize, search, and share your notes with extensive integration options.

Highlights
  • Quick note input from various sources
  • Disturbance-free text editing with advanced formatting
  • Fast iCloud syncing across iOS devices
  • Extensive sharing options to numerous apps
  • In-note text search and Google/Wikipedia integration
  • Support for external keyboards and VoiceOver
Features
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NoteBox is a superb productivity-boosting tool with compact design, fast input, smooth experience, ease to share, fast syncing, and excellent extensions and widgets with full support for VoiceOver. You will definitely love this note-taking app. Download now! NoteBox can help you: Quick Input - Type immediately after starting the app to jot down your inspirations -Quickly add new notes with handy drop-down feature or universal “+”button - Swiftly save notes from Notification Center or Share Sheet - Long press on “add” button to import text files from all cloud drive storage as notes - Easy input with an external keyboard and shortcut keys Text Editing - Focused and swift note-taking with disturbance-free interface - Swipe side-to-side to move screen cursor when typing - Pinch to zoom and adjust the font size - Convert selected texts into numbered or bulleted lists - Type “-,” “+,”“*,”or numbers and “.” with space key before each line for automatic list creation of the next line - iPhone’s horizontal typing mode available - Scroll down the textbox to display character count Saving, Syncing and Searching - Virtually unlimited storage capacity for text-based notes - Quick syncing with other iOS devices through iCloud - Remember keywords you have searched for notes before - In-note text search - Google or Wikipedia searching with selected note text Easy to Share - Effortless note delivery to dozens of apps or services* - Customizable shortcuts: one touch for note delivery or double-tap for sharing of listed notes - Select multiple notes to bulk process, e.g. changing folders, merging, and exporting to Evernote - Share partially selected texts - Customize the apps of your choice to use for URLs, dates, and addresses in the notes More -Single-handed use, e.g. side-to-side swiping in the tool bar to change the folder - Managing notes with Getting Things Done (GTD) system or to-do list - Automatic switch to night mode in dim environment to reduce eye strain --- Please support indie developers and decide what you want to pay. Pay What You Want Pricing for the first time! We have spent hundreds of hours developing NoteBox, which has become an indispensable tool for many users. We believe you will also find it useful. Instead of asking for the money, we prefer letting you download and use the full version for free (with the only restriction on note-saving capacity). You can decide what you want to pay with your own judgment. --- * Apps and services NoteBox supports: - Tightly integrated with Dropbox, Evernote - Note-taking apps: 1Writer, Bear, ByWord, Day One, Drafts, Simplenote, Ulysses, UpWord, Write ... - To-do list or calendar apps: reminders, Clear, Due, Fantastical, OmniFocus, The Hit List, Things, Todoist -Social media apps: Buffer, Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, Tumblr, LINE, Whatsapp, WordPress, SinaWeibo, TencentWeibo More app news and information: http://twitter.com/getnotebox If you like NoteBox, we appreciate your comments and ratings. We also welcome your feedback. Please write to: elaborapp@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter @getnotebox --- An Elaborated App, Made with Love in Taipei by Elaborapp

About

Izumo

A straightforward note-taking application that exclusively utilizes markdown for editing. It allows for seamless data sharing across multiple Apple devices and offers features like categorization, font customization, and keyword search.

Highlights
  • Markdown note-taking
  • Multi-device sync via iCloud
  • Organize notes with categories
  • Customize font style
  • Keyword search for notes
  • Colorized markdown support
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Izumo is the simple note tool for markdown only. If you have AppleID, you can share data with various devices. If you use Izumo application specific to macOS application, you can edit and save notes on PC. All features are available free of charge. ■■FEATURES AT A GLANCE■■ - You can leave the memo. - You can organize notes with categories. - Izumo supports the markdown style - colorize. - Izumo customize the font style. - Izumo supports multi-device sync via iCloud in background. (It is necessary to log in as an Apple ID in advance) - You can find the note that you want to find with keywords ■■Recommended for■■ - You do not need to be text rich, but I would like to make notes with markdown - You who want to edit and save notes on various devices

Screenshots

NoteBox4 screens
Izumo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Izumo at none against NoteBox's 10. Izumo also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). NoteBox's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 67%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. NoteBox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Izumo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for NoteBox against 4.5 for Izumo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of NoteBox's written reviews are positive against 67% of Izumo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteBox ships an update monthly, Izumo weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NoteBox versus Izumo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteBoxIzumo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews89.8% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB20 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperElaborappDaichi Nakajima

Customer experience

NoteBox

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive89.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative4.1%

Izumo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

NoteBox

One-time10
  • Tip$0.99
  • Unlock note capacity limit$1.99
  • Tip$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Unlock note capacity limit$2.99
  • Unlock note capacity limit$3.99
  • Unlock note capacity limit$4.99
  • Tip$4.99
  • Unlock note capacity limit$5.99
  • Unlock note capacity limit$6.99
  • Unlock note capacity limit$7.99
None

Izumo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoteBox free?
NoteBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Izumo free?
Izumo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NoteBox or Izumo?
NoteBox is rated higher. NoteBox averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Izumo averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do NoteBox or Izumo have ads?
Neither NoteBox nor Izumo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteBox or Izumo?
NoteBox ships an update monthly, and Izumo weekly. Most recently, NoteBox was updated on June 10, 2026 and Izumo on August 23, 2026.

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