Comparison

NoteBox vs Whenever

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

Whenever

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Stop carrying your tasks in your head. Whenever helps you focus on what actually matters — not just what's due soonest. Most to-do apps drown you in deadlines. Whenever works differently: every task gets sorted by priority, not just by date, so you always know what to do first — even when nothing has a due date at all. PRIORITIES INSTEAD OF DEADLINES Sort every task into one of four priorities: urgent & important, important but not urgent, urgent but not important, or neither. See at a glance what actually deserves your attention today. FOCUS ON TODAY Pull a handful of tasks into Focus and work through them one at a time — no overwhelming lists, just what you decided matters right now. HONEST TIME TRACKING Set a time estimate before you start, then see exactly how long a task really took. No guessing, no self-deception — just an honest record of your own pace. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Attach links, addresses, images, and usernames directly to any task. Add notes with Markdown formatting. Everything you need to get something done lives right where the task is. MULTIPLE BOARDS Separate work, home, and personal projects into their own boards. Switch between them in a tap. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS All your tasks and notes are stored locally on your device. No account required, no ads, no tracking. Available in English, Russian, Romanian, and French. Whenever offers optional auto-renewing subscriptions for extended features. Subscription pricing and terms are shown before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://baciutrifon.github.io/whenever-site/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://baciutrifon.github.io/whenever-site/privacy.html

Screenshots

NoteBox4 screens
Whenever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Whenever at weekly against NoteBox's monthly. NoteBox's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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. NoteBox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Whenever sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteBox ships an update monthly, Whenever weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NoteBox versus Whenever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteBoxWhenever
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperElaborappTrifon Baciu

In-app purchases

10 purchases

NoteBox

One-time10
  • Tip$0.99
  • Unlock note capacity limit$1.99
  • Tip$1.99
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  • 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
3 purchases

Whenever

Subscriptions3
  • Whenever Premium · Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Whenever Premium · Yearly Discount$17.991 Year
  • Whenever Premium · Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is NoteBox free?
NoteBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Whenever free?
Whenever is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NoteBox or Whenever have ads?
Neither NoteBox nor Whenever shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteBox or Whenever?
NoteBox ships an update monthly, and Whenever weekly. Most recently, NoteBox was updated on October 6, 2026 and Whenever on October 12, 2026.

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