tick vs Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tick
This app streamlines task management with a focus on speed and ease of use. It leverages voice dictation and intuitive gestures to help you create and organize to-do lists quickly. Enjoy iCloud syncing and customizable color themes for a personalized experience.
- Voice dictation for list creation
- Gesture-based navigation
- iCloud synchronization
- Multiple color schemes
- List sharing
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Tick-Talk is the new goto app for quickly creating todo lists, allowing you to be super productive. It's fast, beautiful and fun to use! At the heart of tick-talk is our integration with Siri to make it incredibly easy to create your lists by just talking to your iPhone, never before has list creation been so quick and easy. It's faster than typing, quicker than even a pen and paper! This app is clever! The app learns when you combine words, so when you make a list with dictation it will auto-magically join the words together! We use gestures where they help speed you round the app, and make your task of creating and using your lists fast, efficient and fun! - Innovative dictation engine making list making a pleasure! - Gesture-based design that doesn't interfere with your task at hand. - iCloud synchronising across all your devices - Multiple beautiful colour schemes. - Sharing lists is easy, send to a friend in tick-talk format and as a text file!
Notebook
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Notebook: AI Voice Notes from audio to insight Turn hours of talk into minutes of clarity. Xnote transforms recordings, PDFs, and text into smart, structured notes. Perfect for meetings, lectures, and big ideas How it works Record or Upload - Capture any audio or import files instantly. AI Summaries - Get clear notes, action items, and insights in seconds. Organize & Share - Keep everything in one place, ready when you are. Why Notebook: AI Voice Notes? Forget messy transcripts - get clean, actionable notes that work for you. Stay focused in the moment. Notebook: AI Voice Notes takes care of the rest. Built for clarity For thinkers, students, and professionals who turn ideas into results. Listen less. Understand more. Act faster. Subscription Information: Notebook: AI Voice Notes offers flexible premium plans for full access: - Weekly - Unlock all premium features. Billed weekly. - Annual - Get a discount by paying yearly. Billed annually. Payment & Auto-Renewal Terms - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at purchase confirmation. - Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. - Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. - If you subscribe before a free trial ends, the remaining trial period is forfeited. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JkFBsCRke3zGDArVykCci7OQ_x_XVAUTng6cmZICc7c/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JkFBsCRke3zGDArVykCci7OQ_x_XVAUTng6cmZICc7c/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use (EULA): Apple’s Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Notebook at every 2 weeks against tick's every 34 months. tick's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. tick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Notebook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
tick ships an update every 34 months, Notebook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tick | Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | nebulus design | Stanislav Ponamorenko |
In-app purchases
tick
- A generous tip$1.99
Notebook
- Monthly access3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Annual access$59.991 Year









