Transom Note vs Good Templates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transom Note
Capture, tag, and organize your writing ideas effortlessly. This app helps writers keep track of every thought, project, and tag, making it easy to retrieve them when inspiration strikes. Export your notes in various formats for seamless integration into your writing workflow.
- Capture and tag ideas
- Organize thoughts by project
- Search by tag or project
- Archive or delete notes
- Export notes as PDF, CSV, or rich-text
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Made for writers, by writers, Transom lets you capture and tag every little scrap of an idea so that you can easily find it whenever you're ready to write — without having to fumble through emails-to-self, messy notebooks, and clunky multi-purpose apps. How it works: create a Thought to add it to your Transom notes. Easily add Tags and file it under a Project. When it's time to sit down and write, all those brilliant little gems will be right at your fingertips (and not buried in that old notebook — no, the other one. Or was it in an email?). Search by Tag, Project name, or use simple keyword search. Once you've used a Thought, archive or delete it to declutter your list. And if you want to copy your Thoughts to something long-form, export a custom list of Thoughts as PDF, CSV, rich-text file. Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: help@wearetransom.com.
Good Templates
Access a vast library of PDF templates for notes, planning, and creative work. Easily import them into your preferred apps or create your own custom templates using the built-in editor. Elevate your note-taking and document creation with diverse and functional paper designs.
- Over 250 PDF paper templates
- Lined, grid, music, calendar, and graph paper
- Cornell and accounting ledger formats
- Create custom PDF and text templates
- Integrated PDF editor
- Built-in text word processor
- Easy import into other apps
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This app is jam-packed with a plethora of templates tailored to your workflow. We have every paper you can think of - lined, squared, music, calendars, circular and polar, triangles, hexagons, engineer graph, Cornell, accounting ledger, and more. Do you like lined paper for doodling or prefer grid sheets for notes? Don't worry, we've got you covered with our diverse range of paper options, ready for all your writing needs. How does it work? 1. Choose the template that best fits your requirements. 2. Select "Open in ...". 3. The app will be opened then choose "Import as New Document". And voila! You're all set. You can also create your own PDF and Text templates using the included PDF editor and Text word processor. Start your journey with new templates today - because why just take notes when you can make them remarkable? Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Transom Note at 70% against Good Templates's 0%. Transom Note also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (84 vs 4). Good Templates's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Transom Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Good Templates sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Transom Note holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transom Note has 84 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Transom Note's written reviews are positive against 0% of Good Templates's.
Transom Note ships an update every 3 months, Good Templates every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Transom Note | Good Templates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (84 ratings) — better | 1.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 260 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VoidMedia | Kairoos Solutions SL |
Customer experience
Transom Note
Good Templates
Bugs and requests
Transom Note
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes while writing
- App crashes when holding on a tag
- App crashes when adding emojis
- App crashes upon opening after updates
- Notes doubled up after login
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- Unable to change associated email/password
- Notes not saving
- App crashes immediately on startup
- All notes disappeared
- New update made app inaccessible
- App crashes on 9.3.2
- App won't open, flashes back to home screen
Requested features
16 requests- Add image support
- Word count per day display
- More font choices
- Emoji support
- Assign tags to projects
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- Set category for tags
- Dark mode
- Filter by multiple tags
- Export in text/document format
- Add photos to places and pin to map
- Change work title
- Group notes/books
- Add 'Idea' section within projects
- Add new categories of notes to a project
- Settings menu functionality
- Working feedback link
Good Templates
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Transom Note
- Prompt Credit$0.99
Good Templates
- Pro Upgrade$3.99
Questions
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