Comparison

WriteIdeas vs Notebook

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

Head to head
About

WriteIdeas

Capture and organize all your creative thoughts, from novel plots to character quotes. This versatile app lets you categorize ideas, add rich text formatting, links, and images to your notes. It's designed for writers and anyone needing a flexible way to manage their ideas.

Highlights
  • Organize ideas by custom categories
  • Rich text editor with formatting
  • Insert links and images into notes
  • Built-in web browser for links
  • Versatile for various note-taking needs
  • Backup functionality
Features
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Ever have a great idea for a novel in the middle of the night but can't remember what it was the next morning? Or, come up with a great one-liner for one of your characters while you are on the bus or the train, but can't quite remember how it went once you got home? If you've faced this or countless other similar situations as a writer, then WriteIdeas is for you :) WriteIdeas is a database for your writing ideas, whether they be plots, characters, places, quotes, or story fragments. Heck, WriteIdeas can be any type of note taking app you want it to be! WriteIdeas organizes ideas by idea type, or category, if you prefer. You can customize the categories to be anything you want. This way, you can change what you use write ideas for, to suit your needs. So if you are a song writer and want to keep track of song ideas, you can do that. You're script writer and want to keep track of things specific to your area of expertise? Not a problem! We designed WriteIdeas to be as versatile as possible and as easy to use as possible so that it can serve the idea/information tracking needs of as many people as we could think of :) WriteIdeas isn't very difficult to use - all it consists of is a title for your idea and the idea itself. But entering your idea in to the app is where the power of WriteIdeas comes through. WriteIdeas contains a rich text editor which allows you to enter formatted text so that you can emphasize certain words or phrases as you need to. You want to underline something to show that it's important? Simple to do. You want to strike out an item to indicate that it's no longer viable/needed/incomplete? Again, not a problem! But that's not all! The WriteIdeas idea editor also allows you to enter links and images straight into the idea editor. The images are sized so that they fit within the screen bounds, but if you want to see the full image at any point, it's as simple as clicking on the image and opting to see the full image. The links work similarly. You can enter a link or have some text point to a link, like on a web page. When you later click on the link, the app will ask you whether you want to open the link. If you say you do want to open the link, the app will open the web site pointed to by the link in the built-in browser. You don't even have to leave WriteIdeas to read the web page! WriteIdeas can probably be put to many more uses than as a simple idea database. For instance, you could also use it as a general note taker, or a todo list, or a grocery list, or a number of other uses. If you do find a novel use for WriteIdeas (pun not intended), do let us know. We do enjoy hearing about how our users use our apps. And if you do run into any issues with the app or have a feature request, contacting us is as easy as can be. The app includes a built-in feedback feature which can be accessed from the Help screen. So let us know your feedback - we respond to everything as fast as we can. Also, WriteIdeas allows you to backup all your ideas via e-mail, to DropBox or any other iOS app which supports receiving data from another app. You can later restore these backups by simply tapping on the attachment on e-mail or selecting the backup file in another app and selecting the option to open the file in WriteIdeas. Your ideas are always safe with WriteIdeas! If you do happen to like our app, we do appreciate you leaving us a good rating on the App Store too :) Every good rating helps keep our apps alive on the app store!

About

Notebook

This app transforms spoken words into text, allows for quick note-taking, and offers robust to-do list management. Organize your thoughts with customizable, colorful notebooks and enhance them with markdown formatting. Capture every idea without limits in a secure and private environment.

Highlights
  • Speech to Text conversion
  • Quick note creation
  • To-Do list management
  • Customizable notebooks
  • Color-coded organization
  • Markdown formatting
  • Unlimited notes
Features
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Notes, voice notes and to-do lists in one simple app. Speak instead of typing, jot down a quick idea, or tick off today's tasks — everything stays organised in your own notebooks. Key features • Voice to text – speak and your words appear as a note • Quick notes – capture ideas, reminders and lists in seconds • To-do lists – set priorities and check off tasks as you go • Notebooks – group notes into notebooks with the cover you like • Colour labels – sort notes by colour so they are easy to find • Formatting – bold, italic and coloured text to highlight what matters • Unlimited notes – write as much as you want Great for school, work, meetings, shopping lists and everyday ideas. Subscription Some features require a subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://habbithubdevelopers.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://habbithubdevelopers.com/terms.html

Screenshots

WriteIdeas4 screens
Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WriteIdeas at 100% against Notebook's 33%. WriteIdeas also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Notebook's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months). 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. WriteIdeas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Notebook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of WriteIdeas's written reviews are positive against 33% of Notebook's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WriteIdeas ships an update every 29 months, Notebook every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WriteIdeas versus Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriteIdeasNotebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.7 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings235 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPink Zombie Studios Inc.HabbitHub

Customer experience

WriteIdeas

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Notebook

All ratings35 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WriteIdeas

One-time1
  • WriteIdeas Pro$2.99
3 purchases

Notebook

Subscriptions2
  • Upgrade Premium Version7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Upgrade to Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Upgrade for Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is WriteIdeas free?
WriteIdeas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notebook free?
Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WriteIdeas or Notebook?
Notebook is rated higher. WriteIdeas averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Notebook averages 4.7 from 35 ratings.
Do WriteIdeas or Notebook have ads?
Neither WriteIdeas nor Notebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WriteIdeas or Notebook?
WriteIdeas ships an update every 29 months, and Notebook every 2 months. Most recently, WriteIdeas was updated on October 2, 2026 and Notebook on October 3, 2026.

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