Comparison

Notes & Tasks vs Space Notes

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

Head to head
About

Notes & Tasks

Capture ideas and manage your to-do lists with reminders and deadlines. This app offers a focused experience with reduced advertising, syncing across Apple devices. Organize daily, work, or personal tasks seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Quick note-taking
  • To-do list creation
  • Deadline and reminder setting
  • Task completion marking
  • List organization
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Notes & Tasks – Simple, Focused, Effective Notes & Tasks brings together quick notes and clear to-do lists in one simple app. Write an idea, set a due date, get a reminder — with fewer distractions and less advertising than typical apps. What you can do Quickly write notes and ideas Create to-do lists and manage tasks Set deadlines and reminders Mark tasks as completed Organize daily, work, or personal lists Sync securely with iCloud Everything is fast, intuitive, and easy to use. Stay on track Never forget important things again. Set reminders and deadlines and get notified at the right time. Perfect for Daily tasks and routines Shopping lists Work and personal to-dos Ideas and quick notes Made for Apple devices Works seamlessly across your Apple ecosystem: iPhone and iPad Apple Watch Mac with Apple Silicon Your notes and tasks stay up to date with iCloud sync. Privacy comes first Your data belongs to you. No account required iCloud sync with encryption GDPR compliant Transparent privacy practices Manage ad privacy preferences in Settings Less ads. More focus. We have significantly reduced ads for a smoother experience. Remove ads completely with an affordable one-time purchase. Simple productivity for everyday life Whether you plan your day, manage tasks, or capture ideas, Notes & Tasks helps you stay organized without complexity. Download now and enjoy a clean, focused way to manage your notes and tasks.

About

Space Notes

This app allows users to create detailed lists with expandable items, offering dedicated note-taking for each entry. It provides various list types, progress tracking, and organizational tools to manage complex information.

Highlights
  • Expandable checklist items into detailed notes
  • Multiple note types (shopping, recipe, goals)
  • Progress bars for goal tracking
  • Random item selection from lists
  • Checklist table view for quick editing
  • User-defined category tags
  • Note priorities (low, medium, high, urgent)
Features
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Space Notes was built for people who like to make lists. Shopping lists, to-do lists, recipe lists, lists of modules for the apps you're building, or cards you're collecting. But sometimes just having a list isn't good enough. You know that your recipe needs a particular type of cheese, but there's only store in town that sells it. Space Notes gives you an entire notepad for every item in your checklist, allowing you to provide as much, or as little detail as you need for every single item. Expand your notes from a galaxy to a whole universe of ideas! New in Space Notes 3.0: - Note Bundles: Keep notes organized with Note Bundles. You can create a bundle and add your notes to it so that you can quickly locate related entries. - Card Collector's Gallery: A gallery where you can store images of your favorite trading or collector's cards. - Handwriting with OCR: Use handwriting to enter text into your notes with Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Features: - Note types with exclusive functionality for creating goals with progress bars, comparing notes, making shopping lists. - Expand checklist items into notes for taking as much detail as you need, without crowding your screen. - Randomly select an item from your lists, for those times when you can't decide on something, like where to go for lunch! - Checklist table view: You can now switch to a table view for your checklists, allowing you to quickly edit your checklist items. - Convert to checklist: you can now type out rows of text in the main notepad, then convert them to items in your checklist. - Consolidated to-do list: all your due dates in one central location for quick reference and navigation. - User-defined category tags: create tags to categorize your notes any way you'd like. - Note priorities: assign priority levels for low, medium, high, and urgent. - Three new note types: shopping, recipe, and character cards. - Checklist item due dates: prior to version 2.0, due dates could only be assigned to primary notes. Now they can be assigned to checklist items for 'Goal' notes. - Custom color schemes: add a personal touch to your Space Notes experience by creating your own color schemes. - In-app calendar: access a calendar right within your notes so that you don't have to keep switching between apps when you're making to-do lists. - Due date quick add: when viewing a 'goal' note with the in-app calendar, you can tap on a date in the calendar, then tap the calendar button on a checklist item to instantly create a due date. Space Notes Pro features: - Compare checklists: see two checklists, side by side. Space Notes will automatically highlight if the same item appears in both checklists. - Historical timeline: if you're working on a project, or tracking responsibilities at your job, you can commit your completed tasks to a historical timeline, which removes them from your note lists, but keeps them in a timeline that you can access when it's time to write your resume or review. - Calculator: an in-app calculator so that you don't have to switch to a separate calculator app when you need to do basic arithmetic. Once you've arrived at the result, simply tap on it to insert it into your note. The next version of Space Notes is being completely rebuilt, from the ground up. This will provide greater performance and stability, while also reducing the app's footprint.

Screenshots

Notes & Tasks4 screens
Space Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Space Notes at 3.7 against Notes & Tasks's 2.5. Space Notes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). Notes & Tasks's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Notes & Tasks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Space Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Notes holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes & Tasks ships an update every 3 months, Space Notes every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Notes & Tasks versus Space Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes & TasksSpace Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermayabella s.r.o.Space Japan Studios

Customer experience

Notes & Tasks

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Space Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Notes & Tasks

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Version$1.491 Month
One-time2
  • connection Apple Watch$1.99
  • Remove Ads$6.99
1 purchases

Space Notes

One-time1
  • SpaceNotes Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Notes & Tasks free?
Notes & Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Notes free?
Space Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notes & Tasks or Space Notes?
Space Notes is rated higher. Notes & Tasks averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Space Notes averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Notes & Tasks or Space Notes have ads?
Notes & Tasks shows ads; Space Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Notes & Tasks or Space Notes?
Notes & Tasks ships an update every 3 months, and Space Notes every 9 days. Most recently, Notes & Tasks was updated on October 7, 2026 and Space Notes on October 7, 2026.

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