Notoriety vs Plain Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notoriety
This app offers a streamlined and customizable note-taking experience with a minimalist interface. Organize your thoughts efficiently using tags and personalize your workspace with various themes and display options. Capture ideas on the go with its convenient app extension.
- Modern minimalist interface
- Tag-based organizing
- Customizable themes
- Customizable note list display
- App extension for note-taking from other apps
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Power your productivity with Notoriety, a highly customizable and easy to use note-taking app. Featuring: - A Modern, minimalist interface that let's you focus on your notes - Tag-based organizing for easy sorting and storing - Themes to suit your style and needs - A customizable note list display - An app extension that allows you to take notes from other apps ...and more! Take notes faster and get more organized with Notoriety.
Plain Note
This app allows you to create and organize notes with customizable tags and icons. It offers lock screen and home screen widgets for quick access and supports character/line counting. Personalize your experience with themes, app icons, and fonts.
- Organize notes with tags
- Customizable tag icons and colors
- Character and line counting
- Lock screen and home screen widgets
- Customizable themes, app icons, and fonts
- Archive and organize notes
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"Plain Note" is a simple notes app. You can organize your notes by adding tags, and it supports lock screen and home screen widgets. It can be used on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Features • You can categorize your notes with tags. • Customize tag icons and colors. • You can count the number of characters and lines. • Archive and organize your notes. • Widgets can be added to the lock screen and home screen. • Customize themes, App icons, and fonts. (Some features are available for a fee.) Premium (in-app purchase) • Sync data with iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. This can also be used as a backup. • All themes and App icons are available. • All tag icons are available. • All font customizations are available. *Prices may vary by country or region. Please check in the app. *Some features may not be available in all languages or regions. Terms of Use: https://monelyze.app/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://monelyze.app/en/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Plain Note at 4.6 against Notoriety's 3.6. Plain Note also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 8). Notoriety's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 62%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). 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. Notoriety sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Plain Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Plain Note holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plain Note has 1.1K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Notoriety's written reviews are positive against 62% of Plain Note's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Notoriety ships an update every 6 months, Plain Note every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notoriety | Plain Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (8 ratings) | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 62.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wander Bit LLC - Photo & Video Editor Apps and More | Monelyze Inc. |
Customer experience
Notoriety
Plain Note
Bugs and requests
Notoriety
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Plain Note
Reported bugs
2 issues- Notes sometimes get deleted after updates
- Widget not working as expected, showing wrong note
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to swipe widget to display another note
- Subfolders for better organization
- Export function to backup notes
- Option to change app colors
- Support for multiple notes in one widget
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- Text formatting options (bold, italics, headings)
- Ability to insert photos and videos
In-app purchases
Notoriety
- Midnight Theme$0.99
- B/W Theme$0.99
- Ruby Theme$0.99
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- Unlimited Tags$1.99
- Unlock Everything$2.99
Plain Note
- Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Premium - Lifetime$29.99
