Comparison

Notify vs FirstSeed Notes

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

Head to head
About

Notify

Organize your thoughts and to-dos with a beautiful and simple note-taking app. Create custom folders, set reminders, and share your notes easily. Enjoy seamless iCloud sync and full data privacy.

Highlights
  • Organize notes with custom folders
  • Quick note creation
  • Set reminders for notes
  • Share notes across devices and apps
  • Export notes for backup
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Customizable themes
Features
Read full description

Notify is the simplest, best and most beautiful way to manage your notes and tasks on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. "He listens well who takes notes." Dante Alighieri FOLDERS Create folders for your notes. This is the number one feature that will let you separate notes according to categories. For instance, all the notes about cooking in a dedicated folder, all the notes about travels in another, one for work, etc. QUICK NOTE With just one tap, you can start writing your note and saving it by pressing the return key. Add multiple quick notes in just a few seconds. REMINDERS You can set a reminder on any note. SIMPLICITY Elegant and simple way to edit notes. SHARE Share any note to WhatsApp, Twitter, Message, Mail, Add to Notes and more. Copy, Add To iCloud Drive. Share to your Mac or to any iOS device. EXPORT Ability to export all your notes to your email address. Because everyone needs a backup. ICLOUD SYNC Automatic iCloud synchronisation! Create a new note on your iPhone and it will magically appear automatically on your iPad and iPod touch as well. NO ACCOUNT No need to create any account. FULL DATA PRIVACY Notify does not store any of your data and cannot even access it. Your data stay in your private iCloud account. FAVORITES You can now mark some of your most used notes as favorites. Simply tap the star icon when in a note. Then, tap the star icon at the top of the main section to view all favorite notes. THEMES You can select some beautifully hand-crafted themes: Cerulean, Lime, Melancholy, Notify, Orchid, Princess, Scarlet, Sunrise and Sunset. PERSONALIZED THEME Not only that, but you still have the ability to select your Personal theme and personalize your colors on your own. Choose from up to 179 colors. Yes, black and white are also there. "I'm known for my handwritten notes." Pamela Anderson Download it right now and tell your friends, they will love Notify as much as you will. That's it, in case we don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening and good night.

About

FirstSeed Notes

Capture, organize, and refine your thoughts with a beautifully designed note-taking app. Supports Markdown, task management, and transcription to create summaries and meeting minutes. Syncs across devices and offers customization options.

Highlights
  • Markdown-supported note creation and editing
  • Task management with ToDo lists
  • Highlighting important sentences
  • Recording and transcription capabilities
  • Note categorization with tags
  • Cross-device syncing via iCloud
  • Customizable font size and line spacing
Read full description

FirstSeed Notes is a beautifully designed notes app that helps you capture your thoughts and turn them into ideas you can build on. Write down what's on your mind, organize it with notebooks and tags, and come back to it anytime. From quick notes and to-do lists to meeting recordings and study notes, FirstSeed Notes keeps your thinking and your plans in one place. Write Comfortably - A clean, simple editor that's easy to use every day - Markdown support and smart formatting - Add tables, equations, images, and links - Adjust font size and line spacing to suit your style - See character, word, and line counts at a glance - Export notes as Markdown or PDF Stay Organized - Organize notes with notebooks, sections, and tags - Keep important notes close with Favorites - Jump back to recent notes instantly - Manage tasks with to-do lists - Highlight key sentences and review them all in one place Record and Summarize - Record audio and get a transcript automatically - Turn transcripts into summaries, meeting minutes, action items, study notes, and more with AI AI Agent - Just ask the AI Agent to find, organize, tag, and move your notes Sync and Share - Sync your notes across your devices with iCloud - Share a single note or an entire notebook and edit together in real time - Invited members can join for free Your notes are synced and shared through iCloud. Some features require a subscription or a lifetime purchase. About Subscription: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://firstseed.io/terms.html

Screenshots

Notify4 screens
FirstSeed Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FirstSeed Notes at Free against Notify's $1.99. Notify's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

FirstSeed Notes is free to download; Notify costs $1.99 up front. FirstSeed Notes sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Notify asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Notify against 5.0 for FirstSeed Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Notify's written reviews are positive against 86% of FirstSeed Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notify ships an update every 6 days, FirstSeed Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Notify versus FirstSeed Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotifyFirstSeed Notes
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamien GonellaFirstSeed Inc

Customer experience

Notify

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FirstSeed Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

None

Notify

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

FirstSeed Notes

Subscriptions4
  • Personal Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Team Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Personal Yearly1 Month trial$26.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Team Yearly1 Month trial$95.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Notify free?
Notify costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FirstSeed Notes free?
FirstSeed Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notify or FirstSeed Notes?
Notify and FirstSeed Notes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Notify or FirstSeed Notes have ads?
Neither Notify nor FirstSeed Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notify or FirstSeed Notes?
Notify ships an update every 6 days, and FirstSeed Notes fortnightly. Most recently, Notify was updated on September 28, 2026 and FirstSeed Notes on October 16, 2026.

Other comparisons