Notes for Watch vs Tot Mini
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notes for Watch
Access and manage your notes directly from your wrist. This app allows you to import existing notes or create new ones by dictation, making them available offline on your Apple Watch. It integrates with Siri for quick access and supports various languages.
- Import notes from iOS
- Create and delete notes on Apple Watch
- Offline note access
- Dictate note content
- Optional note titles
- Siri integration
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How many times did you have to take out your iPhone from your pocket only to check a simple note? This will never be a problem again with Notes for Watch. - Import notes from the official Notes app or just paste them in the app. - Immediately transfer notes to your Apple Watch app. Read them even offline. - Create and delete notes from your Apple Watch by dictating the content. - No need to always come up with a note's title, it's optional so you can create notes as quickly as possible on the go. - Uses your device default font size preference for an optimal reading experience. - Ask Siri to show, create or append your NotesWatch notes. - Localized in 8 languages. - Supports iOS 11 and watchOS 4. We're always listening to your feedback. Just get in touch with us from the settings section of the app and we'll get back to you as soon as possible!
Tot Mini
This app offers a streamlined way to capture, organize, and edit text across Apple devices. Its minimalist design uses color-coded dots for organization, and it supports Markdown for web use. Seamless iCloud sync ensures your notes are accessible anywhere.
- Color-coded note organization
- iCloud synchronization
- Markdown support
- Dictation and Scribble input
- Cross-device compatibility
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Tot is an elegant, simple way to collect & edit text across your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. It’s your tiny text companion! ⁕ Less Is More Tot’s simple design mean no more hunting for that chunk of text. Seven color-coded dots let you organize your notes while keeping them from getting out of hand. ⁕ iCloud Sync Seamlessly syncs your text across watchOS, iOS and macOS using iCloud so you can capture thoughts wherever you are. ⁕ Markdown Support Full support for rich or plain text and even automatically translates text to Markdown for handy use on the web. Have an RTF file you need marked up? No problem! ⁕ Killer Input Tot supports dictation and Scribble on Apple Watch. Quick, easy, and waiting for additional editing on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Available for watchOS, iOS, and macOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notes for Watch at 3.9 against Tot Mini's 2.9. Notes for Watch also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (520 vs 19). Tot Mini's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 23%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Notes for Watch costs $1.99 and Tot Mini $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Notes for Watch holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notes for Watch has 520 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of Notes for Watch's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tot Mini's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes for Watch | Tot Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (520 ratings) — better | 2.9 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 520 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Balestra | The Iconfactory |
Customer experience
Notes for Watch
Tot Mini
Bugs and requests
Notes for Watch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notes not syncing between devices
- Dictation not working on Apple Watch
- App crashing or freezing
- Inconsistent behavior when adding or editing notes
Requested features
4 requests- Improved sync between iPhone and Apple Watch
- More customization options
- Support for checklists and advanced note-taking features
- Better interface and controls on Apple Watch
Tot Mini
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notes for Watch
No in-app purchases
Tot Mini
No in-app purchases
