Blitznote vs Notesy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blitznote
Capture your thoughts instantly with a minimalist note-taking app. Its elegant, distraction-free design focuses on what matters most, ensuring your ideas are saved quickly. This app prioritizes your privacy by not storing your data and requires no internet connection.
- Instant idea saving
- Elegant and simple design
- Zero distractions
- Absolute personal data privacy
- No internet required
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This is probably the most simple note taking app. Focus only things that matters the most. With the elegant design and remove all the distraction and focus on the most important part. Save your blitz idea instantly ! - Absolute personal. we will never store your data. - Simple & Elegant design - Zero distraction - No internet required, open source project on github : https://github.com/pungme/blitznote created by @pungme
Notesy
Capture thoughts instantly with this fast, private note-taking app. It opens immediately without sign-up or internet, keeping your notes securely on your device. Enjoy colorful, easily searchable notes with smart timestamps.
- Instant opening without login
- Offline functionality
- Private, device-stored notes
- Six customizable note colors
- Smart date timestamps
- Minimalist and fast interface
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Notesy is the fastest way to capture a thought. No sign-up. No cloud. No ads. Just open the app and start writing. Your notes stay on your device — always private, always available, even offline. • Opens instantly with no login screens • Tap to create a note, tap to save • Choose from six beautiful colors for your notes • Smart timestamps: "Today", "Yesterday", or the date • Works without internet — fully offline Most note apps want your email, push you to subscribe, or bury simple features behind menus. Notesy does one thing well: fast, colorful notes you can find at a glance. Your notes are stored locally. Nothing is uploaded. Nothing is shared. No account required. Perfect for quick reminders, shopping lists, meeting notes, ideas, and anything you need to jot down before you forget. Beautiful, minimal, and fast. That's Notesy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Notesy at Free against Blitznote's $1.99. Notesy also leads on ratings volume (28 vs 1). Blitznote's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On rating, 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
Notesy is free to download; Blitznote costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blitznote against 4.9 for Notesy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notesy has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Blitznote ships an update every 5 weeks, Notesy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blitznote | Notesy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Worathiti Manosroi | Joseph Ranft |
Customer experience
Blitznote
Notesy
In-app purchases
Blitznote
No in-app purchases
Notesy
No in-app purchases
