Better Notes + Lists and Todos vs FlyScreen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Better Notes + Lists and Todos
This app offers a streamlined approach to note-taking and list management. Organize your thoughts and tasks using hashtags, which automatically link related content. It also extracts actionable information like phone numbers and links, and allows for photo attachments.
- Hashtag organization
- Linked notes via hashtags
- Automatic data extraction (phone, email, links)
- Checklist creation
- Photo attachments
- Tap to interact with extracted data
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** As FEATURED by Apple in “New Apps We Love” ** This is a different kind of notes app. Simpler. Smarter. Better. You can type #hashtags into your notes to organize them. #hashtags link all the tagged notes together—tap on any to see them all. We'll find any phone numbers, email addresses, or links in your notes, too, and you can tap on those to call, email, or go to the web. A dash and then a space makes a list—you can tap the dash later to cross things off. Attach #photos of things you’d like to remember—receipts, screenshots of directions, shoes in a shoe store. Whatever makes sense for you. Tap little photos to make ‘em bigger. Swipe down on big photos to make ‘em smaller. We hope this app helps you capture the thoughts that are important to you—thank you so much for giving it a try.
FlyScreen
Effortlessly manage your screenshots with advanced search, text extraction, and duplicate detection. This powerful organizer uses on-device machine learning to securely index and find your images.
- Copy text from screenshots
- Search screenshots by text
- Find similar and duplicate images
- Organize with tags
- Automatic screenshot indexing
- Import photos
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FlyScreen is a powerful tool for managing your screenshots. Easily search through your screenshots, copy text, and find similar images in your library, all powered securely using on-device machine learning. KEY FEATURES • Copy text from your screenshots. Just tap on any text within your screenshots to copy text and open URLs • Find specific screenshots in your library by searching for text. FlyScreen indexes your screenshots ahead of time to make searching super fast! • Find visually similar screenshots, making it easy to identify and delete duplicates • Organize screenshots by tags • FlyScreen automatically reads all screenshots from your photos. You can also import any other photos * Note: Screenshot text recognition is currently limited to English only
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Verdict
Better Notes + Lists and Todos and FlyScreen both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Better Notes + Lists and Todos's written reviews are positive against 67% of FlyScreen's. Better Notes + Lists and Todos also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Better Notes + Lists and Todos against 4.5 for FlyScreen. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 143 and 120 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Better Notes + Lists and Todos's written reviews are positive against 67% of FlyScreen's.
Better Notes + Lists and Todos ships an update every 3 weeks, FlyScreen every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Better Notes + Lists and Todos | FlyScreen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (143 ratings) | 4.5 (120 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 120 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Better Notes, LLC | Adam Stern |
Customer experience
Better Notes + Lists and Todos
FlyScreen
Bugs and requests
Better Notes + Lists and Todos
Reported bugs
12 issues- Notes delete randomly or unexpectedly
- App crashes when deleting notes
- App crashes when resizing sticky notes
- Reminder notifications trigger for deleted notes
- Checkboxes don't stay checked after closing app
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- Pinned notes don't stay pinned
- Archive count shows incorrect number
- PDF export crashes the app
- Hashtags don't fully support Chinese characters
- Feature tour notes cannot be deleted
- Notification doesn't open to the specific note
- Notes lost after iCloud backup issues
Requested features
20 requests- iCloud synchronization across devices
- iPad version with full optimization
- Passcode/fingerprint security lock
- Undo and redo functionality
- Text formatting options (bold, italic, underline)
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- Mac/desktop companion app
- Apple Pencil support
- Widget for quick note creation
- Note color customization
- Organize hashtags into albums/folders
- Dark mode option
- Markdown support
- Web app or browser extension
- Ability to archive notes properly
- Improved reminder functionality
- Swipe-to-delete gesture
- Notification opens specific note
- Checkbox persistence after closing app
- Drag and drop to reorder lines/paragraphs
- Multiple hashtag filtering
FlyScreen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Better Notes + Lists and Todos
No in-app purchases
FlyScreen
No in-app purchases
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