Apple Notes is a good notebook, built into every iPhone. Nabuya is a different tool: a place to drop anything worth keeping, and find it later when you only remember half of it.
The short answer
| Apple Notes | Nabuya | |
|---|---|---|
| Putting things in | You write and organise: folders, tags, formatting | You say, type or share it. No folders, no tags |
| Finding things | Search for the words you wrote | Ask the way you'd ask a friend, from a vague detail |
| What it understood | Nothing to check; it's your text | A title, a summary and a time for each thing, all fixable |
| Reminders | Separate app (Reminders) | Say "tomorrow evening" and it becomes a reminder |
| Sharing | Shared notes and folders through iCloud | Shared spaces for family and friends, by invite link |
| Where it runs | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone and Android |
Choose Apple Notes if
- You write longer notes and want formatting, drawings or scanned documents.
- You want it on your Mac and iPad as well as your phone.
- You remember the words you used, so plain search is enough.
Choose Nabuya if
- Things reach you in passing and you don't want to decide where they go.
- You often remember only part of it: "that restaurant… something with a courtyard".
- You want one place for thoughts, links, tasks, reminders and moments, without picking a type.
- Your family or friends share Android and iPhone.
Can I use both?
Yes. Many people keep long notes in Apple Notes and use Nabuya for the quick things that arrive all day. Nabuya is free at launch. Get Nabuya