nota — a quiet journal
every entry is a file you own
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
nota is a quiet place to write.
Every thought you capture becomes a plain Markdown file on your iPhone — not a row in someone else's database. Write a line, write a paragraph, attach a photo. nota keeps it as a real file you can read, back up, and open in any text editor, for as long as you own a computer.
That's the whole idea: files over apps. The tool should never outlive what you made with it.
— A feed, not a form.
Open nota and just write. Your day is a simple timeline of timestamped entries. No templates, no prompts you have to answer, no streak guilt — only a gentle ring if you want it.
— Three ways back in.
now is today. stream is everything you've ever written, searchable, day by day. echoes resurfaces what you wrote a week, a month, a year ago — the part a folder of files can't do on its own.
— Yours, on your terms.
Choose where nota keeps your notes — on your iPhone or your own folder. Pick from twelve accent colors and a light or dark paper. Add photos. Export any entry as Markdown to share or archive. Tap the file path to open your notes right in the Files app.
— Private by design.
nota has no account, no sign-in, and no analytics. Nothing you write leaves your device unless you choose to share it. There is no server to breach because there is no server.
— Made to be owned.
Try nota free for 7 days. After that, a single one-time purchase — nota heritage — unlocks it for good. No subscription. Buy it once, own it forever, just like the files it writes.
write briefly. own completely.
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1. share an entry as a picture — a small keepsake to keep or send.
2. a clearer vault: see where your notes actually live, and a plain heads-up when they're stored only inside the app.
3. fixed a bug where editing an entry that had a photo could leave the toolbar unresponsive.
The developer, Jose Mauricio Bisteni Sierra, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Jose Mauricio Bisteni Sierra
- Size
- 4.5 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.5 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- nota heritage $24.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Mauricio Bisteni