Show HN: NoteSub – I built this because I cannot use Notion

1 zahirbmirza 0 7/3/2025, 5:34:51 PM notesub.com ↗

I built NoteSub because I am recurrently disillusioned with Notion’s UI and not so nice offline experience. I like unobtrusive UI and I like seamless aesthetics.

It's an iOS app with 8 specific note types (text, voice, images, database, todos, kanban, weekly plans, drawings) that works offline by default.

The main problem I wanted to solve: easy UI with no setup time and reliable offline functionality.

I have put it on the Apple App Store as a free download, and would love feedback from HN – maybe even from other Notion users who don't like Notion. If you love Notion; you probably will not like this.

Does the note type selection cover your main use cases? Is the offline-first choice option for you? Do you like the social feed like interface?

nb. You can see my attempt at making this alternative to Notion on the app store where there is a video and more photos than on the website you can see even without downloading the app.

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Show HN: NoteSub – I built this because I cannot use Notion

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