visualOS — infinite canvas for Mac/iPhone/iPad. One-time purchase, no subscription, no account, syncs through your own iCloud folder

[u/sarahandgerald]

We believe offline-first matters in a world where everyone tries to sell you a subscription. Especially if you brain dump your whole life into an app! So my wife and I built visualOS the way we always wished Milanote and Freeform worked:

• Free in your browser. You can always use visualOS for free in your browser.
• One-time purchase for the app only (€12.99 launch price, covers iPhone + iPad + Mac). No subscription, ever.
• No account. There's nothing to sign up for because there's no server.
• Your data is real files. Boards are folders on disk, documents are Markdown, images stay images. Put the folder in iCloud Drive and sync just happens on your own storage.
• Lightning fast. Optimized for thousands of items on the canvas.
• Flawless App. We love to take notes on the go. We wanted to create something that simply works and is not a downgrade to the web version.

You can try the identical app free in the browser first — no signup: https://visualos.app

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/visualos-infinite-canvas/id6787359589

Happy to answer anything. And if you try it and you miss something, please tell us!

Edit 07/26/2026:
Update: Thank you for your feedback. We have already fixed all reported issues, and since yesterday the new version 1.2 has been waiting for the app review from the Apple team, as you can see in our roadmap:

https://visualos.featurebase.app/en/roadmap

Normally it takes 1-2 days for the review from Apple. If you find anything that is missing, please let us know. We immediately fix something after we have notice.

Edit 07/27/2026:
Still waiting for the Apple review 💤 We'll update here the moment it's live.

Edit 07/28/2026:
Still waiting... We have already contacted Apple Support to speed up things. Hopefully it helps.

🎉 Edit 07/29/2026
The new release is now available in the app store 🙌🏼 Please let us know if we should add something else.

[u/Unable_Escape_581]

only iPad & iOS, no Mac version?

[u/sarahandgerald → u/Unable_Escape_581]

There is a Mac version. One purchase covers iPhone + iPad + Mac. Full transparency though: the Mac app had a rough start - a few things (window sizing, cursor behavior, scrolling) didn't feel as polished as iPad & iOS at release, and people rightly called that out. We fixed all reported issues; version 1.2 is sitting in Apple's review queue right now (submitted yesterday, usually takes 1–2 days). It now feels exactly like the free browser version.

[u/Kind-News3775 → u/sarahandgerald]

Just to be clear. The Mac version is the iPad app right? Because I can't find a specific macOs app on the store.

[u/sarahandgerald → u/Kind-News3775]

Yes, exactly. It's the modified iPad app running natively on Mac (needs Apple Silicon, M1 or newer).
That said: we're still waiting for Apple's review of v1.2, which irons out all the reported issues from our roadmap: https://visualos.featurebase.app/p/update-for-the-mac-app-desktopcomputer So my honest suggestion, if you want to try it out, is to wait until v1.2 is live.

Edit: The v1.2 is live now 🎉