Comparison

Map Note vs Milanote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Map Note

Organize your thoughts on an infinitely expanding canvas. This app is designed for non-linear thinking, allowing you to freely expand ideas radially for brainstorming and mind mapping.

Highlights
  • Infinitely expanding canvas
  • Radial idea expansion
  • Mind mapping
  • Brainstorming
  • Idea sketching
  • Non-linear note-taking
Features
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Using map notes, you can spread your ideas anywhere on an infinitely spread canvas. I think the brain's work when considering ideas is a random and radial working image rather than linear. Traditional notes that need to be written sequentially from left to right are not very suitable for this process. If you use this infinite size notebook application, you can freely expand ideas from the center of the page, so you can make ideas more natural. Ideal for creating rough mind maps, brainstorming and idea sketches. * Please check out MapNote 2 that can add images, add folders, and sync with iCloud.

About

Milanote

Organize your creative projects with this visual workspace. Combine notes, images, videos, and sketches to capture inspiration and see the big picture. Collaborate with your team or keep ideas private, with content synced instantly across all devices.

Highlights
  • Combine notes, images, videos, and sketches
  • Organize projects visually
  • Collaborate with teams
  • Save content from any app
  • Instant syncing across devices
  • Sketching with Apple Pencil
Features
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Milanote is the tool for organizing your creative projects. Capture ideas & notes on mobile, then organize them visually on Milanote for desktop. SAVE INSPIRATION & IDEAS Easily combine notes, images, videos, sketches, and more. Capture anything that fuels your creativity. ORGANIZE PROJECTS VISUALLY Bring your ideas, tasks, and references together in one place—so you can see the big picture and the details. COLLABORATE WITH YOUR TEAM Milanote boards can be a private place to think, or a shared workspace for collaboration—you control who sees what. SAVE CONTENT FROM ANY APP Clip websites, images, and videos from your browser, photos app, or anywhere else—right into Milanote with a tap. INSTANT SYNCING ACROSS ALL DEVICES Anything you save to Milanote is instantly synced to all your devices. The Milanote iPhone & iPad apps also let you… - Create, view and edit all of your boards - Upload photos, video & files - Sketch with Apple pencil - Get notifications for comments and content updates Privacy policy: https://milanote.com/legal/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://milanote.com/legal/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Map Note3 screens
Milanote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Milanote at Free against Map Note's $2.99. Milanote also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (4K vs 69). Map Note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On review sentiment, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Milanote is free to download; Map Note costs $2.99 up front. Milanote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.49 per month. Map Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Milanote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Milanote has 4K ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Map Note's written reviews are positive against 60% of Milanote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map Note ships an update every 4 weeks, Milanote every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Map Note versus Milanote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap NoteMilanote
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (69 ratings)4.7 (4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.1% of reviews59.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings694K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoya EnokidaMilanote

Customer experience

Map Note

All ratings69 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive56.1%
Neutral15.9%
Negative28.0%

Milanote

All ratings3,981 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews756 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral17.9%
Negative22.5%

Bugs and requests

Map Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Milanote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to open certain boards
  • Issues with deleting or rearranging notes
  • Image uploads not working consistently

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add iPad app with full desktop functionality
  • Improve mobile app experience and parity with desktop
  • Increase free version storage limit
  • Implement offline mode and better file management
  • Add more customization options for boards and notes

In-app purchases

None

Map Note

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Milanote

Subscriptions2
  • Professional Monthly$12.491 Month
  • Professional Annual$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Map Note free?
Map Note costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Milanote free?
Milanote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Map Note or Milanote?
Milanote is rated higher. Map Note averages 4.5 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Milanote averages 4.7 from 4K ratings.
Do Map Note or Milanote have ads?
Neither Map Note nor Milanote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Map Note or Milanote?
Map Note ships an update every 4 weeks, and Milanote every 5 days. Most recently, Map Note was updated on October 20, 2026 and Milanote on October 22, 2026.

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