Comparison

Map Note vs OmniPlan 4

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

OmniPlan 4

This app offers robust project management capabilities, allowing users to view, edit, and organize complex projects. It provides tools for tracking progress, managing teams, and improving workflows with features like automatic scheduling and critical path highlighting.

Highlights
  • Automatic project scheduling
  • Resource leveling
  • Team collaboration
  • Critical path highlighting
  • Interactive Gantt timeline
  • Network diagram view
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OmniPlan gives you the power to manage complexity by helping you view, edit, and organize projects. Easily track your progress, manage your team, and continuously improve your processes with powerful project management features including automatic project scheduling, resource leveling, collaboration, milestones, and critical path highlighting. View your project as an interactive Gantt timeline, a customizable project outline, or as a beautiful Network diagram. Manage simple or complex projects—all at a glance. Purchase OmniPlan once for full access to OmniPlan 4 on your Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Vision Pro.

Screenshots

Map Note3 screens
OmniPlan 44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: OmniPlan 4 at Free against Map Note's $2.99. Map Note's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On 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

OmniPlan 4 is free to download; Map Note costs $2.99 up front. OmniPlan 4 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Map Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Map Note holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Map Note's written reviews are positive against 24% of OmniPlan 4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map Note ships an update every 4 weeks, OmniPlan 4 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Map Note versus OmniPlan 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap NoteOmniPlan 4
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (69 ratings) — better3.9 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews — better23.5% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoya EnokidaThe Omni Group

Customer experience

Map Note

All ratings69 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral16.0%
Negative28.4%

OmniPlan 4

All ratings20 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative66.2%

In-app purchases

None

Map Note

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

OmniPlan 4

Subscriptions2
  • Legacy Subscription$19.991 Month
  • Legacy Subscription$199.991 Year
One-time8
  • Free Upgrade to v4 ProFree
  • Free Upgrade to v4 StandardFree
  • Upgrade to v4 Standard$99.99
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  • Upgrade from Standard to Pro$99.99
  • Unlock Standard$199.99
  • Upgrade to v4 Pro$199.99
  • Upgrade from Standard to Pro$199.99
  • Unlock Pro$399.99

Questions

Is Map Note free?
Map Note costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is OmniPlan 4 free?
OmniPlan 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Map Note or OmniPlan 4?
Map Note is rated higher. Map Note averages 4.5 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while OmniPlan 4 averages 3.9 from 20 ratings.
Do Map Note or OmniPlan 4 have ads?
Neither Map Note nor OmniPlan 4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Map Note or OmniPlan 4?
Map Note ships an update every 4 weeks, and OmniPlan 4 every 2 months. Most recently, Map Note was updated on August 29, 2026 and OmniPlan 4 on September 21, 2026.

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