Comparison

Map Note vs Notion Calendar

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

Notion Calendar

Manage your schedule and meetings with a unified calendar view. Seamlessly integrate with Google Calendar and Notion to organize your work and personal life. Offers helpful widgets and multi-time zone support.

Highlights
  • Deep Google Calendar integration
  • Connects to Notion documents and projects
  • Multiple time zone support
  • Unified view across multiple calendars
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Available in 12 languages
Features
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Notion Calendar lets you schedule meetings and control your time like never before. It deeply integrates with Google Calendar accounts so that all your events are synced. Along with speed, beauty, and light/dark modes, Notion Calendar includes powerful features: - CONNECTED TO NOTION — add Notion docs, projects, and timelines. - MULTIPLE TIME ZONES — pull the time zone column to the right to “travel to any city” and add more time zones. - ALL IN ONE PLACE — see one unified view across multiple calendars and auto-sync events between them. - WIDGETS — select from 6 Home Screen Widgets featuring rich previews of upcoming events, month overviews, quick-add event buttons, and more! The Lock Screen Widget lets you see what’s coming at a glance when picking up your phone. - AVAILABLE IN 12 LANGUAGES — Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish. It’s time.

Screenshots

Map Note3 screens
Notion Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Notion Calendar at Free against Map Note's $2.99. Notion Calendar also leads on ratings volume (7.9K vs 69) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Map Note's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Notion Calendar is free to download; Map Note costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notion Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notion Calendar has 7.9K ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Map Note's written reviews are positive against 40% of Notion Calendar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map Note ships an update every 4 weeks, Notion Calendar every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Map Note versus Notion Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap NoteNotion Calendar
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (69 ratings)4.7 (7.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.1% of reviews — better39.5% of reviews
Number of ratings697.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoya EnokidaNotion Labs, Incorporated

Customer experience

Map Note

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

Notion Calendar

All ratings7,782 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews1,893 reviews
Positive39.5%
Neutral21.2%
Negative39.3%

Bugs and requests

Map Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Notion Calendar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to add events
  • Syncing issues causing events to disappear or display incorrectly
  • Time zone issues leading to incorrect event times
  • Widgets not updating properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add monthly and weekly calendar views
  • Integrate with more calendar providers (Microsoft, Apple, etc.)
  • Improve iPad compatibility and optimize for larger screens
  • Add task management and to-do list functionality
  • Enhance customization options (colors, themes, etc.)
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  • Improve event creation and editing experience

In-app purchases

None

Map Note

No in-app purchases

None

Notion Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Map Note free?
Map Note costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notion Calendar free?
Notion Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Map Note or Notion Calendar?
Notion Calendar is rated higher. Map Note averages 4.5 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Notion Calendar averages 4.7 from 7.9K ratings.
Do Map Note or Notion Calendar have ads?
Neither Map Note nor Notion Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Map Note or Notion Calendar?
Map Note ships an update every 4 weeks, and Notion Calendar every 11 days. Most recently, Map Note was updated on November 1, 2026 and Notion Calendar on November 15, 2026.

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