Comparison

Film Note vs MovieNotes

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

Head to head
About

Film Note

Features
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Film Note is an app to help you annotate movie files with your own short videos called 'notes'. Load your movie file into the app through the Finder. Connect your device to your computer and select your device in the Finder window. Connect your device to your computer, open the device on your Finder window. Select the 'Files' tap. Import your movie file by dragging and dropping it into the 'File Note' section. This movie file will then be copied and transferred to the 'Film Note' app on your device. Tap the name of the movie file to watch it and make notes. Tap the play button to watch the film. Move the slider to go back and forth in the movie. You can have great control to finely tune the speed of the slider but moving up while you slide left or right. Tap the record button to open the front camera of your device to make a video note and attach it to the current point in the movie. Saved videos will be displayed at the bottom of the 'Movie View' screen with a thumbnail of both the screenshot of the original film to which you've attached your note and a thumbnail of your note. Tap the thumbnail of the original film to go to that point in the movie or tap on the thumbnail of the film note to see that full screen. If your original film has chapter markers embedded in, then you will see the 'Markers' button. Tap that to see a list of the chapters and tap on any of those to see them in the 'Movie View'. You can save your film notes in different 'Sessions'. For example, you might have a group of people all attaching film notes to the original movie and you save each of these into a different 'session' to keep them distinguished. Tap the 'Sessions' icon to see a list of sessions for this file. Initially there is default session called 'Notes'. Add sessions by pressing the '+' button and rename them by long pressing the name. Select the session to activate it view its film notes and record new notes in it. A tutorial is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCeDNO89bag

About

MovieNotes

Features
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Did you like the movie? Create a note and provide detailed information about it to review in the future or advise friends. You can put an avatar, specify the release date of the film, put your rating and write a description. Go back to the notes in the future and watch your favorite movies.

Screenshots

Film Note2 screens
MovieNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Film Note at Free against MovieNotes's $2.99. Film Note also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). MovieNotes's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 40 months). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Film Note ships an update every 40 months, MovieNotes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Film Note versus MovieNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilm NoteMovieNotes
PriceFree โ€” better$2.99
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size18 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROBERT B TURNBULLAndrei Malyshau

In-app purchases

None

Film Note

No in-app purchases

None

MovieNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Film Note free?
Film Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MovieNotes free?
MovieNotes costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Film Note or MovieNotes have ads?
Neither Film Note nor MovieNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Film Note or MovieNotes?
Film Note ships an update every 40 months, and MovieNotes every 3 days. Most recently, Film Note was updated on November 1, 2026 and MovieNotes on October 27, 2026.

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