Comparison

iNote vs NoteBrief

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

Head to head
About

iNote

Organize your thoughts, tasks, and lists using a vibrant color-coding system. Add images, set reminders, and sync across devices with iCloud. View notes in various layouts and even pin them to your Today Board widget.

Highlights
  • Organize notes by color
  • Attach photos to notes
  • iCloud sync and backup
  • Checklist notes for to-do lists
  • Reminders and calendar view
  • Pin notes to Today Board widget
Features
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iNote Free is a simple and quick sticky notepad app. This helps you organize your notes, memos, messages, emails, shopping lists, check lists and to-do lists by COLOR. Taking color notes with iNote is never easier than before. MANAGE NOTE BY COLOR Each note has a main color so you can group these notes by a color-category in a professional way like: memos, to-do lists, shopping lists, emails, travels, and ideas... ADD IMAGES TO NOTE Notes now can attach photos. All photos are sync with iCloud too. DISPLAY NOTE WITH MANY OPTIONS You can view your notes in grid (like sticky note), quick list, or detail list. This app helps you sort notes by color, remind time, updated time, created time, or title name. So you can view these note quickly and super easily. SYNC WITH ICLOUD, NEVER LOST YOUR NOTE Your notes is sync with your iCloud account, so you can take note on iPhone and use on your iPad and vise versa. You will never lost note because your data is saved on iCloud. BACKUP & IMPORT EASILY You can backup your data, send via email then import them on all of your devices when ever you want. This app supports importing notes from ColorNote app on other devices, so you will never miss your notes. FAST CREATE TODO LIST In the checklist mode, you can take note quickly and re-arrange to-do items easily. When clicking on each item, you can check or un-check as done by a quick tap. Checked item will be slashed like the way you check them on your notebook. REMIND AND CALENDAR With each note, you can add a reminder. Then the app will notify you when the even happens. You can also repeat these events daily, weekly, monthly or yearly depend on your settings. And you can view these events in calendar mode. It will help you have a quick view of events on specific month and day. PIN ON TODAY BOARD WIDGET You now can pin notes on to Today Board up to 12 notes, then you can access these note every where, at any time you need from Notification Center. KEY FEATURES: - Organize notes by color, display with many layout options - Attach photos to note - Sync with iCloud, backup and import notes - Checklist notes for To do list and Shopping list - Remind notes and calendar - Pin notes on Today Board iNote supports up to 12 languages: English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, French, Turkish, Portuguese, Russian, Italian. The list will be continue updated.

About

NoteBrief

Features
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NoteBrief is a minimalist yet powerful note-taking app designed for fast capture and smart organization. Whether it’s meeting minutes, sudden ideas, or daily memos, record with minimal effort and manage with ease. Key Features: Instant Input: Text, voice-to-text, and image OCR for quick capture—no formatting hassle. Auto-Organization: Intelligently categorizes content (e.g., tasks, book notes) with tags and outlines. Deep Search: Find anything instantly, even with partial keywords. Cross-Device Sync: Start on mobile, refine on desktop, with real-time updates. Privacy-First: Local storage by default, optional end-to-end encryption. EULA:https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi/end-user-license-agreements-eula?changes=_3 Privacy Policy:https://sites.google.com/view/notebrief/%E9%A6%96%E9%A1%B5

Screenshots

iNote4 screens
NoteBrief4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoteBrief at none against iNote's 1. NoteBrief also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. iNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NoteBrief asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iNote versus NoteBrief: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriNoteNoteBrief
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCONG DUC TRANSi Yong Limited

Bugs and requests

iNote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notes disappearing after updates
  • White text on white background making notes unreadable
  • Inability to rearrange items in checklists

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add undo/redo functionality
  • Improve search and filtering options
  • Allow custom font and text formatting
  • Provide backup and restore options

NoteBrief

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iNote

One-time1
  • ColorNote Premium$4.99
None

NoteBrief

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iNote free?
iNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoteBrief free?
NoteBrief is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iNote or NoteBrief have ads?
iNote shows ads; NoteBrief does not.

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