Comparison

iNote vs LearnMap

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

LearnMap

Transform outlines and notes into visual mind maps. Organize ideas, plans, and study materials with customizable nodes and styles. Export and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Create mind maps from outlines
  • Import .trees and JSON files
  • Edit node text and add nodes
  • Drag, zoom, and search canvas
  • Customize node colors and styles
  • Categorize maps (Work, Study, Ideas)
  • Export and share .trees files
Features
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LearnMap: Color Map Notes helps you turn scattered notes, plans, and ideas into clean visual mind maps. Start with a blank tree, paste a structured outline, or import an existing file. Trees automatically lays out your outline as connected nodes so you can see the shape of your thinking immediately. Use Trees for product plans, study notes, personal ideas, project breakdowns, and any topic that is easier to understand visually. Features: Create mind maps from pasted outlines Start from a blank tree Import .trees and JSON files Edit node text directly Add child, sibling, and floating nodes Drag, zoom, search, and focus nodes on the canvas Customize node background and text colors Apply styles to a single node or same-level nodes Use categories for Work, Study, Ideas, and Personal maps Duplicate, archive, rename, and delete trees Export and share .trees files Keep your work stored locally on your device Trees is designed for fast visual thinking without accounts, feeds, or clutter. Open the app, capture the structure, and keep shaping it until the idea makes sense. UNLIMITED ACCESS MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION Information about the auto-renewal of subscription: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the period. - If you want to continue the service, your subscription should be continued. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - There are 3 packages including: 1 week, 1 month and 1 year with the weekly package allowing a 3-day trial period. Once it expires, your subscription will automatically renew. The following subscription plans are available (price may vary depending on location): - 1-week subscription with a 3-day trial version - US$ 4.99 1-month subscription - US$ 9.99 1-year subscription - US$ 19.99 You can cancel your subscription via this URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Terms of Use: https://nhattrungpham.netlify.app/support Privacy Policy: https://nhattrungpham.netlify.app/

Screenshots

iNote4 screens
LearnMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iNote at 49% against LearnMap's 0%. iNote also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 36) and rating (4.1 vs 3.9). LearnMap's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. LearnMap asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iNote holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iNote has 2.4K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of iNote's written reviews are positive against 0% of LearnMap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iNote versus LearnMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriNoteLearnMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (2.4K ratings) — better3.9 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews49.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better36
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCONG DUC TRANNhat Trung Pham

Customer experience

iNote

All ratings2,352 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative15.7%
Written reviews821 reviews
Positive49.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative36.7%

LearnMap

All ratings36 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

LearnMap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iNote

One-time1
  • ColorNote Premium$4.99
None

LearnMap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iNote free?
iNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LearnMap free?
LearnMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iNote or LearnMap?
iNote is rated higher. iNote averages 4.1 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while LearnMap averages 3.9 from 36 ratings.
Do iNote or LearnMap have ads?
Both iNote and LearnMap show ads.
Which is updated more often, iNote or LearnMap?
iNote ships an update every 2 weeks, and LearnMap every 2 weeks. Most recently, iNote was updated on October 22, 2026 and LearnMap on October 10, 2026.

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