Comparison

Notejoy vs Hypernotes by Zenkit

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

Head to head
About

Notejoy

Capture ideas and share your work effortlessly with a fast, focused notes app. Collaborate in real-time with teams and clients, and easily search your team's knowledge base. Available across all your devices and integrates with popular productivity tools.

Highlights
  • Real-time syncing across devices
  • Fast and easy sharing
  • Real-time team collaboration
  • Light-weight reactions and @mentions
  • Powerful search functionality
  • Integrations with G Suite, Slack, Zoom, etc.
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Notejoy is a fast and focused notes app for individuals and teams. It's the simplest way to capture your ideas and share your work with others. AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE YOU NEED IT Notejoy syncs in real-time and is also available on Web, Mac, Windows, and iOS. It even integrates with G Suite, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Slack, and Trello. SHARE IDEAS QUICKLY Sharing in Notejoy is as fast as sending an email. No more worrying about permissions, sending docs over email, or lost document links. COLLABORATE IN REAL-TIME From coworkers to external clients, Notejoy is built from the ground up for collaboration. See when people have viewed your notes, give and get light-weight reactions, @mention and discuss. LEVERAGE YOUR TEAM'S KNOWLEDGE Searching in Notejoy is a pleasure. Find what you need and easily stay in the know on key projects and people. Join hundreds of thousands of individuals and teams using Notejoy for client management, project management, content writing, meeting notes, product roadmaps, goal setting, and more.

About

Hypernotes by Zenkit

This app helps teams build a shared knowledge base for wikis, documentation, and research. It features bi-directional linking, outlining, and automated suggestions to connect related information, fostering collaboration and reducing duplicate content.

Highlights
  • Bi-directional linking
  • Outlining for topics
  • Automated note suggestions
  • Embed text blocks
  • Knowledge graphs
  • Team collaboration
Features
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Hypernotes is intuitive knowledge management for teams. Create a collective ‘second brain’ for your company, and collaborate on anything from wikis and documentation, to research and writing projects. Start projects and add tasks, or even connect with built-in task management apps. Build a network of knowledge in Hypernotes: · Bi-directional linking between related notes, · Outlining of large topics into smaller sub-topics, · Automated suggestions to link related but as yet unconnected notes, · Embedding of text blocks to reduce duplicate content, · Knowledge graphs for better discovery, · Extensive collaboration on the task, note, and notebook level. · Built-in dedicated productivity tools through Zenkit Suite, · GDPR conformity and EU-based servers, · Enterprise grade admin and user management, · Activity tracking on task, note, and notebook levels. What happens when you use Hypernotes? - fewer interruptions to your natural writing process - less time spent searching due to the hierarchical & linked structure of documents - less duplicate content because relevant pages are automatically linked - less miscommunication due to a wrong or inadequate text structure + a better read/write ratio of your texts: People read more of what you write. + a better understanding of your texts + a better representation of your thoughts + a more natural flow in your writing process + more creativity and more "living" documents + more collaboration on resources like documentation and wikis

Screenshots

Notejoy4 screens
Hypernotes by Zenkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Notejoy at every 10 days against Hypernotes by Zenkit's every 2 months. Hypernotes by Zenkit's advantage is review sentiment (66% vs 47%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Notejoy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $47.99 per year and Hypernotes by Zenkit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Notejoy against 3.7 for Hypernotes by Zenkit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 34 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Notejoy's written reviews are positive against 66% of Hypernotes by Zenkit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notejoy ships an update every 10 days, Hypernotes by Zenkit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Notejoy versus Hypernotes by Zenkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotejoyHypernotes by Zenkit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (29 ratings)3.7 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews46.7% of reviews65.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2934 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMonki Labs LLCaxonic

Customer experience

Notejoy

All ratings29 ratings
Positive62.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative27.6%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative40.0%

Hypernotes by Zenkit

All ratings34 ratings
Positive67.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative26.5%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral12.5%
Negative21.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notejoy

Subscriptions1
  • Notejoy Solo$47.991 Year
2 purchases

Hypernotes by Zenkit

Subscriptions2
  • Hypernotes Plus$7.991 Month
  • Hypernotes Plus$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Notejoy free?
Notejoy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hypernotes by Zenkit free?
Hypernotes by Zenkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notejoy or Hypernotes by Zenkit?
Notejoy and Hypernotes by Zenkit are both rated 3.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 29 and 34 ratings respectively.
Do Notejoy or Hypernotes by Zenkit have ads?
Neither Notejoy nor Hypernotes by Zenkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notejoy or Hypernotes by Zenkit?
Notejoy ships an update every 10 days, and Hypernotes by Zenkit every 2 months. Most recently, Notejoy was updated on July 21, 2026 and Hypernotes by Zenkit on September 18, 2026.

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