Comparison

zOutline vs iLiner Note

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

Head to head
About

zOutline

This is a simple outline editor that allows for easy creation and management of hierarchical lists. It supports multiple outlines in tabs, text formatting, and various export options like HTML, RTF, and plain text. The app remembers your progress and allows sharing via email attachments.

Highlights
  • Simple tap and gesture controls
  • Multiple outlines in tabs
  • Text formatting (bold, italic, underline)
  • Export to HTML, RTF, and text
  • Email attachment sharing
  • Persistent editing state
Features
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A straightforward, uncomplicated outline editor. You tap an item to select. You double-tap to edit an item. You swipe left on an item to delete an item.. Or you tap-and-hold to cut & paste, etc. Multiple outlines can be edited at once in different tabs. zOutline remembers what you were editing even if you kill the app. You can send outline files as email attachments, and open outline file attachments. zOutline permits export as HTML, RTF or text. Outline items can be enumerated or dotted. Items can be bold, italic, underlined. Several fonts and text colors are available.

About

iLiner Note

Features
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iLiner is a simple note taking app to organize just about anything. Add new entries by pressing the + icon or swipe left to delete an existing note (press the iLiner back button to view). Insert 'to do' tasks using the task menu in the top right corner of this display. Dictate by pressing the iOS keyboard mic icon. Use these voice commands to paginate your entry: new line, period, comma, quote, question mark. Drag and drop notes to change their hierarchical order in the note list view (press the iLiner back button to view). Press on a note title and then vertically drag a note up or down to a new location.To move individual note items in the note detail view (what you are now reading), first select the text to be moved and then firmly press down until the selection changes to a blue rectangle and then drag the selection to a new location.Editing: Double tap to edit a note or add new text. Triple tap to move the cursor to a new location. Single tap on a url to open a link. Single tap on a phone number to dial that number.Icon palette functions (below) from left to right: set list display icon, undo, redo, import image, speak, set display font and close palette.

Screenshots

zOutline1 screens
iLiner Note1 screens

Verdict

The call

zOutline and iLiner Note are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
zOutline versus iLiner Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterzOutlineiLiner Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZack SmithMercury Software Japan Inc.

In-app purchases

None

zOutline

No in-app purchases

None

iLiner Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is zOutline free?
zOutline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iLiner Note free?
iLiner Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do zOutline or iLiner Note have ads?
Neither zOutline nor iLiner Note shows ads.

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