Comparison

InNote vs Ember

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

Head to head
About

InNote

Capture inspiration, manage knowledge, and document your life with a minimalist note-taking tool. Effortlessly preserve important moments using text, voice, video, or map locations.

Highlights
  • Text notes
  • Voice recording
  • Video capture
  • Map location saving
  • Minimalist design
  • Knowledge management
Features
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A minimalist yet powerful multi-functional note-taking tool designed for capturing inspiration, managing knowledge, and documenting life. Whether it's text, voice, video, or map locations, InNote helps you effortlessly preserve every important moment.

About

Ember

A fast and organized workspace for writing Markdown notes, storing PDFs, diagrams, and voice memos. It offers a vault for reusable prompts and syncs across Apple devices. Start for free with full editor access.

Highlights
  • Rich Markdown editor
  • Inline PDF and image support
  • Reusable prompt vault
  • Daily notes, folders, and tags
  • Instant search functionality
  • Private iCloud sync
  • Share Extension
Features
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Your notes should feel like home. Ember is a warm, fast place to think — Markdown notes, PDFs, diagrams, voice memos, and a vault of reusable prompts, all in one calm workspace that syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. WRITE IN RICH MARKDOWN A live editor with real formatting: headings, tables, task lists, links, highlights, footnotes, and code — rendered as you type, never in your way. Bullets, numbers, and checkboxes feel native and effortless. MORE THAN TEXT Drop PDFs, images, diagrams, and voice notes right inline. Your references live beside your writing, so everything about a thought stays in one place. A VAULT FOR YOUR PROMPTS Keep the prompts you reuse for writing, research, and planning in a dedicated Prompt Vault — organized, searchable, and a tap away when you need them. STAY ORGANIZED, STAY FAST Daily notes, folders, tags, smart filters, and pinned notes keep things tidy, and instant search finds anything the moment you look for it. YOURS EVERYWHERE Ember runs natively on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with optional private iCloud sync, widgets, and a Share Extension for capturing from anywhere. FREE TO START Capture notes, PDFs, prompts, and attachments with the full editor — free, no account required. EMBER PRO Unlock advanced themes and alternate icons, premium writing and organization workflows, and deeper Prompt Vault tools, as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No selling your words. Your notes stay on your device and your own iCloud. Make a home for your thinking. Download Ember Notes. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://embernotes.app/privacy

Screenshots

InNote4 screens
Ember4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: InNote at none against Ember's 3. InNote also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Ember's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Ember sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. InNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InNote ships an update every 2 months, Ember every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
InNote versus Ember: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInNoteEmber
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB70 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer红喜 燕Rene DeAnda

Customer experience

InNote

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ember

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

InNote

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Ember

Subscriptions2
  • Ember Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Ember Pro Annual$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ember Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is InNote free?
InNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do InNote or Ember have ads?
Neither InNote nor Ember shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InNote or Ember?
InNote ships an update every 2 months, and Ember every 10 days. Most recently, InNote was updated on October 10, 2026 and Ember on October 9, 2026.

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