Comparison

LineEmUp vs UpNote

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

Head to head
About

LineEmUp

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The LineEmUp app can be used to line up anything. You can chose a fixed alignment sight line, or a floating sight line with or without a level line. A sight line and date embossed picture can be taken by this app to prove the alignment. LineEmUp allows you to use the camera zoom for best accuracy. Here are some examples of what LineEmUp can be used for: Lining up cars, boats, RVs, trailers in open areas Lining up cars and trucks at dealerships Placing merchandise in stores Aligning construction supplies at job sites Arranging chairs at events, like weddings and graduations Planting trees Planting gardens Mowing and brush cutting on boundaries Making trails Marking athletic fields Aligning landscaping features Aligning pictures on a wall Interior decorating Aligning furniture for real estate showings Placing fence posts Confirming vertical level of posts Placing safety cones in construction zones Erecting temporary fencing for events Placing buoys Aligning windows, doors and siding during construction Aligning subjects for photo shoots Aligning booths for trade shows and conventions Aligning catered food placements Placement of outbuildings, sheds, kennels and pens Marking excavation boundaries

About

UpNote

This app provides a clean and beautiful interface for writing and organizing notes, journals, and to-do lists. It offers rich formatting options, an intuitive organization system, and instant syncing across devices, with offline capabilities. Premium features include enhanced security and export options.

Highlights
  • Rich text editor with formatting tools
  • Intuitive organizing system (notebooks, pins, links)
  • Secure note locking with Touch/Face ID
  • Instant cross-device syncing and offline access
  • Markdown support and export
  • Task management and to-do lists
Features
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UpNote is a clean and beautiful app for writing and organizing. It's easy to use with rich features and delightful experience. UpNote is designed to help you take notes easily and stay focused on what matters most. UpNote has beautiful fonts and elegant themes that you can adjust to make your writing experience most comfortable and pleasant. UpNote is an ideal place to keep your diary and journal. It has a powerful lock feature so that you can rest assured that your notes stay private and secure. You can also use Touch ID or Face ID to securely unlock your notes. UpNote’s intuitive organizing system will keep your note space neat and light. There are many ways to organize your notes: putting them into notebooks, pinning your notes to the top of the note list, bookmarking them for quick reference or linking to other notes. You can also close any notebooks to focus on only most important one. UpNote’s rich editor makes it perfect for planning and managing your tasks. Simply write down your to-do list and have them synced to all your devices. UpNote offers highlight, text colors, table, nested list, code and many other important formatting tools so that you could easily format your notes. UpNote syncs notes instantly on all devices. It also works reliably offline, so you could take note anytime, anywhere. If you are a markdown user, UpNote is great for you too. It has intuitive shortcuts based on markdown, which makes it more fun to write notes. You can also export your notes to Markdown or PDF. Try UpNote now and you will fall in love with it! ---- Upgrade to Premium to get full power of UpNote: - Lock your notes and notebooks - Insert table and attachments - Write unlimited number of notes - Elegant themes and notebook covers - Export to text PDF, HTML and Markdown ---- Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial peri​od will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. ---- If you have any question or feedback, we would love to hear it. Send an email to support@getupnote.com, and we would love to get in touch with you! ---- Privacy policy: https://getupnote.com/privacy.html Terms of use: https://getupnote.com/terms.html

Screenshots

LineEmUp3 screens
UpNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: UpNote at Free against LineEmUp's $0.99. UpNote also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months). LineEmUp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On ads, 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

UpNote is free to download; LineEmUp costs $0.99 up front. UpNote sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. LineEmUp asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LineEmUp ships an update every 13 months, UpNote weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LineEmUp versus UpNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLineEmUpUpNote
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—85.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—1.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimothy KelleyUpNote Company Limited

Bugs and requests

LineEmUp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

UpNote

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Black screen issues
  • Lost notes and data
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Google sign-in not working

Requested features

8 requests
  • Reminders and calendar integration
  • More customization options (fonts, colors, etc.)
  • Improved drawing/handwriting support
  • PDF annotation and embedding
  • Optical character recognition (OCR)
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  • Ability to reorder bullets and lists
  • Improved table editing and formatting
  • Apple Watch app

In-app purchases

None

LineEmUp

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

UpNote

Subscriptions1
  • Premium monthly subscription$1.991 Month
One-time7
  • Life-time Upgrade$19.99
  • Life-time Upgrade to Premium$19.99
  • Life-time Upgrade$24.99
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  • Life-time Upgrade to Premium$24.99
  • Life-time Upgrade$29.99
  • Life-time upgrade to Premium$34.99
  • Life-time upgrade to Premium$39.99

Questions

Is LineEmUp free?
LineEmUp costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is UpNote free?
UpNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LineEmUp or UpNote have ads?
Neither LineEmUp nor UpNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LineEmUp or UpNote?
LineEmUp ships an update every 13 months, and UpNote weekly. Most recently, LineEmUp was updated on September 28, 2026 and UpNote on October 13, 2026.

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