Comparison

NoteMap 2 vs Zealous Notes

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

Head to head
About

NoteMap 2

Organize your thoughts visually by creating and clustering notes. Easily change note colors, zoom in and out, and save your progress automatically. This app offers a unique, gesture-based approach to note-taking.

Highlights
  • Create notes with double tap
  • Cluster notes of the same color
  • Pinch to zoom
  • Auto-save functionality
  • Theme customization
  • Gesture-based controls
Features
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Double tap with one finger to create a note of the selected color. Double tap with two fingers to delete a note Use the button in the top left to change your selected color Use the keyboard color picker when typing to change the note's color Drag notes of the same color together to make a cluster. Triple tap with two fingers to delete Pinch to zoom in and out. Your position and zoom will be saved Flip the switch in the top right to change the theme. NoteMap will auto save

About

Zealous Notes

Organize your thoughts with a versatile note-taking application. Link related notes, embed various media files directly, and enhance your text with markup tools. Features include searchable PDFs, video playback, and audio transcription.

Highlights
  • Stackable and linked notes
  • Inline PDF, video, and audio embedding
  • Searchable and mark-upable PDFs
  • Audio transcription
  • Hashtag organization
  • Marker mode with zoom
  • Calendar event linking
Features
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A lot like the Notes app you're used to, plus some added features: • Open several notes as a stack. - related notes can be linked together. • Subdivide your notes into Sections • PDFs, Video & Audio files attach inline, alongside your notes' other contents. - PDFs can be zoomed, scrolled, searched & marked-up. - Videos can play picture-in-picture or full-screen - Voice Notes audio files can be transcribed (with your permission) • Keep related notes together: - embed related notes as attachments - assign relatable #hashtags to your notes • Marker Mode - mark anywhere inside or outside of your notes - link markup with your highlighted or underlined text. - zoom-in for more precise drawings. • Link notes to your Calendar events (with your permission) • Case sensitive Find/Replace/Replace-All • Multiple Line-Spacing options See the included `Getting Started` guide for more, including several additional features available from within the app's Settings.

Screenshots

NoteMap 22 screens
Zealous Notes2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NoteMap 2 at Free against Zealous Notes's $4.99. NoteMap 2 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

NoteMap 2 is free to download; Zealous Notes costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NoteMap 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteMap 2 ships an update every 2 days, Zealous Notes every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NoteMap 2 versus Zealous Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteMap 2Zealous Notes
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB265 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZach EriksenJason Browning

Customer experience

NoteMap 2

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Zealous Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NoteMap 2

No in-app purchases

None

Zealous Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoteMap 2 free?
NoteMap 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zealous Notes free?
Zealous Notes costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NoteMap 2 or Zealous Notes?
NoteMap 2 is rated higher. NoteMap 2 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Zealous Notes averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do NoteMap 2 or Zealous Notes have ads?
Neither NoteMap 2 nor Zealous Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteMap 2 or Zealous Notes?
NoteMap 2 ships an update every 2 days, and Zealous Notes every 8 days. Most recently, NoteMap 2 was updated on November 13, 2026 and Zealous Notes on November 14, 2026.

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