Comparison

iNote vs PlopNote

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

Head to head
About

iNote

This utility app allows you to quickly jot down important notes and memos, customizing them with various colors, fonts, and sizes. Secure your data with a passcode and sync across devices via iCloud. Receive reminders for your notes and export them as PDF files.

Highlights
  • iCloud sync
  • Passcode and biometric security
  • Customizable notes (color, font, size)
  • PDF export
  • Reminder notifications
  • Auto-delete notes
Features
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iNote app helps you to save and record your important and favourites data and memos with different colour, images, font size, font style and passcode. iNote app provide iCloud sync features to save your note in iCloud. You can retrieve note from iCloud and also delete note from iCloud within the app. iNote app also give notification for today's notes. You can secure your note and important data with passcode and Touch ID/Face Id. iNote app is an easy way to take your quick note. In addition to providing simple way of note taking, it also offer awesome features like :- - iCloud sync - No limit to store note - Notification for today's note - Export note with pdf file format - Passcodes for app to secure notes - Easy to share note directly from app - Sort note with name wise and date wise - Support different font style and font size - Support different colour note to choose from - Support auto delete to delete note automatically after selected time period Note down anything, anytime, anywhere you want on just one tap and get also reminder notification for your note.

About

PlopNote

Create customizable sticky notes for your home screen. Personalize with background colors, photos, and text. Useful for lists, reminders, or creative writing.

Highlights
  • Customizable background color
  • Add photos with adjustable transparency
  • Rich text editor with undo/redo
  • Pre-designed background templates
  • Automatic content saving
  • Font size adjustment
Features
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A sticky note widget that can be pasted on the home screen. You can change the font size using the (invisible) button at the top of the widget, making it very easy to adjust the appearance after editing the content. This app widget has a three-layered structure: background color, photo (transparency can be changed), and text, and you can change the appearance to your liking. You can also choose from the background templates included in the app. Shopping list Idea note Favorite word A saying I always want to see Dreams and Hopes etc. It will be useful in various situations. Tap the placed widget to open its note screen. The content of the note is automatically saved, so if you add it and close the screen, it will be immediately reflected in the widget. It also seems like a good idea to use it as a shortcut to continue writing novels. The in-app text editor has features for undo & redo and left/right movement of the cursor. You can also change the font size. The following features can be purchased from within the app as additional features. ・Widget text shading ・Copy widget settings from a created note Ads are displayed by default. You can also purchase to remove ads. These purchases are one-time purchases. If you reinstall, you do not need to purchase it again.

Screenshots

iNote4 screens
PlopNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlopNote at 100% against iNote's 17%. PlopNote also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). iNote's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. iNote sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and PlopNote sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlopNote has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of iNote's written reviews are positive against 100% of PlopNote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iNote ships an update every 7 months, PlopNote monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iNote versus PlopNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriNotePlopNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiren Merjatadashi atoji

Customer experience

iNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

PlopNote

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

iNote

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlimited Color$1.99
  • All in one pack$2.99
2 purchases

PlopNote

One-time2
  • Add features$2.99
  • Remove ads$6.99

Questions

Is iNote free?
iNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlopNote free?
PlopNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iNote or PlopNote?
iNote is rated higher. iNote averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PlopNote averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do iNote or PlopNote have ads?
Both iNote and PlopNote show ads.
Which is updated more often, iNote or PlopNote?
iNote ships an update every 7 months, and PlopNote monthly. Most recently, iNote was updated on June 24, 2026 and PlopNote on September 29, 2026.

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