Comparison

whynote vs PPNote

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

Head to head
About

whynote

Securely store sensitive information like passwords and credit card details. Protect your private notes with password, Touch ID, or Face ID. Export your notes as PDF files for easy sharing.

Highlights
  • Password, Touch ID, Face ID lock
  • Rich text editor
  • Individual note locking
  • App-wide locking
  • PDF export
Features
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Write notes and keep the private ones private. whynote keeps everything on your iPhone: no account, no ads, no tracking. • Rich text: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, lists and alignment • Lock notes with Face ID, Touch ID or your iPhone passcode • App Lock: lock the whole app when you leave it • Search your notes • Recently Deleted: restore notes you deleted by mistake • Share a note as text or export it as a PDF • Notes are encrypted on your iPhone by iOS Data Protection • No account, no ads, no analytics. Your notes leave your iPhone only when you share them. PREMIUM Locking notes, App Lock and PDF export are Premium features. Premium is one payment for 1 year of access. It does not renew automatically. Notes you already locked can always be opened and unlocked for free.

About

PPNote

Organize your thoughts and web links efficiently. Collect information from other apps, create custom notes with categories and subcategories, and easily manage your content with favorite and hidden options. Streamline your workflow with quick actions for moving and tagging notes.

Highlights
  • Collect notes and links from other apps
  • Automatic categorization by URL
  • Manual note creation with categories/subcategories
  • Favorite and hide notes
  • Quick actions for moving and tagging
  • Organize with categories, subcategories, and tags
Features
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PPNote helps you better manage your notes. 1. Collect from other apps. - You can collect information from other apps(like Safari, Chrome, etc) to PPNote through Share button. - When it's a web page, the note will be automatically categorized by URL. 2. Create note in PPNote. - You can manually create note either in category or in sub category. If there is no category yet. Please create one. 3. Favorite a Note. - You can favorite a note from context menu. - Favorite notes always show on the top. Easier for you to View. - You can view all the favorite notes in [Notes] tab. 4. Hide a Note. - You can hide a note from context menu. - Hidden notes are not shown by default. You can view them by tapping the [Show hidden notes] button. - You can view all the hidden notes in [More] tab. 5. Quick Action in Context Menu. - Quickly move note to other category/sub category. - Quickly add or remove tag for a note. - More actions. 6. Organize Notes. - Use category, sub category and tag to organize notes better.

Screenshots

whynote4 screens
PPNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PPNote at 3.5 against whynote's 2.0. PPNote also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). whynote's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (68% vs 40%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. whynote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PPNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PPNote holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of whynote's written reviews are positive against 40% of PPNote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

whynote ships an update every 4 days, PPNote every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
whynote versus PPNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterwhynotePPNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (4 ratings)3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMehmet AKIN金鹏 王

Customer experience

whynote

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative26.3%

PPNote

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

whynote

One-time1
  • Premium whynote$9.99
1 purchases

PPNote

One-time1
  • [More Features]$1.99

Questions

Is whynote free?
whynote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PPNote free?
PPNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, whynote or PPNote?
PPNote is rated higher. whynote averages 2.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while PPNote averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do whynote or PPNote have ads?
Neither whynote nor PPNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, whynote or PPNote?
whynote ships an update every 4 days, and PPNote every 7 months. Most recently, whynote was updated on November 2, 2026 and PPNote on November 3, 2026.

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