Comparison

UpNote vs IC

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

Head to head
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

About

IC

This app allows you to read, save, and export the usage history of various Japanese NFC transportation cards. Easily check your card balance and view past transactions, with the option to export data as a CSV file.

Highlights
  • Read IC card balance
  • View usage history
  • Export history as CSV
  • Supports multiple Japanese IC cards
  • Save card data
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That can acquire, save, and export the usage history of transportation Japanese IC cards such as Suica and Pasmo and more ▼FEATURE You can check the balance and usage history of transportation IC cards. The read usage history can be exported as CSV. ▼SUPPORTED CARDS ・Suica ・PASMO ・ICOCA ・manaca ・nimoca ・PiTaPa ・TOICA ・SUGOCA ・Kitaca ・Hayakaken ・PASPY ・SAPICA ・IruCa ・icsca ・OKICA ・ICa ・nanaco ・Edy ・WAON

Screenshots

UpNote4 screens
IC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: UpNote at weekly against IC's every 2 months. UpNote also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 68%) and device support (3 vs 1). IC's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7). 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. UpNote sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and IC sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IC holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 385 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of UpNote's written reviews are positive against 68% of IC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UpNote ships an update weekly, IC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
UpNote versus IC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpNoteIC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings)4.9 (385 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.9% of reviews — better68.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better385
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUpNote Company LimitedShintaro Kawamura

Customer experience

UpNote

All ratings1,066 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews765 reviews
Positive85.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative8.1%

IC

All ratings385 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral8.3%
Negative23.6%

Bugs and 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

IC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
5 purchases

IC

One-time5
  • All CSV Export$0.99
  • One free coffee for Developer.$0.99
  • タコスをご馳走する$3.99
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  • 広告非表示$4.99
  • お寿司をご馳走する$7.99

Questions

Is UpNote free?
UpNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IC free?
IC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UpNote or IC?
IC is rated higher. UpNote averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while IC averages 4.9 from 385 ratings.
Do UpNote or IC have ads?
Neither UpNote nor IC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UpNote or IC?
UpNote ships an update weekly, and IC every 2 months. Most recently, UpNote was updated on October 11, 2026 and IC on October 10, 2026.

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