# Milanote vs Grouper

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grouper at none against Milanote's 2. Grouper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Milanote's advantage is ratings volume (4K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Milanote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.49 per month. Grouper asks for nothing beyond the download.

Grouper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Milanote has 4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Milanote ships an update every 5 days, Grouper every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Milanote | Grouper |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/milanote/id1433852790/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grouper/id6808719425/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **4K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 59.7% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 days** | Every 8 days |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 102 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Milanote](https://appshunter.io/developer/1433852789) | [BENJAMIN,JAMES CZERWIN](https://appshunter.io/developer/6802913746) |

## What reviewers say

### Milanote

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/milanote/id1433852790)

Organize your creative projects with this visual workspace. Combine notes, images, videos, and sketches to capture inspiration and see the big picture. Collaborate with your team or keep ideas private, with content synced instantly across all devices.

**Highlights:** Combine notes, images, videos, and sketches, Organize projects visually, Collaborate with teams, Save content from any app, Instant syncing across devices, Sketching with Apple Pencil

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Professional Monthly | $12.49 | per month |
| Professional Annual | $119.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Excellent for planning and organizing
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 🎨 Great for creatives and visual thinkers
- 💻 Seamless sync between desktop and mobile
- 📚 Helpful for students and academics

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔒 Limited free version with only 100 items
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 📱 Mobile app lacks functionality of desktop version
- 🖼️ Issues with uploading and managing images
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes when trying to open certain boards
- Issues with deleting or rearranging notes
- Image uploads not working consistently

**Requested features**

- Add iPad app with full desktop functionality
- Improve mobile app experience and parity with desktop
- Increase free version storage limit
- Implement offline mode and better file management
- Add more customization options for boards and notes


### Grouper

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grouper/id6808719425)

Organize anything with custom lists and flexible fields. Group and pivot your data to see instant totals, counts, and averages. Your data syncs privately via iCloud.

**Highlights:** Customizable lists with user-defined fields, Group and pivot data across multiple dimensions, Live counts, sums, and averages, Drag-and-drop reordering, Private iCloud sync, CSV import and export

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Milanote free?

Milanote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Grouper free?

Grouper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Milanote or Grouper?

Grouper is rated higher. Milanote averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Grouper averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Milanote or Grouper have ads?

Neither Milanote nor Grouper shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Milanote or Grouper?

Milanote ships an update every 5 days, and Grouper every 8 days. Most recently, Milanote was updated on October 26, 2026 and Grouper on October 14, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*