Comparison

LifeSpace vs Zettelkasten

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

Head to head
About

LifeSpace

Organize your digital life by creating distinct "spaces" for personal, professional, or public use. Consolidate apps, bookmarks, and links, and manage tasks and to-dos within these organized environments. Share specific spaces with others for collaboration or information dissemination.

Highlights
  • Create personal, professional, and public spaces
  • Organize apps, bookmarks, and links
  • Manage checklists, tasks, and to-dos
  • Share individual spaces with others
  • Categorize spaces by life events or interests
Features
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LifeSpace helps you Make Space for What Matters™ * Create personal, professional and public "spaces". * Organize your apps, bookmarks and links in one place. * Enter Checklists, Tasks and To-Dos * Share individual spaces with family, friends, co-workers or your network. What types of spaces can you create? * Life Event Spaces for travel, events, projects and goals. * Life Category Spaces such as fitness, finance, career, spirituality and family. * Work Spaces for your teams, clients, departments or projects. * Public Spaces for your favorite hobbies, festivals, sports teams and charities. With LifeSpace You'll Organize, Collaborate, Accomplish so you can Make Space for What Matters™

About

Zettelkasten

Features
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Stop losing ideas in a pile of disconnected notes. NoteOrbit is a linked-notes app that turns everything you write into a living knowledge graph — every note becomes a node you can see, connect, and explore. Most note apps bury your thinking in folders. NoteOrbit does the opposite: type a note, drop a [[wiki-link]] to any other note, and the connection is built for you — both ways. Open any note and you instantly see what references it. Then step back and watch your ideas orbit as a glowing constellation you can pan, zoom, and tap to follow the thread. WHAT YOU GET - Write a note, add a [[wiki-link]], and NoteOrbit autocompletes titles and wires up the connection for you - Automatic backlinks so every note shows exactly what links to it — context folders can never give you - An interactive orbit graph that lays out your notes by how they actually connect - Instant tags with #hashtags to slice your notes any way you think - Hubs and orphans finder that surfaces your most-connected ideas and the notes hanging loose - Full-text search across every note, title, and link PERFECT FOR - Students and researchers building study and reference notes that reinforce each other - Writers and thinkers growing a personal knowledge base or second brain - Zettelkasten and PKM fans who want backlinks without a heavy desktop setup - Anyone journaling ideas and projects who wants to rediscover old connections WHY NOT JUST USE FOLDERS Folders force every note into one place and hide how your ideas relate. NoteOrbit lets a note live in as many contexts as it links to, then draws the map for you — so the connection you made months ago is one tap away, not lost three folders deep. PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-in, no ads, no tracking. Your notes never leave your phone. FULL ACCESS NoteOrbit Premium unlocks the full experience: unlimited notes and connections, the complete interactive orbit graph, hubs, tags and the orphan finder, plus Markdown export to take your notes anywhere. Choose the plan that fits: - Weekly - Yearly - Lifetime (one-time purchase) Open NoteOrbit, write your first note, and link it — watch your thinking take shape. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

LifeSpace4 screens
Zettelkasten4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LifeSpace at 5.0 against Zettelkasten's 3.0. LifeSpace also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Zettelkasten sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. LifeSpace asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LifeSpace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LifeSpace has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LifeSpace ships an update every 2 weeks, Zettelkasten monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
LifeSpace versus Zettelkasten: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeSpaceZettelkasten
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLifeSpacePhuc Pham

In-app purchases

None

LifeSpace

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Zettelkasten

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is LifeSpace free?
LifeSpace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zettelkasten free?
Zettelkasten is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LifeSpace or Zettelkasten?
LifeSpace is rated higher. LifeSpace averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Zettelkasten averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LifeSpace or Zettelkasten have ads?
Neither LifeSpace nor Zettelkasten shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LifeSpace or Zettelkasten?
LifeSpace ships an update every 2 weeks, and Zettelkasten monthly. Most recently, LifeSpace was updated on October 29, 2026 and Zettelkasten on October 31, 2026.

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