Comparison

NoteBuddy vs Meeting Notes & Work Planner

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

Head to head
About

NoteBuddy

This note-taking application offers a comprehensive suite of tools for organizing thoughts and ideas. It supports rich text formatting, image insertion, and freehand drawing. Features like folder organization and iCloud synchronization ensure your notes are accessible and secure.

Highlights
  • Rich text editing
  • Add images and drawings
  • Folder and subfolder support
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Backup feature
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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Note taking app with all important features you need: - rich text editing (bold, italic, underline, text alignments, text color, etc.) - add images - add drawings and hand written notes - support for folders and subfolders - iCloud synchronization - backup feature Including Support for: - Dynamic Type - Split Screen - Apple Pencil

About

Meeting Notes & Work Planner

Capture your thoughts and ideas with a versatile note-taking app. Easily create handwritten notes, add images, and convert speech to text. Organize your content with folders and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Handwritten note creation
  • Image integration
  • Speech-to-text conversion
  • Drawing and doodling tools
  • Folder organization
  • Cloud synchronization
Features
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Don’t work hard, work smarter! Document all your classes or meetings with the awesome tools SketchNotes brings to you. CREATE EASY NOTES AND ADD IMAGES • Create customizable notes, and write anything you want in an easy, yet really helpful note that will make almost impossible to forget homeworks and projects QUICK SPEECH TO TEXT TOOL • If your teacher or partners are talking fast, use the Speech to text tool and save all the highlights lessons. You won’t even have to write anything. PERSONALIZE AND SHARE • Set your creativity free. Use our pencils, sharpies and shapes to draw doodles, funnels or anything that comes to your mind. ORGANIZE AND SYNC • Create folders and subfolders to make sure you will find the information you need whenever you want • Sync your notes on the cloud Price of subscription: - 3 day free trial then $9.99 per month Terms of use: https://giantbrainsllc.wordpress.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policies: https://giantbrainsllc.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

NoteBuddy3 screens
Meeting Notes & Work Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meeting Notes & Work Planner at 66% against NoteBuddy's 22%. Meeting Notes & Work Planner also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 16). NoteBuddy's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. NoteBuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Meeting Notes & Work Planner sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meeting Notes & Work Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meeting Notes & Work Planner has 1.9K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of NoteBuddy's written reviews are positive against 66% of Meeting Notes & Work Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteBuddy ships an update every 3 months, Meeting Notes & Work Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NoteBuddy versus Meeting Notes & Work Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteBuddyMeeting Notes & Work Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (16 ratings)4.1 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews65.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings161.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleg MuellerGiant Brains

Customer experience

NoteBuddy

All ratings16 ratings
Positive56.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%

Meeting Notes & Work Planner

All ratings1,929 ratings
Positive75.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews257 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral9.3%
Negative24.9%

Bugs and requests

NoteBuddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Meeting Notes & Work Planner

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes getting deleted unexpectedly
  • Inability to edit or move images
  • Syncing issues across devices
  • Freezing and performance problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more customization options
  • Improve stability and reliability
  • Provide better support and documentation
  • Allow more flexibility in note-taking

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NoteBuddy

One-time1
  • NoteBuddy Pro$2.99
5 purchases

Meeting Notes & Work Planner

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • New Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
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  • Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is NoteBuddy free?
NoteBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meeting Notes & Work Planner free?
Meeting Notes & Work Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NoteBuddy or Meeting Notes & Work Planner?
Meeting Notes & Work Planner is rated higher. NoteBuddy averages 3.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Meeting Notes & Work Planner averages 4.1 from 1.9K ratings.
Do NoteBuddy or Meeting Notes & Work Planner have ads?
Neither NoteBuddy nor Meeting Notes & Work Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteBuddy or Meeting Notes & Work Planner?
NoteBuddy ships an update every 3 months, and Meeting Notes & Work Planner every 3 weeks. Most recently, NoteBuddy was updated on August 17, 2026 and Meeting Notes & Work Planner on September 24, 2026.

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