Noto vs PPNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Noto
A modern writing and note-taking application offering powerful text editing tools and extensive organization features. It supports unlimited attachments and various export formats, with optional Pro features for enhanced functionality. Syncs seamlessly across devices.
- Powerful text editing tools
- Unlimited attachments (Pro)
- Dark mode
- iCloud sync
- Gesture organization
- Multiple export formats
- Desktop-class organization
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Features: - Powerful text editing tools - Bold / Italic / Underline / Strikethrough / Highlight - Number list / Bullet list / Check list - Unlimited attachments (Pro): - Image / Video / Scan / Drawing / File - Table / Block quote / Code / Math Equation - Dark mode - iCloud sync - Organize with gesture - Export to HTML, Markdown, PDF, & JPG - Lock notes (Pro) - Desktop class organization - Drag to reorder your list and paragraph - Drag to organize your notes - Rapid multi select Noto is free to use, including iCloud Sync support. Unlock Noto Pro to enable all features including * Attachments * Note lock * Export * Support future Noto development Terms and Conditions: https://noto.ink/terms Privacy Policy: https://noto.ink/privacy
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Noto at 4.6 against PPNote's 3.5. Noto also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (68% vs 40%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Noto sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PPNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Noto holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Noto has 1.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Noto's written reviews are positive against 40% of PPNote's.
Noto ships an update every 4 weeks, PPNote every 7 months. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Noto | PPNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soysauce Lab | 金鹏 王 |
Customer experience
Noto
PPNote
Bugs and requests
Noto
Reported bugs
4 issues- Syncing issues between devices
- Folders and notes disappearing after updates
- Crashes when trying to access certain folders
- Widgets not displaying note content properly
Requested features
6 requests- Add tags or keywords for better organization
- Improve table editing and formatting
- Implement better export options (PDF, HTML, etc.)
- Add support for Apple Pencil and handwriting
- Integrate calendar and reminder features
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- Allow custom backgrounds and themes
PPNote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Noto
- Noto Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Noto Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Noto Lifetime$24.99
PPNote
- [More Features]$1.99
