Comparison

iNote vs WinkNotes

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

Head to head
About

iNote

Capture inspiration and organize your thoughts with a robust note-taking app. Features include cloud sync, a notebook system for organization, and rich text formatting. Protect your ideas with passcode and backup options.

Highlights
  • Cloud Sync
  • Notebook System
  • Rich Text Formatting
  • Checklists
  • Passcode Protection
  • Picture Export
Features
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"iNote · ideas Note" is a powerful note-taking application with excellent experience, allowing you to record inspiration ideas at any time. The "Cloud Sync" let you write notes across multiple devices. There are not only a "notebook system" specially designed for organizing and controlling, but also a "picture layout" full of details. “Passcode” and “backup” allow you to control all your important notes. =Powerful Features= 1. Infinite Expansion: Each note can be continuously expanded at any time 2. Powerful checklist: Easily create various to-do items and plans 3. Rich text: Highlight, bold, focus, notes are more organized 4. Notebook system: Arrange and manage all your notes 5. Cloud Sync: Sync your notes across multiple devices 6. Picture Export: Beautiful picture template, share to SNS and friends 7. Eye protection mode: make your eyes more comfortable! 8. Passcode + backup: Gesture password, iCloud backup 9. More: card color, home screen icon, waiting for you to discover~ ------------------------- = About the In-App Subscription = The app includes following subscriptions: - iNote Pro · Monthly Membership - iNote Cloud 10 GB Yearly - iNote Cloud 100 GB Yearly Your subscription will be billed through your Apple ID account after purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of your billing cycle. Renewal cannot be cancelled. Privacy Policy: https://clover.ly/privacy Terms: https://m.icity.ly/tos

About

WinkNotes

This app combines note-taking with spaced repetition for effective learning. Organize your thoughts, create flashcards, and review material efficiently using memory curves and customizable study plans. Supports rich text, drawing, and offline voice reading.

Highlights
  • Columnar note-taking with key points
  • Spaced repetition for memory learning
  • Rich text formatting and drawing
  • Ebbinghaus memory curve study plans
  • Marker memory for fill-in-the-blanks
  • Offline voice reading aloud
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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WinkNotes is an app for making flashcards and planning reviews. Use it for class notes, vocabulary, and practice questions, or import existing materials from PDF, Anki, or CSV files. Note cards have a front and back for questions and answers. Add text and images, or hide key text and parts of an image to test your recall before revealing the answer. You can also make vocabulary and multiple-choice cards and organize cards into categories. On iPhone and iPad running iOS or iPadOS 26 or later, you can use Shortcuts to turn screenshots or images into flashcards with AI. If your iPhone has an Action button, you can set it up to start card creation. AI card creation has usage limits. On a Mac running macOS 15 or later, you can connect an AI assistant that supports MCP to help create and organize cards. The app schedules new cards and reviews using a review plan. Mark whether you remembered or forgot, and it uses that feedback to schedule later reviews. Choose a category or filter your cards when you want to review just part of a deck. Each deck has statistics showing new, studying, and memorized cards, review streaks, and upcoming reviews. PRO stats also show overdue and often-forgotten cards, retention, and recent review records. WinkNotes has previously appeared in App Store editorial selections for new apps and weekly editor recommendations. It was also included in features explaining what flashcards are and how to use them, and in a collection of study tools for Mac. Apple's official WeChat account has also covered WinkNotes' learning and note-taking features. WinkNotes runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Basic card creation, review, and stats are free, with limits on decks and some features. PRO includes iCloud sync, unlimited decks and cards, custom review plans, quick cloze tools, and advanced stats. See the app for current benefits. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be canceled through your Apple Account's subscription settings. Prices and subscription periods are shown before purchase. One-time purchase options are available as displayed in the app. Support and feedback: https://www.appnice.cn Privacy policy: https://www.appnice.cn/privacy.htm Terms of use: https://www.appnice.cn/useragreement.html

Screenshots

iNote4 screens
WinkNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WinkNotes at weekly against iNote's every 6 weeks. iNote's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. iNote sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and WinkNotes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for iNote against 4.8 for WinkNotes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 298 and 128 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of iNote's written reviews are positive against 78% of WinkNotes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iNote ships an update every 6 weeks, WinkNotes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iNote versus WinkNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriNoteWinkNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (298 ratings) — better4.8 (128 ratings)
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews — better78.1% of reviews
Number of ratings298 — better128
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiDaily Corp.Detailsoft Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

iNote

All ratings297 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.9%

WinkNotes

All ratings128 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral15.6%
Negative6.3%

Bugs and requests

iNote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Backup failures
  • Rotated photos after insertion
  • Lack of auto-capitalization

Requested features

7 requests
  • Markdown support
  • Ability to reorder notebooks
  • Improved photo/image handling
  • Sync across devices
  • Voice recording option
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  • Nested checklists
  • Mac app version

WinkNotes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

iNote

Subscriptions7
  • iNote Pro · Monthly Membership7 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • iNote Cloud 10 GB Special7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • iNote Cloud 10 GB Monthly Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month
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  • iNote Cloud 10 GB Special7 Days trial$13.991 Year
  • iNote Cloud 10 GB Yearly Plan7 Days trial$18.491 Year
  • iNote Cloud 50 GB Special Plan$59.991 Year
  • iNote Cloud 50 GB Yearly Plan$69.991 Year
One-time4
  • iNote Reset Passcode$0.99
  • Coffee for Developer$2.99
  • iNote Pro$3.99
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  • Coffee for Designer$4.99
8 purchases

WinkNotes

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription (Events)$1.991 Month
  • Annual Full Access(Events)7 Days trial$6.991 Year
  • Annual Full Access7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • 120 Credits$0.99
  • 400 Credits$2.99
  • 2000 Credits$9.99
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  • Special edition$14.99
  • Lifetime Full Access$19.99

Questions

Is iNote free?
iNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WinkNotes free?
WinkNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iNote or WinkNotes?
iNote is rated higher. iNote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 298 ratings, while WinkNotes averages 4.8 from 128 ratings.
Do iNote or WinkNotes have ads?
Neither iNote nor WinkNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iNote or WinkNotes?
iNote ships an update every 6 weeks, and WinkNotes weekly. Most recently, iNote was updated on October 22, 2026 and WinkNotes on October 19, 2026.

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