Comparison

iNote vs flomo浮墨

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

flomo浮墨

Capture fleeting thoughts and ideas with a minimalist note-taking tool designed for quick entry and organization. Review past entries, discover related notes, and quantify your daily records without intrusive ads or privacy concerns.

Highlights
  • Easy typing
  • Full platform sync
  • Organize with #tags
  • Daily review of past notes
  • Relevant note suggestions
  • Quantify daily records
  • Quick entry via API
Features
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flomo is the Next Generation note-taking tool, focusing on helping your record more ideas rather than complex articles. We are overjoyed to announce that we ranked in the No.4 of the Golden Kitty Awards 2021 on Product Hunt in the Mobile Apps category. Thank you for your support and suggestions. We can’t keep making progress without your voice. Key features - Easy typing like Twitter - Full platform sync - Manage MEMOs by #tags/sub-tags - Daily review of past MEMOs - Relevant MEMOs - Quantify daily records - Quick entry with API - No ads or privacy sharing What flomo doesn't do well We know it's hard enough to be good at one small thing, so we won't try to be ALL-IN-ONE in features. Here's what we're NOT good at, and we recommend you to choose a better product. - Not good at Document writing or markdown - Not good at Web Clipper - Not good at TODO - Not good at Mind mapping flomo CARES about privacy and security - All content is only visible to you - All data transfers are encrypted - No commercial advertising - No sharing or selling of personal data - Real-time database backup —————————— Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. After purchase, manage your subscriptions in App Store Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. —————————— 2024@flomoapp.com Privacy Policy: https://help.flomo.app/terms-and-privacy/privacy Terms of Service: https://help.flomo.app/terms-and-privacy/terms

Screenshots

iNote4 screens
flomo浮墨4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: flomo浮墨 at every 9 days against iNote's every 5 weeks. flomo浮墨 also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 295). iNote's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 flomo浮墨 sells 10 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 4.9 for flomo浮墨. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 295 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of iNote's written reviews are positive against 92% of flomo浮墨's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iNote ships an update every 5 weeks, flomo浮墨 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iNote versus flomo浮墨: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriNoteflomo浮墨
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (295 ratings)4.9 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews92.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2951.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB147 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiDaily Corp.Shanghai Xiandi Network Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

iNote

All ratings295 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.9%

flomo浮墨

All ratings1,133 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.8%

User reviews

iNote

From 295 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Helpful organization features
  • 🚀 Efficient note-taking
  • 🎨 Visually appealing design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🔒 Limited sync/backup options
  • 🔍 Searching could be improved
  • 💰 Subscription model for some features

flomo浮墨

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient and convenient note-taking
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 💡 Powerful tag and sub-tag system
  • 🔒 Secure and private
  • 📚 Great for organizing thoughts and ideas

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some bugs and glitches reported
  • 💰 Concerns about excessive paid features
  • 📱 Needs better iPad support
  • 🌐 Translation issues for non-Chinese users

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

flomo浮墨

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior with list indentation
  • Issues with text scanning functionality
  • Problems with time stamp recognition

Requested features

5 requests
  • Expand note-taking window size
  • Add support for Markdown syntax
  • Integrate with more apps and services
  • Implement dark mode option
  • Add sorting by time/date

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
10 purchases

flomo浮墨

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Pro subscription$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Max subscription$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro subscription$14.991 Year
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  • Yearly Max subscription$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Max subscription1 Year trial$39.991 Year
One-time5
  • 3,000 Agent Points$0.99
  • 10,000 Agent Points$3.99
  • 30,000 Agent Points$9.99
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  • flomo Pro 年度会员-教育优惠$14.99
  • flomo Max 年度会员-教育优惠$34.99

Questions

Is iNote free?
iNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is flomo浮墨 free?
flomo浮墨 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iNote or flomo浮墨?
flomo浮墨 is rated higher. iNote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 295 ratings, while flomo浮墨 averages 4.9 from 1.1K ratings.
Do iNote or flomo浮墨 have ads?
Neither iNote nor flomo浮墨 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iNote or flomo浮墨?
iNote ships an update every 5 weeks, and flomo浮墨 every 9 days. Most recently, iNote was updated on September 19, 2026 and flomo浮墨 on September 23, 2026.

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