Comparison

iNote vs 灵感

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

灵感

Capture and review your ideas anytime, anywhere with a clean, ad-free interface. Organize inspirations with categories, locations, and timelines, and visualize them on a map or calendar. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Ad-free and login-free experience
  • Categorize inspirations with location and time
  • Map view for location-based ideas
  • Calendar view for planning and review
  • iCloud data backup and synchronization
  • Discover and review recent or nearby inspirations
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「灵感」是一款旨在帮助您随时随地记录和查阅灵感的App。拥有简易且不失美观的交互界面,无广告无开屏,只需简单几步就能轻松记录灵感。App专为各类充满创意灵感的人群而设计,包括旅行者、设计师、摄影师、探店达人、逛展达人等,满足这些用户在工作、学习和生活中挖掘新思路和灵感的需求。 主要功能 简洁强大:简易且不失美观界面和易用的交互体验,永久无广告、无登录; 丰富灵感设置:设置相应分类、地点、计划时间、时间期限以满足各种不同的灵感记录需求; 灵感地图:通过记录需求,将您有地点信息的灵感标记在地图上,方便您规划行程; 发现灵感:根据最近的修改的灵感、附近的灵感、时间期限近期的灵感来帮您回顾灵感; 灵感日历:根据您的计划时间将灵感放置于日历之中,方便您回顾过去的灵感,规划将来的灵感; 数据备份:可以使用iCloud来进行数据备份,所有数据自动实时上传至云端,并在不同设备之间进行同步; 您的建议和反馈对我来说至关重要,在使用「灵感」的过程中,您遇到的任何问题或者建议,都可以通过 AppStore评论区留言或者APP内的意见反馈来联系我。 --- 「灵感」高级会员说明 成为灵感高级会员,您可以解锁所有灵感的付费功能,享受未来高级功能的免费更新。 确认购买并支付后,将通过您的 iTunes 账号自动续订。苹果 iTunes 账户会在到期前24小时内扣费,扣费成功后订阅周期顺延一个订阅周期。如需取消续订,请在当前订阅周期到期前24小时以前,手动在 iTunes/ApplelD 设置管理中关闭自动续费功能。试用期内,iTunes 账户如不取消订阅,则会在试用期结束时自动开通订阅并扣款,未使用的试用时长在购买订阅之后将会自动作废。本服务由您自主选择是否取消,若您选择不取消,将为您开通下一个计费周期的续费服务。 用户协议:https://www.yuque.com/mojimomo/rol87o/xc9dcr4m4zua8s1k 隐私协议:https://www.yuque.com/mojimomo/rol87o/pd1xbs1kv1gwhfw8

Screenshots

iNote4 screens
灵感4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 灵感 at every 9 days against iNote's every 6 weeks. iNote's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iNote sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and 灵感 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iNote ships an update every 6 weeks, 灵感 every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iNote versus 灵感: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriNote灵感
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (299 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings299 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiDaily Corp.Ji Mo

Customer experience

iNote

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

灵感

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

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

灵感

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

iNote

Subscriptions6
  • 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
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
4 purchases

灵感

Subscriptions2
  • 会员 - 一个月会员3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • 会员 - 一年会员7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • 会员 - 终生会员$19.99
  • 会员 - 终生会员$39.99

Questions

Is iNote free?
iNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 灵感 free?
灵感 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iNote or 灵感 have ads?
Neither iNote nor 灵感 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iNote or 灵感?
iNote ships an update every 6 weeks, and 灵感 every 9 days. Most recently, iNote was updated on November 3, 2026 and 灵感 on November 3, 2026.

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