Comparison

NotePlan vs Adonit One

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

Head to head
About

NotePlan

Organize your tasks, notes, and calendar in one unified app. Quickly plan your day with Markdown, link notes bi-directionally, and stay on top of your to-dos with powerful review and search features. Seamlessly integrates with your existing calendars and syncs across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Unified task, note, and calendar view
  • Markdown for quick task and note creation
  • Bi-directional note linking
  • Calendar integration (iCloud, Google, Exchange)
  • Flexible recurring tasks
  • Global Command Bar for fast navigation
  • Plaintext note storage
Features
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Having trouble planning your day, managing your to-do list, and organizing your notes? Always jumping between apps and losing track of what to do and where you put things? Say hello to NotePlan! NotePlan lets you manage everything in one place: your tasks, notes, and calendar. Perfect for project managers, designers, researchers, writers, students, or anyone who wants to be organized and efficient. QUICKLY PLAN YOUR DAY WITH MARKDOWN • Plan your day by seeing your calendar, notes, and tasks in a single view • Create tasks and notes quickly with Markdown • Add #tags to organize tasks and notes • Use @mentions to find people • Reschedule to-do items easily • Create flexible recurring tasks • Work faster with autocomplete BUILD YOUR NETWORK OF NOTES • Create your own network of notes • Organize any way you want to: from simple folders over P.A.R.A. to a Zettelkasten system • Bi-directional notes: link your calendar and your notes in any direction, automatically • Cross-reference and link notes easily STAY ON TOP OF THINGS WITH REVIEW • Search all tasks and notes, instantly • See all open tasks with the click of a button • Get a list of overdue to-do items • See upcoming tasks at a glance • Create custom filters with your own queries using status, #tags, @mentions, or even text SEAMLESS INTEGRATION WITH YOUR CALENDAR • Create events and reminders right in NotePlan • Support for iCloud, Google, and Exchange calendars • Time-block tasks on your calendar simply by typing AVAILABLE ON MAC, IPHONE & IPAD • Sync everything between your Apple devices • Use any sync method you like: CloudKit or iCloud Drive • A single subscription for all your devices OPEN, PRIVATE & FAST • All your notes are stored in plaintext so you're never locked in • Your information is private and cannot be accessed • Enjoy lightning speed thanks to local files and native apps ANY THEME YOU WANT • Choose from a variety of built-in themes • Work with light or dark versions • Create your own custom theme SHORTCUTS FOR MAXIMUM SPEED • Extended Markdown syntax support with customization options • Move around without ever leaving the keyboard • Find everything with the Global Command Bar NotePlan is developed independently and prioritizes user features and requests. We have long-term roadmaps and listen to customers to improve the apps. - - - - - 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. After purchase, manage your subscriptions in App Store Account Settings. - - - - - Email: hello@noteplan.co Web: noteplan.co Discord: https://discord.gg/D4268MT Twitter: NotePlanApp Reddit: reddit.com/r/NotePlanApp Learn NotePlan course: https://noteplan.eo.page/newsletter Terms of use: http://noteplan.co/tos/ Privacy policy: https://noteplan.co/privacy/

About

Adonit One

This app offers a comprehensive space for recording and organizing various types of information. It features real-time audio and video transcription, multi-language translation, and digital note-taking with PDF signing capabilities. AI-powered tools help generate summaries and organize key points, making it a versatile mobile assistant for capturing and managing ideas.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio transcription
  • Video recording with transcription
  • Multi-language translation
  • Digital note-taking and sketching
  • PDF document signing
  • AI-powered smart generation
Features
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Adonit One provides the optimal space to store various records, presenting all details comprehensively. It synchronizes audio and video recordings with text conversion and organizes key points using the latest AI smart generation technology. Additionally, it offers multi-language translation and document sharing capabilities. With features for digital note-taking and PDF document signing, there are no usage restrictions, allowing you to freely organize all your records! [ Live Recording ] Adonit’s improved ASR(Automatic Speech Recognition) allows you to record and convert your audio to text in real-time with a 95% accuracy rate. With a click of a button, the Adonit articial intelligence is able to translate the recorded speech into different languages, aloowing you to edit, save, and share your recorded notes. [ Multiple Languages ] Support various languages including English, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, German, Thai, Vietnamese, and French. [ You Capture, We Caption. ] Video-record your surrounsings with Adonit AI Vocal to revist the moments. What’s more? Get a video transcript that can be edited and translated into multiple languages. Share your learnings, meetings, proposals effortlessly. [ Keep your note handy and organized ] Aside from text recording, the built-in intuitive notetaking functions enable you to handwrite, sketch, upload images into your notes, and share them with others. [ Annotate your idea anywhere ] Adonit One also provides a PDF file signature function to help you quickly sign off any documents on-the-go. Transcribe live recording to help you note down all the important information with the correct punctuations and paragraph separations. Suitable to use for business meetings, negotiations, learning/training, news interviews, and whenever you need to jot down quick notes. Adonit One App will become your best mobile assistant. Work smarter and manage all digital documents quicker from anywhere at any time.

Screenshots

NotePlan4 screens
Adonit One4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NotePlan at 4.8 against Adonit One's 2.7. NotePlan also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 47%) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 9). Adonit One's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. NotePlan sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Adonit One sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NotePlan holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NotePlan has 1.5K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of NotePlan's written reviews are positive against 47% of Adonit One's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NotePlan ships an update monthly, Adonit One fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NotePlan versus Adonit One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotePlanAdonit One
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better2.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews — better46.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better9
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB225 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNotePlan LLCAdonit Corp.

Customer experience

NotePlan

All ratings1,517 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews478 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative10.3%

Adonit One

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.3%

Bugs and requests

NotePlan

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent sync between devices
  • Crashes when opening certain files

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved iPad and mobile app experience
  • Better integration with other productivity apps
  • More automation and scripting capabilities
  • Weekly or monthly calendar view

Adonit One

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

NotePlan

Subscriptions8
  • Personal Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Personal Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Personal Monthly1 Month trial$11.991 Month
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  • Personal Monthly2 variants$12.001 Month
  • Personal Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Personal Annual7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Personal Annual1 Month trial$119.991 Year
  • Business Class1 Month trial$199.991 Year
4 purchases

Adonit One

Subscriptions2
  • Adonit Silver$5.991 Month
  • Adonit Gold$7.991 Month
One-time2
  • Audio/Video-to-text 75 minutes$4.99
  • Translation 100,000 words$4.99

Questions

Is NotePlan free?
NotePlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Adonit One free?
Adonit One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NotePlan or Adonit One?
NotePlan is rated higher. NotePlan averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Adonit One averages 2.7 from 9 ratings.
Do NotePlan or Adonit One have ads?
Neither NotePlan nor Adonit One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NotePlan or Adonit One?
NotePlan ships an update monthly, and Adonit One fortnightly. Most recently, NotePlan was updated on November 3, 2026 and Adonit One on November 3, 2026.

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