Comparison

NotePlan vs REWIND

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

REWIND

Features
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An ADHD app for time blindness. Not a clock one arc that shows how much of your day is left, right on your Lock Screen. I'm 45 and I have ADHD for all of my life. 'What's wrong with you? This is so simple' - I heard it seven million times. And I just wanted to download an app which tells me how much time left instead of how much time has passed since midnight. So REWIND shows an arc instead of clocks. It empties from the time you get going to the time you want to stop, and it sits on your Lock Screen, so you can read it without opening anything. Made for adults with ADHD, by someone who kept losing afternoons. THE ARC Set two times once: when your day starts, when you want to stop. After midnight is fine. The arc cools from amber to purple as the hours go. WIDGETS Put one on your Lock Screen and you barely need the app. Four kinds: a ring with the time left, a percentage, a small card, and a line above the clock. FOCUS TIMER Drag the slider, 20 to 90 minutes, hit Start. Two moves, on purpose: every extra step is another way to not begin. Use the same length often? Save it with a name — "Morning routine" — and it's one tap. If it ends mid-thought, there's a +5 min button on the Lock Screen. No unlocking. There's a metronome too: one slow click every few seconds. Off unless you want it. EVENINGS For the last hours before bedtime a ring shows up on the Lock Screen and slowly cools. It won't lock your phone or tell you off. It's just there, so the evening doesn't pass unnoticed. DONE LIST, NOT A TO-DO LIST Type what you did. Two words is plenty. Nothing lands there by itself — a timer counting 25 minutes isn't the same as you deciding something mattered. Star the best one. The list only grows. WHAT'S NOT HERE No streaks. Skip a day or a month, it looks the same when you're back. No red when time runs low. No counting how late you are: past your end time it just tells you when tomorrow starts. PRIVACY No account, no servers, no analytics. Works in airplane mode. Delete the app and the data goes with it.

Screenshots

NotePlan4 screens
REWIND4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: REWIND at none against NotePlan's 10. REWIND also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). NotePlan's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.5). On price 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. NotePlan sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. REWIND asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NotePlan ships an update monthly, REWIND every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NotePlan versus REWIND: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotePlanREWIND
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNotePlan LLCAndrei Dziamyanau

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

REWIND

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
None

REWIND

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NotePlan free?
NotePlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is REWIND free?
REWIND is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NotePlan or REWIND have ads?
Neither NotePlan nor REWIND shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NotePlan or REWIND?
NotePlan ships an update monthly, and REWIND every 5 days. Most recently, NotePlan was updated on November 13, 2026 and REWIND on November 13, 2026.

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