Comparison

NotePlan vs Taac!

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

Taac!

Features
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Taac! is the mail client that puts AI to work on your inbox without ever taking the controls away from you. Connect an IMAP/SMTP account — your own domain, Gmail, Outlook, iCloud — and mail arrives sorted: every unread message is triaged, replies are drafted for you, and they wait in a queue until you approve them. FOUR LEVELS OF AUTONOMY You decide how much the AI may do: from suggestions only, up to autonomous sending strictly within the rules and permissions you set. Every automatic action is written to an audit log you can read. WHAT YOU GET • Automatic triage of unread mail by priority and topic • Reply drafts ready to review, with your signature • Approval queue: accept or discard each proposed action with one tap • Rules written in your own words ("archive newsletters from X"), applied before the AI sees the mail • Conversation view gathering Inbox, Sent and Archive in one thread • A dependable outbox: if the network drops, the message stays queued and retries by itself • Scheduled send and snooze • One-tap newsletter unsubscribe • On-device search plus IMAP server search for older mail • Push notifications for the mail that matters • Address book with autocomplete • English and Italian interface, light and dark themes PRIVACY Mailbox credentials live in the system Keychain. Messages stay on the device. Sync between your devices is end-to-end encrypted with a key generated on device that we never transmit. AI features are optional: with no API key configured, no content leaves the device. No ads, no trackers, no profiling. PREMIUM (optional) The AI features can run on Taac!'s own model with a Premium subscription: Basic includes 4 million AI tokens a month, Pro 10 million. It is bought in the app, starts with a 7-day free trial and renews automatically until you cancel it in Settings -> Apple Account. You can instead keep using your own provider API key, with no subscription at all. REQUIREMENTS An existing IMAP/SMTP email account is required. Gmail and accounts with two-factor authentication need an "app password" generated by the provider, not your normal password. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.taacmail.app/privacy

Screenshots

NotePlan4 screens
Taac!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Taac! at every 9 days against NotePlan's monthly. NotePlan's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 Taac! sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NotePlan ships an update monthly, Taac! every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NotePlan versus Taac!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotePlanTaac!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNotePlan LLCHousegram Srl

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

Taac!

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

Taac!

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Basic7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Pro7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Premium Basic Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
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  • Premium Pro Yearly7 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is NotePlan free?
NotePlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Taac! free?
Taac! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NotePlan or Taac! have ads?
Neither NotePlan nor Taac! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NotePlan or Taac!?
NotePlan ships an update monthly, and Taac! every 9 days. Most recently, NotePlan was updated on November 11, 2026 and Taac! on November 10, 2026.

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