Comparison

mimi vs Element Note

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

Head to head
About

mimi

Personalize your notes with a variety of cute themes and customizable text styles. Organize your thoughts into notebooks, create to-do lists, and format text with lists and special character recognition. Unlock premium stickers with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Cute note themes
  • Customizable text styling
  • Checkable to-do lists
  • Organize notes in notebooks
  • Special character highlighting
  • In-app web browser
Features
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mimi is a cute note application based on the concept of "the fun of choosing a cute notepad at a store." Choose your favorite from many themes and enjoy your notebook and notes! If you don't have your favorite theme, you can request the theme you want the author to make. Enjoy the cute! Features: - Cute note themes - Text styling (font, font size, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, text colors, pragraph alignment, paragraph indent) - Checkable list for track todo in note - Unordered list and ordered list for formatting text in list - URL, phone number, address, calender event, flight number and shipment tracking number are highlited in note editor - Open URL in in-app web browser - Organize notes in notebooks mimi Premium unlock premium stickers on Sticker Library. mimi Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. 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. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. For technical assistance or other inquiries, email: umaiapp+mimi_support@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://umai.app/app/mimi/Privacy.md Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Element Note

This app offers a distraction-free digital notebook experience with advanced handwriting, PDF annotation, and sketching capabilities. It features unique brushes, a powerful rendering engine, and smart organization tools. Sync your notes across devices and collaborate with others seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Unique handwriting brushes
  • Smooth drawing engine
  • PDF annotation
  • Text, shape, and image attachments
  • On-device OCR search
  • Smart dark mode
  • iCloud sync and collaboration
Features
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Element Note is the next-gen note taking, PDF annotation, and light sketching app. We stripped down the unnecessaries and carefully polished the elemental functions for a digital notebook. With a modern look and powerful features, Element Note strives to provide an elegant writing space free of distractions. Features: Unique brushes - Pencil (HB Pencil, Mechanical Pencil) - Pen (Pen, Line Pen, Fountain Pen) - Brush (Art Brush, Round Brush) - Marker (Marker, Round Marker) Best-in-class note rendering engine - Smooth and fluid drawing powered by Metal technology - Support gradient ink for more expressive notes Powerful attachments - Text - Shape - Sticker - Image Universal Search - Search through your PDF & Handwritting using on device OCR Smart Darkmode - Smartly adapts all of your notes to the system darkmode without changing the paper or stroke colors. iCloud Sync & Collaboration - Sync via your personal iCloud (No data is passed to our server) - Collaborate through iCloud collaboration for up to 100 users. Desktop class organization - Intuitive multi-select drag and drop gesture to organize your notes or pages Element Note is free to try for up to 3 notes. Unlock the full app with an in app purchase to create unlimited notes. Terms and Conditions https://elementnote.app/terms Privacy Policy https://elementnote.app/privacy

Screenshots

mimi4 screens
Element Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: mimi at 92% against Element Note's 68%. mimi also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Element Note's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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. mimi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Element Note sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

mimi holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.5K and 2.6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of mimi's written reviews are positive against 68% of Element Note's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mimi ships an update monthly, Element Note fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
mimi versus Element Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermimiElement Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.5K ratings) — better4.6 (2.6K ratings)
Positive reviews92.2% of reviews — better68.1% of reviews
Number of ratings6.5K — better2.6K
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasaki YoshihisaSoysauce Lab

Customer experience

mimi

All ratings6,459 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews550 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.0%

Element Note

All ratings2,591 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews335 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral11.6%
Negative20.3%

User reviews

mimi

From 6.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Cute and aesthetically pleasing design
  • 💡 Highly customizable with various themes, fonts, and colors
  • 🚀 Simple and easy to use
  • 🔒 Ability to lock notes and the entire app
  • 👍 Organized with different notebooks and folders

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paid subscription required for some stickers and features
  • 🐛 Occasional autocorrect and formatting issues
  • 🔍 Lack of search functionality
  • 🔍 Inability to sort or organize notes chronologically

Element Note

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth handwriting experience
  • 💡 Customizable pens and colors
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Gradient and gradient brush tools
  • 📚 Great for journaling and note-taking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Search function not working
  • 🖼️ Issues with image handling and export
  • 🔀 Difficulty switching between pen and eraser
  • 🔑 Lack of password/locking feature for notes

Bugs and requests

mimi

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Notes sometimes get moved to the top unexpectedly
  • Certain font styles have compatibility issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to import photos and images
  • Implement cloud sync and backup functionality
  • Allow custom themes and background creation
  • Add more organizational tools like tags and filters

Element Note

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes and files randomly disappearing
  • Inconsistent behavior when using the floating keyboard
  • Handwriting recognition not working as expected
  • Exported PDFs losing formatting and background colors

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ruler tool
  • Ability to resize/rotate selections
  • Improved text editing and formatting
  • Presentation mode for connecting to displays
  • Ability to import/export multiple files at once
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  • Seasonal or custom sticker packs

In-app purchases

2 purchases

mimi

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$25.991 Year
5 purchases

Element Note

Subscriptions2
  • Element Note Yearly$3.491 Year
  • Element Note Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Launch Special$4.99
  • Lifetime$9.99
  • Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is mimi free?
mimi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Element Note free?
Element Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, mimi or Element Note?
mimi is rated higher. mimi averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.5K ratings, while Element Note averages 4.6 from 2.6K ratings.
Do mimi or Element Note have ads?
Neither mimi nor Element Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mimi or Element Note?
mimi ships an update monthly, and Element Note fortnightly. Most recently, mimi was updated on October 3, 2026 and Element Note on October 2, 2026.

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