Comparison

Kanban vs Notedrafts

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

Head to head
About

Kanban

This app helps you organize daily to-dos, work projects, and goals with a simple, intuitive interface. It offers extensive customization and various views to manage tasks efficiently and see your progress clearly.

Highlights
  • Folders, categories, and tags for organization
  • Multiple task views (list, grid, board)
  • Unlimited tasks and subtasks
  • Sync across devices via iCloud
  • Reminders and calendar integration
  • Customizable home screen and widgets
  • Dark mode and native design
Features
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Meet Doneit, a feature-packed projects and tasks manager that focuses on simplicity and organization. With Doneit, you don't need to worry about your tasks lists ever being messy because we have designed the app to help you better organize all of your daily to-do's, work projects, and more, and its main goal is to help you become more efficient and start accomplishing all of your tasks and goals quicker, no matter how small or big they are, because Doneit will definitely help you see the full picture of what should be done now and what can wait until the later day. Doneit offers a delightful user interface that will feel right at home on your Apple devices. It's simple and intuitive, and it will let you start using Doneit at its full potential with no introduction needed and in just a matter of time. The app offers an extensive variety of different features that are designed to help you become more organized and efficient. Doneit features folders, smart categories, categories, tags, priorities, statuses, attributes, tasks, and subtasks. There are various tasks organization options available throughout the app, as well as quite a few customization options that will give you an incredible opportunity of making the app feel more unique to you. KEY FEATURES: - Up to 2 categories to help you better organize your tasks - 3 different tasks views that include list, grid, and board views - Unlimited number of tasks - Unlimited number of subtasks that can be added to help you accomplish your main tasks quicker - Sync across multiple devices connected to a single iCloud account - Sync with the system's Reminders app - Ability to schedule a reminder that will send you a notification when the task is due - Support for all-day reminders - Ability to add your tasks and subtasks as events in the system's Calendar app - Huge variety of tasks sorting options - Different filters for your tasks lists - Ability to import all of your reminders from the system's Reminders app - Ability to import all of your calendar events from the system's Calendar app - Ability to add notes to each of the tasks and subtasks, as well as to the tasks lists - Ability to add links to your tasks and subtasks - Just archive or hide unnecessary tasks that you don't want to delete yet - Various Home Screen customization options that will let you quickly hide sections that you are not interested in at all - Fully customizable screens for adding and editing the tasks & subtasks - Home Screen quick actions - Multiple swipe actions - Ability to pin important tasks and subtasks - Fully native design - Beautiful dark mode - Standalone watchOS app - Support for Siri shortcuts - Support for app shortcuts on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 - Support for focus filters - More than 5 Home and Lock Screen widgets for you to view all of your tasks - Available on iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS PREMIUM FEATURES: - Add an unlimited number of categories - Advanced board view - Timeline view for your tasks - List actions - Advanced tasks filters - Securely share and collaborate on your categories with others via iCloud - Get access to folders, smart categories, tags, priorities, statuses, and custom task & subtask attributes - Ability to add different attachments to tasks and subtasks, such as files, photos, scanned documents, and drawings - Schedule recurring reminders with custom repeat intervals - Ability to edit items in bulk - 10 different app icons for you to choose the one that you prefer the most - 15 amazing tint colors for the app's user interface - Ability to set a custom appearance (Dark, light or system) If you have any questions or concerns regarding our app, we are always here to help you! Just reach out to us at info@designtech.so. Privacy policy: https://designtech.notion.site/DesignTech-Privacy-Policy-18bc124eba40809eba48e6af249ebd2c. Terms of service: https://designtech.notion.site/DesignTech-Terms-of-Service-18cc124eba4080c58316f2ed81f84bff.

About

Notedrafts

This app allows you to write, organize, and mark up documents with various tools. It supports PDF annotation, freeform sketching on a large canvas, and vertically extended pages for continuous writing. Customize templates, import various file types, and organize notes with folders and icons.

Highlights
  • Write on PDFs
  • Freeform canvas sketching
  • Vertically extended pages
  • Customizable templates
  • Import PDFs and images
  • Organize with folders and icons
Features
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Notedrafts is a note taking app that lets you write and organize your thoughts across different types of documents. Whether you're marking up a PDF, writing on a large canvas, or taking notes in a long vertical layout, Notedrafts adapts to your workflow. Note taking: - Write on PDF - Create notebooks with customizable templates - Sketch and note taking on a large freeform canvas - Take notes on vertically extended pages for long lists or continuous writing Customizable templates - Choose from daily planners, monthly calendars, habit trackers, and more - Adjust start times, set the current month, and choose how many habits to track - Change page size and background color Import and export - Import PDFs, images, or scan paper documents - Export your notes and share them easily Organize with ease - Create folders with custom icons and colors - Pin important documents and folders to the sidebar for quick access - perfect for study notes and school notes Advanced writing and drawing tools - Pens - Regular Pen, Monoline, Fountain Pen, Pencil, Watercolor, Highlighter - Tools - Ruler, Stroke Eraser, Pixel Eraser, Lasso - Insert images and text into your notes

Screenshots

Kanban4 screens
Notedrafts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notedrafts at 82% against Kanban's 46%. Notedrafts also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Kanban's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). 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. Kanban sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Notedrafts sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notedrafts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 279 and 761 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Kanban's written reviews are positive against 82% of Notedrafts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kanban ships an update fortnightly, Notedrafts every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kanban versus Notedrafts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKanbanNotedrafts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (279 ratings)4.8 (761 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews81.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings279761 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDesignTech SIAAppycron Interactive e.K.

Customer experience

Kanban

All ratings279 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral14.0%
Negative39.8%

Notedrafts

All ratings753 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral9.4%
Negative8.9%

User reviews

Kanban

From 279 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful and clean UI design
  • 🔧 Highly customizable with extensive options
  • 📱 Cross-platform support (Mac, iPad, iPhone)
  • 🏷️ Flexible task organization with tags, folders, categories
  • 📊 Multiple view options (Kanban, timeline, grid, list)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and instability
  • 🔄 Unreliable sync between devices
  • ❌ Unintuitive and confusing user interface
  • 📚 Lack of documentation and tutorials
  • ⚠️ Data loss and disappearing tasks

Notedrafts

From 761 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth writing experience
  • 👍 Clean and polished UI
  • 🚀 Responsive and fast
  • 👍 Elegant note-taking experience
  • 👍 Plentiful templates and notebook covers

Room to improve

  • 🔧 Missing features like search, audio recording, and undo
  • 🔧 Limited customization options for toolbar and pencil settings

Bugs and requests

Kanban

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Tasks disappear or get lost during sync
  • Sync fails between Mac and iPhone/iPad
  • Subtasks not syncing across devices
  • Kanban board columns duplicating
  • Timeline view broken with tiny blocks and poor layout
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  • iCloud sync errors (CKErrorDomain error 11)
  • Categories and sections randomly appearing/disappearing
  • Double-clicking tasks on Mac doesn't open edit dialog
  • App freezes when switching between categories
  • Slow performance and high CPU usage on Mac
  • Sidebar freezing after one click
  • Deleted items still showing after manual sync
  • Badge count not clearing properly
  • Drag and drop not working for timeline events
  • Import from Apple Reminders loses folder structure
  • Reminders integration only imports titles, not details
  • Crashes when accessing Calendar or Reminders features
  • Tasks moving to wrong categories unexpectedly
  • Completed tasks not updating status properly
  • Dialog boxes not closable with ESC key
  • Attachment downloads not working
  • Photo selection closing without attaching
  • Premium features not accessible despite purchase
  • Restore purchase feature broken
  • Slow responsiveness on M1 Mac

Requested features

24 requests
  • Drag and drop functionality for tasks and boards
  • Better Kanban board implementation with custom column ordering
  • Sample templates for new users
  • Improved timeline view with zoom controls
  • Export functionality (PDF, XLSX, CSV)
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  • Windows version
  • Web version
  • Better subtask management and creation
  • Recurring task flexibility (specific days, custom patterns)
  • Attachment support (images, documents, PDFs)
  • Dark mode customization options
  • Quick task creation shortcuts
  • Email integration and drag-drop from email
  • GitHub/GitLab integration
  • Outlook integration
  • Language options (English alternative to poor translations)
  • Restore/undo functionality for archived items
  • Improved Apple Watch support
  • Live activities support
  • Task filtering by multiple tags
  • Ability to reorder boards and categories visually
  • Shared collaboration features
  • Backup to external cloud storage
  • Keyboard shortcuts for faster workflow

Notedrafts

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • No issues reported

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add support for scribble to erase
  • Implement custom notebook covers
  • Add pure text writing mode
  • Ability to customize toolbar
  • Embed URL links with web preview
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  • Add page tags and linking between pages
  • Introduce light mode app icon

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Kanban

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Year
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  • Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Doneit Premium$29.99
  • Premium Lifetime3 variants$29.99
11 purchases

Notedrafts

One-time11
  • Bronze Tip$0.99
  • Silver Tip$1.99
  • Gold Tip$4.99
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  • PRO Version$5.99
  • Platinum Tip$9.99
  • Unlimited Notes$14.99
  • Diamond Tip$19.99
  • Unlimited Notes$24.99
  • Unlimited Notes$39.99
  • Unlimited Notes$49.99
  • Unlimited Notes$69.99

Questions

Is Kanban free?
Kanban is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notedrafts free?
Notedrafts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kanban or Notedrafts?
Notedrafts is rated higher. Kanban averages 4.5 out of 5 from 279 ratings, while Notedrafts averages 4.8 from 761 ratings.
Do Kanban or Notedrafts have ads?
Neither Kanban nor Notedrafts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kanban or Notedrafts?
Kanban ships an update fortnightly, and Notedrafts every 3 days. Most recently, Kanban was updated on October 22, 2026 and Notedrafts on October 21, 2026.

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