Comparison

Hypernotes by Zenkit vs Thinkdrop

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

Head to head
About

Hypernotes by Zenkit

This app helps teams build a shared knowledge base for wikis, documentation, and research. It features bi-directional linking, outlining, and automated suggestions to connect related information, fostering collaboration and reducing duplicate content.

Highlights
  • Bi-directional linking
  • Outlining for topics
  • Automated note suggestions
  • Embed text blocks
  • Knowledge graphs
  • Team collaboration
Features
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Hypernotes is intuitive knowledge management for teams. Create a collective ‘second brain’ for your company, and collaborate on anything from wikis and documentation, to research and writing projects. Start projects and add tasks, or even connect with built-in task management apps. Build a network of knowledge in Hypernotes: · Bi-directional linking between related notes, · Outlining of large topics into smaller sub-topics, · Automated suggestions to link related but as yet unconnected notes, · Embedding of text blocks to reduce duplicate content, · Knowledge graphs for better discovery, · Extensive collaboration on the task, note, and notebook level. · Built-in dedicated productivity tools through Zenkit Suite, · GDPR conformity and EU-based servers, · Enterprise grade admin and user management, · Activity tracking on task, note, and notebook levels. What happens when you use Hypernotes? - fewer interruptions to your natural writing process - less time spent searching due to the hierarchical & linked structure of documents - less duplicate content because relevant pages are automatically linked - less miscommunication due to a wrong or inadequate text structure + a better read/write ratio of your texts: People read more of what you write. + a better understanding of your texts + a better representation of your thoughts + a more natural flow in your writing process + more creativity and more "living" documents + more collaboration on resources like documentation and wikis

About

Thinkdrop

Capture fleeting ideas, thoughts, and reminders quickly and privately. Record, write, or snap your thoughts, then securely store them with end-to-end encryption. Gain insights into your thinking patterns and reduce mental clutter.

Highlights
  • Capture thoughts via writing, voice, or image
  • End-to-end encryption for privacy
  • Organize thoughts into threads
  • Speech recognition for audio notes
  • Pin important thoughts
  • Sentiment analysis for insights
Features
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Too much on your mind? Always forgetting what you were thinking a few hours ago? All those thoughts in your head, but you can't really organize them? Well, Thinkdrop can help you with these problems. In an age where there is too much information to consume, your mind constantly replaces your thoughts due to limited space. As a result, our minds become cluttered with too many thoughts, leading to stress, anxiety, worry, pressure, confusion, and more. You need a tool that allows you to unload your thoughts. As private as your mind. As secure as your mind. A tool that clears your mind for the better. Thinkdrop is here. Thinkdrop is made to unload your thoughts quickly and privately. Have a thought, idea, compliment, annoyance, concern, accomplishment, or a general remark? Write, speak or even snap it down and unload your thoughts. Thinkdrop then encrypts and securely stores your thoughts locally on your phone or even in your personal iCloud. Thinkdrop is as accessible to you as your own thoughts. Reduce your cluttered mind by unloading your thoughts in Thinkdrop and gain progress Thinkdrop features: - Write, snap, or speak your thoughts. - Proven standard high quality encryption standards (E2EE) on all your thoughts - Expand on your original thought and create threads - Speech recognition when recording your voice to create audio-based thoughts - Import an image for your thought - Playback for all your recorded audio-based thoughts - Pin important thoughts for quick access - Automatically delete out-of-date thoughts the next time you access the ThinkPad - Face or Touch ID to prevent unauthorized access by anyone other than yourself - Beautiful design - Search function to browse all your thoughts - Statistics and insights to understand yourself better (Premium) - Know if you were positive, neutral or negative with machine learning sentiment analysis - Support for unlimited thoughts until you run out of space - Customizable notifications to remind you to clear your mind - Automatically save all captured images to your Photos app - Auto-tagging system - Location Snap to know where you added the thought - Tweet button available to automatically send the written text to your X app - Light and dark mode support - Sync your thoughts across all your Apple devices (Premium) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hypernotes by Zenkit4 screens
Thinkdrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Thinkdrop at 4.3 against Hypernotes by Zenkit's 3.7. Thinkdrop also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Hypernotes by Zenkit's advantage is review sentiment (66% vs 31%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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. Hypernotes by Zenkit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Thinkdrop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thinkdrop holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 35 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Hypernotes by Zenkit's written reviews are positive against 31% of Thinkdrop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hypernotes by Zenkit ships an update every 2 months, Thinkdrop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hypernotes by Zenkit versus Thinkdrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHypernotes by ZenkitThinkdrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (34 ratings)4.3 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews — better31.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3435 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperaxonicHo Ye Lam

Customer experience

Hypernotes by Zenkit

All ratings34 ratings
Positive67.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative26.5%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral12.5%
Negative21.9%

Thinkdrop

All ratings35 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral11.4%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive31.3%
Neutral31.3%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hypernotes by Zenkit

Subscriptions2
  • Hypernotes Plus$7.991 Month
  • Hypernotes Plus$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Thinkdrop

Subscriptions2
  • Think Drop 2 Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Think Drop 2 Annual Premium7 Days trial$23.991 Year

Questions

Is Hypernotes by Zenkit free?
Hypernotes by Zenkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thinkdrop free?
Thinkdrop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hypernotes by Zenkit or Thinkdrop?
Thinkdrop is rated higher. Hypernotes by Zenkit averages 3.7 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Thinkdrop averages 4.3 from 35 ratings.
Do Hypernotes by Zenkit or Thinkdrop have ads?
Neither Hypernotes by Zenkit nor Thinkdrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hypernotes by Zenkit or Thinkdrop?
Hypernotes by Zenkit ships an update every 2 months, and Thinkdrop every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hypernotes by Zenkit was updated on October 7, 2026 and Thinkdrop on September 24, 2026.

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