My Notebook vs Plane Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Notebook
Capture ideas and annotate documents with a versatile note-taking and PDF writing tool. Utilize colorful markers and a shape generator for enhanced creativity. Your work is automatically saved and synced via iCloud for easy access across devices.
- Note-taking on new or existing PDFs
- Variety of colorful markers
- Advanced geometric shape generator
- Auto-save functionality
- iCloud integration for cloud storage
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This simple, but powerful app allows users to either take notes on a new or existing PDF. A variety of bright and colourful markers ensure that your notes are always looking their best. Advanced geometric shape generator allows you to draw perfect shapes every time. Auto save and iCloud integration ensures your notes are up to date and stored on the cloud. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Plane Notes
An intuitive notebook app featuring an infinite canvas for note-taking and idea organization. It allows for seamless creation and management of notes without page limitations.
- Infinite canvas
- Intuitive interface
- Note organization
- Idea management
- Seamless note creation
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This is an intuitive infinite canvas notebook app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Plane Notes at 4.6 against My Notebook's 3.7. Plane Notes also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (43% vs 18%). My Notebook's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Both are free to download. My Notebook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Plane Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Plane Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 93 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of My Notebook's written reviews are positive against 43% of Plane Notes's.
My Notebook ships an update every 2 weeks, Plane Notes every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Notebook | Plane Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (25 ratings) | 4.6 (93 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 43.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 93 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alistair Shaw | Jumpei Adachi |
Customer experience
My Notebook
Plane Notes
In-app purchases
My Notebook
- MyNotebook Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- My Notebook Pro$6.99
Plane Notes
- Paid Version$5.99
