Comparison

CatNote卡片笔记 vs Lionote

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

Head to head
About

CatNote卡片笔记

Features
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杂乱的知识碎片限制了我们的思考,记录本该是一件轻松美好的事情,不应让记录工具阻碍了我们新灵感新感悟地迸发。 让我们一起让记录成为美好体验吧! 方便记录 【极简卡片】化繁为简,像聊天一样记录图文笔记。灵感、随笔、备忘...随想随记。 【微信输入】支持在微信内通过公众号记录,无需打开App。 【文字识别】支持OCR文字识别,令记录更加灵活高效。 【多端同步】支持永久免费的多端多平台云同步,不限设备登录数量,自由选择最便捷的记录方式。 【API输入】支持通过接口导入笔记,让笔记不再受限于应用。 方便整理 【多级标签】支持标签分级,标签与分类二合一。 【合并笔记】支持笔记合并,将随笔整理成文一键搞定。 【连接笔记】支持笔记双向链接,构建属于你的知识网络。 【导入笔记】支持将三方笔记内容一键导入。 【导出笔记】支持笔记全量导出,将知识输出为文档。 【量化笔记】支持可视化折线图,量化记录习惯,让成果一目了然。 方便回顾 【全部图片】可查看笔记中所有图片列表,并回溯到对应笔记。 【定时回顾】支持任意频次任意时间回顾任意笔记,更多新奇用法等你来发现。 方便分享 【链接分享】笔记链接免费分享,在线查看。 【卡片分享】笔记卡片免费生成,分享好友。 专注笔记 【拒绝广告】拒绝接入广告,保障用户体验。 【拒绝社交】拒绝社交功能,专注个人用户。 隐私协议:https://help.catnote.cn/privacy 用户协议:https://help.catnote.cn/useragree

About

Lionote

Features
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Lionote is a freedom, privacy-first, local personal data hub, based on note app but beyond note app. Freely use a variety of information formats to record and create(Text, Whiteboard, Mind Map, Flowchart, UML, Markdown, AI assistant, Audio, Image, File, Schedule Management etc.). All notes are saved locally as files, you don't have to worry about losing them due to cloud server error. Sync is fully encrypted (PBKDF2+RandomSalt+AES), No one can see your notes

Screenshots

CatNote卡片笔记4 screens
Lionote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lionote at every 10 days against CatNote卡片笔记's every 3 weeks. Lionote also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). On price, 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. CatNote卡片笔记 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Lionote sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CatNote卡片笔记 ships an update every 3 weeks, Lionote every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
CatNote卡片笔记 versus Lionote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatNote卡片笔记Lionote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB106 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBeijing Xunji Technology Co., Ltd杭州草莓互娱科技有限公司

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CatNote卡片笔记

One-time3
  • CatNote月度会员$0.99
  • CatNote年度会员$7.99
  • CatNote永久会员$14.99
6 purchases

Lionote

One-time6
  • VIP1, one month$0.69
  • VIP2, one month$1.69
  • VIP3, one month$6.29
Show 3 more
  • VIP1, one year$7.59
  • VIP2, one year$17.90
  • VIP3, one year$64.90

Questions

Is CatNote卡片笔记 free?
CatNote卡片笔记 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lionote free?
Lionote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CatNote卡片笔记 or Lionote have ads?
Neither CatNote卡片笔记 nor Lionote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CatNote卡片笔记 or Lionote?
CatNote卡片笔记 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lionote every 10 days. Most recently, CatNote卡片笔记 was updated on September 11, 2026 and Lionote on August 24, 2026.

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