Comparison

CatNote卡片笔记 vs YES NOTE

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

Head to head
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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

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YES NOTE

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YES NOTE — A quiet sheet of paper, devoted to one thing: writing down your thoughts. No judgment, no rush. Write slowly, write true. ——————— We already have too many apps waving the "productivity" flag. YES NOTE goes the other way: it lets you sit down, write one line, and then do nothing. No schedules, no reminders, no complex formatting, no "daily completion rate", no achievements to unlock. It is just a sheet of paper. If you've ever read a line you desperately wanted to keep, if you simply want to set down a mood, a quote, or a thought that appeared out of nowhere — this was made for you. CORE FEATURES ———— · Titles are optional — the list shows the first line of your note · Tag every note your own way, and filter by tag from the bar up top · Long-press a note to turn it into one of 14 beautifully designed cards: beige book page, dawn gradient, movie poster, starry night, lamp-lit reading, classical book… each typeset in the LXGW WenKai typeface · Pin the notes that matter · Long-press for copy, share card, and delete · Quick tag filtering at the top of the list WHY THE TYPEFACE MATTERS —————— The whole app is set in the open-source LXGW WenKai typeface, born for long-form reading. When your thoughts are held by this type, even an ordinary sentence carries the quiet of paper. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO ————— · No account required, no user system · Never uploads any of your notes to any server · No third-party analytics, ads or tracking SDKs · Never touches contacts, location, microphone or other sensitive permissions · Never tries to turn note-taking into a streak All notes are stored locally on your device and synced only through your private iCloud. Deleting the app deletes all data. WHO IT'S FOR ———— · People who want one simple place to write things down · People who care about typography and visual quietness · People who often send a passage to a friend and want it to look like a piece of work · People tired of being hurried by their tools COMPATIBILITY ———— iOS 18.0 or later · iPhone, iPad & Mac · English and Chinese

Screenshots

CatNote卡片笔记4 screens
YES NOTE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YES NOTE at none against CatNote卡片笔记's 3. CatNote卡片笔记's advantage is iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CatNote卡片笔记 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. YES NOTE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CatNote卡片笔记 ships an update every 3 weeks, YES NOTE every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
CatNote卡片笔记 versus YES NOTE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatNote卡片笔记YES NOTE
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Xunji Technology Co., Ltd笑天 刘

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
None

YES NOTE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CatNote卡片笔记 free?
CatNote卡片笔记 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is YES NOTE free?
YES NOTE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CatNote卡片笔记 or YES NOTE have ads?
Neither CatNote卡片笔记 nor YES NOTE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CatNote卡片笔记 or YES NOTE?
CatNote卡片笔记 ships an update every 3 weeks, and YES NOTE every 2 weeks. Most recently, CatNote卡片笔记 was updated on September 11, 2026 and YES NOTE on September 15, 2026.

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