Mental Note ๛ vs DoTracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mental Note ๛
This app offers a versatile digital notepad experience, allowing users to combine text, photos, voice recordings, and drawings on a single page. Capture ideas in any format, organize them with tags, and share them easily.
- Combine text, photos, audio, and drawings
- Finger drawing with multiple colors
- Add photos from album or camera
- Record audio while editing notes
- Organize notes with tags
- Password protect private notes
- Export notes in various formats (PDF, text)
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"...a true notepad experience that may help you make a clean break from the pencil-and-paper era." -New York Times. Users describe Mental Note as "the only notepad app... that's actually better than, and as simple as, a pen and paper." It's "the future of note taking", and "a big sketchpad... [to] free associate and put stuff down in any format". Turn your iPhone into a digital notepad. Combine photographs, voice recordings, drawings and text - all on the same page, in any order you choose. An idea... a flash - a moment of genius. When a thought hits, and you have to remember it, why limit how you record it? The more context and sensory details you can capture, the clearer the idea can be put down. Use photographs, audio, sketching and text together on the same page... a digital page that can be shared with anyone. Mental Note allows you to capture ideas as they happen: use photographs, dictate, add text, sketch on anything. Ideas clarified. Creativity captured. FEATURES - Draw with your finger using multiple colours and widths on top of photographs, text, or anywhere else on the page. Zoom in to sketch fine details. - Take a photo or choose one from your album and add it to the page. - Add audio to the page by recording with your microphone. Continue to edit your note while recording. - Organize your notes using tags. - Password protect your private notes and flag your important ones. - Attach Calendar events to your notes. - Undo, redo anything in the note by shaking the device. - Delete note sections using the toolbar button or by swiping any note section. - Move a note section by swiping and then dragging it to its new location. - Length of a note is limited only by device memory. - Export in a variety of formats including PDF, text, Mental Note format, and more. Send using email, iCloud, Dropbox, and more. * Send a note in Mental Note format so the note may be imported into another person's Mental Note app. * Using email, export a complete note directly from Mental Note as either a PDF document or a picture (each audio recording is attached to the email as a separate file). You can also email just the text from your note. - Export your notes and backups to your iCloud and/or Dropbox account. - Share a note with your friends using most installed apps. - Map the location a note was created at (if location services are enabled). - Change the size and font of the text in your notes. - Change the color and background of your notes. - Numerous other configuration options. THIS VERSION IS OPTIMIZED FOR iPhone. FOR iPad, PLEASE SEE Mental Note for iPad. Read more: www.zymbiotic.com X @zymbiotic facebook.com/zymbiotic
DoTracker
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Looking for a task manger and todo list app, DoTracker is the perfect one. If you’ve tried multiple productive apps but haven’t found one that suits you need, give DoTracker a try. This beautiful app let you manage all your tasks in a simple handy way. DoTracker serves a very simple purpose, to easily create, view, edit and track your tasks, so you never missing fleeting ideas and everyday matters. Why you’ll love DoTracer: Minimalist Design: • Eliminating unnecessary elements and simplifying the interface, you are less likely to become frustrated or overwhelmed by too many options or visual distractions Interactive Widgets: • A quick way to view you top tasks without opening the app, and just one tap to mark a task status as completed iCloud Syncing: • Seamless iCloud synchronization across all your devices Customizable Theme: • Providing a more user friendly experience by allow to change background color, font style and size Search & Filter: • Quickly locating related tasks through search and filter feature, especially useful when have a long todo list Dark Mode Switch: • A button to quickly switch dark mode on and off to reduce eye strain and minimize eye fatigue [How to Use]: • Tap “+” button to create a new task • Tap on a row to edit a task • Swipe left on a row to delete a task • Tap the circle on the left to mark a task status as completed • Tap the color dot on the right to change the priority of a task • On a widget, tap the circle on the left to mark a task status as completed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DoTracker at none against Mental Note ๛'s 3. DoTracker also leads on price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Mental Note ๛'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On 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
Mental Note ๛ costs $4.99 and DoTracker $0.99 up front. Mental Note ๛ sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DoTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mental Note ๛ ships an update every 5 months, DoTracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mental Note ๛ | DoTracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zymbiotic Technologies | sekleung chang |
Bugs and requests
Mental Note ๛
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notes sometimes disappear or get deleted unexpectedly
- Audio recording feature not working properly
- Keyboard issues causing loss of typed text
- Location services not accurately detecting user's location
Requested features
6 requests- Add iCloud or Dropbox sync
- Implement copy/paste and text formatting options
- Improve drawing tools with more customization
- Introduce a task/to-do list feature
- Add video recording capability
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- Provide more font and color options
DoTracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mental Note ๛
- Paper Customization feature$2.99
- Straight Line Drawing feature$3.99
- Dark Mode Override feature$3.99
DoTracker
No in-app purchases









