Comparison

iKanban vs Notate

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

Head to head
About

iKanban

Visualize your tasks with a "Todo, Doing, Done" board. This app helps you track project progress and understand what you're currently working on, especially when juggling multiple tasks or projects. It offers a simple yet effective way to manage your workflow.

Highlights
  • Three-column board (Todo, Doing, Done)
  • Visual progress overview
  • Task color customization
  • Keyboard shortcuts for Mac/iPad
  • List visibility control
  • Archive of completed reminders
Features
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iKanban turns your Reminders into a beautiful, focused Kanban board. Every Reminders list becomes a project. Every reminder becomes a card you can drag between To-do, Doing and Done. Because Reminders is the data source, your cards sync seamlessly across iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud — no extra account, no extra subscription, no vendor lock-in. KEY FEATURES • Native Kanban board on top of Reminders • Drag & drop cards between To-do, In-Progress and Done • Areas: group your lists by colored areas for a clean overview • Contexts, tags and full-text search across all your boards • Attachments, GIFs and PDFs directly on cards • Inbox for quick capture, batch entries for bulk planning • Light and dark color schemes • iPhone, iPad and Mac (Catalyst) — one universal app • Fully localized: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese • Free — no in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no ads iKanban is a focused tool for people who already live in Reminders and want a visual board on top of it. If you can use Reminders, you can use iKanban. PRIVACY iKanban stores everything in your own Reminders database. We have no servers, no analytics, no tracking. The app only asks for the Reminders permission it needs to function.

About

Notate

Features
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Notate transcribes speech, music, and audio files entirely on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no subscription. Your audio never leaves the device. Powered by an on-device Whisper model, Notate transcribes live from the microphone or from audio files you import, whether it's your voice, song lyrics, podcasts, or lectures. Everything runs locally, so it works on a plane, in a basement, anywhere, and nothing you say is ever uploaded. FREE, FOREVER - Unlimited live microphone transcription - Transcribe music and lyrics - Auto, Tiny, and Base models - Full history, copy, and share - 12 languages with auto-detect VOXPRINT PRO, ONE PAYMENT - Unlimited audio file transcription - The Small model, the most accurate - One purchase. Not a subscription, ever. WHY VOXPRINT - On device. Your voice stays yours. - No account, no sign-up, no tracking. - No monthly fee. Own it once. Notate is built for people who want their words, music, and audio transcribed without uploading to a server.

Screenshots

iKanban4 screens
Notate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iKanban at Free against Notate's $0.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

iKanban is free to download; Notate costs $0.99 up front. iKanban sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Notate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iKanban ships an update weekly, Notate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
iKanban versus Notate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriKanbanNotate
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB295 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthias HennemeyerJoshua Trommel

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iKanban

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited access$3.991 Month
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Notate

One-time1
  • Echo Pro$1.00

Questions

Is iKanban free?
iKanban is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notate free?
Notate costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do iKanban or Notate have ads?
Neither iKanban nor Notate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iKanban or Notate?
iKanban ships an update weekly, and Notate every 2 weeks. Most recently, iKanban was updated on November 1, 2026 and Notate on November 10, 2026.

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