Comparison

ZoomNotes vs Adonit One

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

Head to head
About

ZoomNotes

This comprehensive visual note-taking app offers extensive zoom capabilities for creating handwritten notes and sketches on various digital surfaces. It supports PDF annotation, digital planning with calendar integration, and advanced features like sub-pages and bookmarks for organized visual files.

Highlights
  • Extensive zoom range for notes and sketches
  • Write over PDF and Office documents
  • Digital planner creation and calendar integration
  • Sub-pages for hierarchical organization
  • Bookmarks with presentation playback
  • Handwriting recognition for search
  • Layers for content control
Features
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ZoomNotes is the most comprehensive visual note-taking app with huge zoom range. Make handwritten notes and sketches on virtual paper, huge WhiteBoards , PDF files, images and MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents (via GoogleDrive). Sync your documents between your iPad and iPhone with iCloud. ZoomNotes is compatible with any capacitive stylus pen and also with the top electronic pens on the market including the fabulous Apple Pencil. ZoomNotes Desktop for Mac now also available. Features include: MULTIPLE PEN TYPES There are 8 pen types to choose from including gel, nib, pencil and watercolour each with unlimited line thicknesses. HANDWRITING RECOGNITION Search handwritten notes. DIGITAL PLANNING Either import a planner pdf or use the ‘Custom digital planner’ option to create your own. You can configure a planner to show events and reminders from the Calendar and Reminder apps. SUB-PAGES This unique feature allows you to use ‘pages within pages’. This allows you to use sticky-notes and enables the creation of hierarchical visual files. You can also insert whole pdf files as sub-pages, or import pages from other ZoomNotes documents into a sub-page. BOOKMARKS Bookmarks allow you save views in your documents, and then return to them at a later date. There are animated playback facilities to allow you to present with or to create videos from your document. LINKS Add links between pages, and even between documents. This lets you create your own digital planners, enhance imported pdf planners or create indices. SPLIT_SCREEN Edit and view two documents side by side (or above and below). You can now also have 2 views of the same document. CALENDAR EVENTS Add events/reminders linked to your documents, possibly with alarms. The URL in the event links back to the document in ZoomNotes. HUGE ZOOM RANGE, WHITEBOARD MODE Zoom in and out without arbitrary limits including rotated views. LAYERS Layers let you control what is visible on a page, also options for 'master layers' which show on all pages. WRITE OVER PDF FILES Import and write over PDFs, Microsoft Office files Word, Excel and PowerPoint (via GoogleDrive). UNLIMITED PAPER SIZES AND STYLES Make your page as small or as large as you like. Choose any type of paper with our configurable paper types. FULLY EDITABLE In ZoomNotes, you can select, scale, rotate, shift and flip (mirror) objects. Cut, copy and paste are also available, including between documents, pages and other apps. SHAPES AND ARROWS Regular shapes and arrows (ideal for visual mapping); they can be drawn with the polygon tool or roughly drawn by hand and automatically converted into the exact geometric shape. SYMBOL LIBRARY Fully configurable library of reusable shapes and images. IMAGES AND IMAGE EDITING Insert images (photos) in your documents at any size and scale. Crop, mask, re-sample, edit transparency, scan-correct and deform images. Insert images and videos from camera or photo library. TYPED TEXT Enter typed text via keyboard; with a wide range of fonts and font sizes, font colours, fills and borders. Text can be entered at all zoom scales and can be selected and moved, scaled and rotated. RECORD AND PLAYBACK SOUNDS Including import and export of mp3 files. You can also insert a sound recording on the page to which it relates. Now linked to drawing. SHARE DOCUMENTS Share documents as PDF files, images, videos or ZoomNotes documents (via email, iTunes, clipboard, Dropbox, Twitter and Evernote, Airdrop, iCloud Drive and Open in. USE FOR PRESENTATIONS ZoomNotes is VGA compatible for use with projectors, monitors and AirPlay. MAGNIFICATION WINDOW Write into a zoomed in view whilst still viewing the zoomed out view. There are lots more details including videos or the app in action at www.zoom-notes.com. We respond to every email sent to support@zoom-notes.com

About

Adonit One

This app offers a comprehensive space for recording and organizing various types of information. It features real-time audio and video transcription, multi-language translation, and digital note-taking with PDF signing capabilities. AI-powered tools help generate summaries and organize key points, making it a versatile mobile assistant for capturing and managing ideas.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio transcription
  • Video recording with transcription
  • Multi-language translation
  • Digital note-taking and sketching
  • PDF document signing
  • AI-powered smart generation
Features
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Adonit One provides the optimal space to store various records, presenting all details comprehensively. It synchronizes audio and video recordings with text conversion and organizes key points using the latest AI smart generation technology. Additionally, it offers multi-language translation and document sharing capabilities. With features for digital note-taking and PDF document signing, there are no usage restrictions, allowing you to freely organize all your records! [ Live Recording ] Adonit’s improved ASR(Automatic Speech Recognition) allows you to record and convert your audio to text in real-time with a 95% accuracy rate. With a click of a button, the Adonit articial intelligence is able to translate the recorded speech into different languages, aloowing you to edit, save, and share your recorded notes. [ Multiple Languages ] Support various languages including English, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, German, Thai, Vietnamese, and French. [ You Capture, We Caption. ] Video-record your surrounsings with Adonit AI Vocal to revist the moments. What’s more? Get a video transcript that can be edited and translated into multiple languages. Share your learnings, meetings, proposals effortlessly. [ Keep your note handy and organized ] Aside from text recording, the built-in intuitive notetaking functions enable you to handwrite, sketch, upload images into your notes, and share them with others. [ Annotate your idea anywhere ] Adonit One also provides a PDF file signature function to help you quickly sign off any documents on-the-go. Transcribe live recording to help you note down all the important information with the correct punctuations and paragraph separations. Suitable to use for business meetings, negotiations, learning/training, news interviews, and whenever you need to jot down quick notes. Adonit One App will become your best mobile assistant. Work smarter and manage all digital documents quicker from anywhere at any time.

Screenshots

ZoomNotes4 screens
Adonit One4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Adonit One at Free against ZoomNotes's $7.99. Adonit One also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). ZoomNotes's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 2.7) and review sentiment (84% vs 47%). On 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

Adonit One is free to download; ZoomNotes costs $7.99 up front. Adonit One sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. ZoomNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ZoomNotes holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZoomNotes has 907 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of ZoomNotes's written reviews are positive against 47% of Adonit One's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZoomNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, Adonit One fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ZoomNotes versus Adonit One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoomNotesAdonit One
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (907 ratings) — better2.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews — better46.7% of reviews
Number of ratings907 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB225 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDeliverance Software LtdAdonit Corp.

Customer experience

ZoomNotes

All ratings907 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews324 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative9.9%

Adonit One

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.3%

Bugs and requests

ZoomNotes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Randomly deleted text and input
  • Syncing issues with cloud storage
  • Unstable performance after updates
  • Compatibility problems with newer devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Handwriting to text conversion
  • Improved page management
  • Smoother page transitions
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts
  • Better integration with cloud services
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  • Streamlined UI design

Adonit One

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ZoomNotes

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Adonit One

Subscriptions2
  • Adonit Silver$5.991 Month
  • Adonit Gold$7.991 Month
One-time2
  • Audio/Video-to-text 75 minutes$4.99
  • Translation 100,000 words$4.99

Questions

Is ZoomNotes free?
ZoomNotes costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Adonit One free?
Adonit One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ZoomNotes or Adonit One?
ZoomNotes is rated higher. ZoomNotes averages 4.5 out of 5 from 907 ratings, while Adonit One averages 2.7 from 9 ratings.
Do ZoomNotes or Adonit One have ads?
Neither ZoomNotes nor Adonit One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZoomNotes or Adonit One?
ZoomNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Adonit One fortnightly. Most recently, ZoomNotes was updated on September 23, 2026 and Adonit One on June 1, 2026.

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