Comparison

ZoomNotes vs 慢专注

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

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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

慢专注

This app uses a minimalist, calming interface to help you enter a state of flow. It features an intelligent Pomodoro timer, soothing soundscapes, and customizable watch faces to enhance focus during study, work, or meditation. Earn rewards for consistent focus to unlock new companion animal watch faces.

Highlights
  • Intelligent Pomodoro timer
  • Healing watch faces with sound effects
  • Focus soundscapes (white noise)
  • App blocking during focus sessions
  • Flip-to-start functionality
  • Farm system for unlocking new watch faces
  • Widget and Dynamic Island support
Features
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慢下来,才更专注。 「慢专注」用极简、治愈的方式帮你进入心流。没有繁杂的设置,一个温柔的表盘、一段舒适的白噪音,就是一次专注的全部。 核心功能 - 智能番茄钟:专注结束自动推导休息时长,短休长休无需手动配置;基于墙钟计时,切后台、杀进程都不丢进度 - 多款治愈表盘:经典、庇护所、星轨、翻页,以及小鸡啄米、啄木鸟、小松鼠等动物表盘,每款动物表盘自带成套音效——专注时的陪伴声、完成时的庆祝声 - 专注音景:雨声、海浪、篝火等白噪音,专注中可随时切换,帮你屏蔽干扰 - 专注锁定:借助屏幕使用时间能力,专注期间锁住让你分心的应用;中途切走会被温柔记录 - 翻转开始:手机一扣,专注即刻开始,仪式感满满 - 牧场系统:每次专注积累友好度,兑换新的动物伙伴表盘,让坚持看得见 - 桌面小组件 & 灵动岛:不打开应用也能看到倒计时;支持灵动岛与锁屏实况显示 适合学习、工作、阅读、冥想——任何你想认真对待的时刻。 https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://english.imoshan.top/timer/privacy-policy

Screenshots

ZoomNotes4 screens
慢专注4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 慢专注 at Free against ZoomNotes's $7.99. 慢专注 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). ZoomNotes's advantage is ratings volume (907 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

慢专注 is free to download; ZoomNotes costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

慢专注 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZoomNotes has 907 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZoomNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, 慢专注 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ZoomNotes versus 慢专注: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoomNotes慢专注
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (907 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings907 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeliverance Software Ltd树猛 马

Customer experience

ZoomNotes

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

慢专注

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

慢专注

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ZoomNotes

No in-app purchases

None

慢专注

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZoomNotes free?
ZoomNotes costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 慢专注 free?
慢专注 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ZoomNotes or 慢专注?
慢专注 is rated higher. ZoomNotes averages 4.5 out of 5 from 907 ratings, while 慢专注 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ZoomNotes or 慢专注 have ads?
Neither ZoomNotes nor 慢专注 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZoomNotes or 慢专注?
ZoomNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, and 慢专注 every 5 days. Most recently, ZoomNotes was updated on October 2, 2026 and 慢专注 on September 26, 2026.

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