Comparison

WizNote vs SiYuan

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

Head to head
About

WizNote

This cloud-based application helps individuals and teams manage notes and knowledge efficiently. It supports rich media, organization with folders, and seamless synchronization across devices. Collaborate with team members on notes and receive notifications for updates.

Highlights
  • Rich note content (text, images, audio, checklists)
  • Collect notes from web, WeChat, and email
  • Multi-level folder organization
  • Instant cloud synchronization
  • Offline note access
  • Team sharing and simultaneous editing
  • Update notifications
Features
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WizNote is a cloud based free app that helps you and your team manage notes and knowledge efficiently across all devices. WizNote not only can help you to remember your personal life, but also can help your team collaberate and communicate effectively. All notes are searchable and viewed anytime. [Key features] Rich way to record and collect information - A note can contain text, pictures, documents, checklist, audio record - You can collect notes from website, wechat and email Efficient Organization - Orgonize notes with flexible muilti-level folder Convenient, fast synchronization - All your notes are syncronized instantly. - Offline notes are supported, you can specify which folder to be availalble offline. Sharing and Collaboration - Share notes within team members - Collaberate simontiniously to edit notes - Flexible notification will remind your team member when a team note is updated - You can push notifications to specific team members in a sociable way About WizNote Weibo:http://weibo.com/wiz2011 Wechat: wiznote

About

SiYuan

A privacy-focused personal knowledge management system that allows offline use and encrypted data synchronization. It combines blocks, outlines, and bidirectional links to enhance thinking processes.

Highlights
  • Privacy-first design
  • Offline data storage
  • End-to-end encrypted sync
  • Block and outline fusion
  • Bidirectional linking
Features
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SiYuan is a privacy-first personal knowledge management system that supports complete offline use, as well as end-to-end encrypted data sync. Fuse blocks, outlines, and bidirectional links to refactor your thinking.

Screenshots

WizNote4 screens
SiYuan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WizNote at 4.3 against SiYuan's 3.9. WizNote also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). SiYuan's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. WizNote sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and SiYuan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WizNote holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 30 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WizNote ships an update every 2 months, SiYuan every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WizNote versus SiYuan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWizNoteSiYuan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings) — better3.9 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2030 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB440 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBeijing Wozhi Technology Co. LtdYunnan Liandi Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

WizNote

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral16.3%
Negative16.3%

SiYuan

All ratings30 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative19.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

WizNote

One-time7
  • WizNote for iPhone Monthly$0.99
  • Encrypt Note$0.99
  • Notes Template$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Night Mode$0.99
  • Reminders$0.99
  • Share notes with link$7.99
  • WizNote for iPhone Yearly$8.99
2 purchases

SiYuan

One-time2
  • PRO Features$79.99
  • Subscription$188.99

Questions

Is WizNote free?
WizNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SiYuan free?
SiYuan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WizNote or SiYuan?
WizNote is rated higher. WizNote averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while SiYuan averages 3.9 from 30 ratings.
Do WizNote or SiYuan have ads?
Neither WizNote nor SiYuan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WizNote or SiYuan?
WizNote ships an update every 2 months, and SiYuan every 8 days. Most recently, WizNote was updated on November 1, 2026 and SiYuan on November 3, 2026.

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