ZoomNotes Lite vs Zapp Calendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZoomNotes Lite
This app allows for handwritten notes and sketches on various digital documents, including PDFs and Office files. It offers unlimited zooming, customizable paper styles, and extensive sharing options. Additional features and pen types are available through in-app purchases.
- Unlimited zoom and panning
- Handwritten notes and sketches
- Markup PDFs and Office documents
- Customizable paper sizes and styles
- Extensive document sharing options
- Digital planning with calendar integration
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ZoomNotes Lite is an iPad/iPhone visual note-taking app. It lets you quickly make handwritten notes and sketches on virtual paper, on PDF files, on MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint docs (via GoogleDrive), and over images. Uniquely, it also lets you zoom in and out without arbitrary limits, an invaluable feature for this type of app. It has a free fully functioning pen (although you will be able to try the pens too), and more available as in-app purchases. It has unlimited paper sizes/styles, unlimited colours and line thicknesses, and a large range of ways to share its documents making ZoomNotes the most versatile handwriting/drawing app. ZoomNotes Desktop for Mac now also available. ZoomNotes is much more than a replacement for your trusted paper notebook! Compatible with any capacitive stylus pen (although fingers work well too). Here some reviews of the app store of the full version- The best note taking app available! ***** by MarkNance – Version 7.1.4 – Jul 6, 2016 Don’t be put off by all its features! ***** by Stevearcher – Version 7.1.3 – May 24, 2016 Most complete Note app I’ve tried ***** by ItsDartstx – Version 7.1.3 – Apr 20, 2016 Most effective note taking app ***** by John25642 – Version 7.1.3 – Jul 7, 2016 Full featured and innovative ***** by music-major – Version 7.1.3 – May 15, 2016 Hands(writing)-down, best notepad replacement out there. ***** by Jed123zz – Version 7.1.3 – Mar 23, 2016 Free features include: -1 Pen type - Felt tip. -Huge Zoom Range and Whiteboard page style -Rotatable views -Split screen mode (edit 2 documents at once) -Digital planning with links, which can also show events and reminders from the Calendar and Reminder apps -Write over PDF file -Write over MS Word, Powerpoint and Excel files (via GoogleDrive) -Calendar events/reminders :add events linked to your documents, possibly with alarms. The URL in the event links back to the document in ZoomNotes. -Typed text- limited to a single font, fills and borders -Regular shapes and arrows -Symbol library -Select, scale, rotate and shift -Cut, copy, paste (including between documents, pages and other apps) -Write over pdf files (markup) -Configurable paper types -Intuitive folder interface for documents -Sharing as PDF files, images, videos or ZoomNotes documents (via email, iTunes, clipboard, Dropbox, Twitter and Evernote) -In app printing -VGA compatible for use with projectors, monitors and AirPlay -Universal app - iPhone and iPad -iCloud support -Geo-located documents; documents can be optionally geo-located and viewed as pins on a map. -Layers let you control what is visible on a page, also options for 'master layers' which show on all pages. In app purchases features include: -7 extra Pen types, including Italic, Gel, Nib, Pencil and Watercolour. -Sub-pages (pages within pages within...) -Typed text- fully configurable fonts, colours, fills and borders -Unlimited colours and line styles -Bookmarks with animated playback -Insert images from camera or photo library -Insert web pages -Insert videos from camera or photo library -Edit inserted images, including masking and cropping -Record and playback sounds, including import and export of caf files - Handwriting recognition (14 different languages). Please note that the full version of ZoomNotes is equivalent to the Lite version with all the in-app purchases. There are lots more details including some videos of the app in action at www.zoom-notes.com Please remember to leave us a review. If you wish, you can send us feedback directly, we reply to every email sent to support@zoom-notes.com. If you experience any problems or bugs in the app, please email us your device information, which iOS version you are running to support@zoom-notes.com and we will fix it asap. Twitter - @zoomnotes
Zapp Calendar
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Type one sentence. Get one event. Zapp Calendar turns the way you talk into the way you plan. Tell it what's happening, tap save, done. HOW IT WORKS • Type the way you'd say it — "Dentist Friday 3pm at Dr. Smith." • Zapp recognizes the date, time, location, duration, and recurrence. • Tap to save directly into Apple Calendar. WHAT ZAPP UNDERSTANDS • Dates — "tomorrow", "next Friday", "march 12", "the 1st of every month" • Times — "3pm", "14:00", "half past ten", "from 2 to 4pm" • Locations — "at Mom's", "@office", "in Munich" • Durations — "for 2 hours", "30 minutes" • Reminders — "remind 30 min before" • Recurrence — "every Wednesday", "weekly", "monthly", "daily" BILINGUAL BY DESIGN Full German and English — including colloquialisms. "Jeden Mittwoch 18 Uhr Yoga" and "Every Wednesday 6pm yoga" both work. Zapp adapts to your device language. ZAPP PRO — €4.99 one-time, yours forever • Automatic calendar switching — say "Meeting Work 10am" and it lands in your Work calendar. • Pick any calendar per event. • Large home-screen widget. • Cross-calendar conflict detection — a heads-up before you double-book. PRIVACY-FIRST Zapp runs entirely on your iPhone. Your text never leaves the device. No servers, no accounts, no tracking. Your calendar stays yours. BUILT FOR iPHONE Home-screen widget for today's agenda. Share extension: send text from Mail, Safari, or Notes straight into Zapp. Direct EventKit integration with Apple Calendar — the calendar you already trust. ——— Terms of Use: https://zappcalendar.app/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://zappcalendar.app/en/privacy.html Support: hello@zappcalendar.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Zapp Calendar at every 5 days against ZoomNotes Lite's every 3 weeks. ZoomNotes Lite's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. ZoomNotes Lite sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Zapp Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ZoomNotes Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Zapp Calendar every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZoomNotes Lite | Zapp Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (214 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 214 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deliverance Software Ltd | Michael Becker |
Bugs and requests
ZoomNotes Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- Syncing issues leading to document conflicts
- Random lines and dots appearing on the page
- Disappearing handwritten notes after saving
- Inability to unlock paid features after purchase
Requested features
4 requests- Improved text editing and formatting
- Easier organization with better folder management
- More tutorials and documentation
- Ability to recover accidentally deleted notes
Zapp Calendar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ZoomNotes Lite
- Highlighter pen$0.99
- Text$0.99
- Images$0.99
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- Bookmarks$0.99
- Sounds$0.99
- Sub-documents$0.99
- Tables$0.99
- Workspaces$1.99
- All Pens$2.99
- All features$7.99
Zapp Calendar
- Zapp Pro$4.99
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