Comparison

ZoomNotes Lite vs MetaMoJi Share Lite

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

MetaMoJi Share Lite

Facilitate real-time group collaboration on interactive whiteboards. Share notes, sketch ideas, and conduct live meetings with numerous participants. Offers audio playback and chat for seamless communication.

Highlights
  • Real-time co-editing
  • Interactive whiteboard
  • Live meeting participation
  • Note sharing
  • Audio playback
  • Chat feature
  • Import photos and graphics
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MetaMoJi Share allows groups to co-edit a document together in real time over an interactive whiteboard. MetaMoJi Share is a group collaboration tool for dozens of participants to share notes and to visually express their ideas in live interactive meetings online. With MetaMoJi Share, team managers can conduct project collaboration either in real time or as users “check in” to virtual meeting sessions. Participants can join the meeting whenever they open the delivered “share note”, and their contributions will be displayed in real time. New audio recording features in the paid version ensure an accurate record of meeting minutes and offer an added boost to group productivity. Audio playback is freely available to every meeting participant with MetaMoJi Share Lite. A handy chat feature makes it easy for sidebar conversations to take place without interrupting the meeting presenter. MetaMoJi Share allows meeting owners to distribute a “Share Note” to start a meeting. Anyone with the free version can open and participate in limitless Share sessions, but must upgrade to the paid version after conducting or leading more than 10 meetings in the trial version. Meeting participants can write comments, sketch drawings or import photos and graphics to illustrate their ideas. Group presentation in MetaMoJi Share is lively and interactive: participants can even “Take Chair” to jump into the discussion when they are inspired to contribute their idea. Auto synchronization features within the in-app cloud storage (MetaMoJi Cloud and the new Media Server for voice recording) will always ensure there is an accurate record of group interaction. With MetaMoJi Share, meeting participants can discuss without paper, using their tablets or phones to write comments, remarks or corrections on a note together. In a school setting, MetaMoJi Share is a very effective tool for teachers to distribute lesson plans and oversee homework with their students. While the students work with the material, the teachers can confirm their work and give them any feedback in real time. MetaMoJi Share is based on MetaMoJi’s award-winning note taking app “MetaMoJi Note”. MetaMoJi Note is a personal productivity tool for PDF annotation, note taking and & vector graphic sketching on any platform. MetaMoJi Share is a group productivity app to enhance conference calls with highly visual notes, sketches, and group compositions. There are several add-ons to organize meetings with MetaMoJi Share. When you purchase access to “Gold Service”, you will be an owner and able to create and distribute share notes to participants. You can choose an appropriate volume option according to your desired amount of meetings per month or per year. Key Uses Business Managers use MetaMoJi Share for managing group meetings, tracking group collaborative work, strategizing sales meetings or providing training and instructional environments for teams Community Leaders use MetaMoJi Share to send messages to the community, support online meetings, monitor resource management and manage public hearings Teachers use MetaMoJi Share to present new material, to monitor and tutor student activities, to create an interactive teaching environment and to run a linked classroom We’d love to hear your feedback and feature requests. Email us at: support_anytime@metamoji.com or join our community at http://shareanytime.uservoice.com/

Screenshots

ZoomNotes Lite4 screens
MetaMoJi Share Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ZoomNotes Lite at 4.2 against MetaMoJi Share Lite's 3.5. ZoomNotes Lite also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 50%) and ratings volume (214 vs 4). MetaMoJi Share Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. ZoomNotes Lite sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. MetaMoJi Share Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ZoomNotes Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZoomNotes Lite has 214 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of ZoomNotes Lite's written reviews are positive against 50% of MetaMoJi Share Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZoomNotes Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, MetaMoJi Share Lite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ZoomNotes Lite versus MetaMoJi Share Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoomNotes LiteMetaMoJi Share Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (214 ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings214 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.67.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeliverance Software LtdMetaMoJi Corporation

Customer experience

ZoomNotes Lite

All ratings214 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative19.5%

MetaMoJi Share Lite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative42.9%

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

MetaMoJi Share Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ZoomNotes Lite

One-time10
  • Highlighter pen$0.99
  • Text$0.99
  • Images$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Bookmarks$0.99
  • Sounds$0.99
  • Sub-documents$0.99
  • Tables$0.99
  • Workspaces$1.99
  • All Pens$2.99
  • All features$7.99
None

MetaMoJi Share Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZoomNotes Lite free?
ZoomNotes Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MetaMoJi Share Lite free?
MetaMoJi Share Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ZoomNotes Lite or MetaMoJi Share Lite?
ZoomNotes Lite is rated higher. ZoomNotes Lite averages 4.2 out of 5 from 214 ratings, while MetaMoJi Share Lite averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do ZoomNotes Lite or MetaMoJi Share Lite have ads?
Neither ZoomNotes Lite nor MetaMoJi Share Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZoomNotes Lite or MetaMoJi Share Lite?
ZoomNotes Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, and MetaMoJi Share Lite every 2 months. Most recently, ZoomNotes Lite was updated on October 23, 2026 and MetaMoJi Share Lite on October 25, 2026.

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