Comparison

WizNote HD vs MarginNote 3

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

Head to head
About

WizNote HD

This cloud-based application allows individuals and teams to efficiently manage notes and knowledge across devices. It supports rich media, flexible organization, and real-time collaboration, with instant synchronization and offline access for important information.

Highlights
  • Rich note content (text, images, audio, documents)
  • Collect notes from web, WeChat, email
  • Multi-level folder organization
  • Instant cloud synchronization
  • Offline note access
  • Team sharing and simultaneous editing
  • Notifications for team note updates
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 collaborate 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

MarginNote 3

This app redefines studying by integrating e-reading with powerful annotation, mind mapping, and flashcard tools. Organize knowledge, connect ideas with hashtags, and enhance memory retention through spaced repetition. It offers a seamless workflow across multiple documents and devices.

Highlights
  • Integrated PDF/EPUB reader
  • Advanced annotation tools
  • Mind mapping and outline organization
  • Flashcard creation and Anki export
  • Multi-document support
  • Handwriting and Apple Pencil support
  • OCR for scanned PDFs
Features
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MarginNote 3, all brand new e-reader to better study and digest your books Integrating powerful tools for book annotation, mindmapping, flashcards and more, to build up your reading notes as never before. ============================================ Welcome to MarginNote. This is a highly powerful reading and study software and is applicable to Mac, iPad, and iPhone. By integrating the PDF/EPUB reader and multiple powerful study tools, MarginNote will enable learners to reorganize and connect knowledge from different aspects, then memorize and grasp it accordingly. Whatever your profession, such as student, educator, researcher, lawyer, or life-long learner, you may annotate and take notes through MarginNote, organize notes via Mindmap and Outline, connect knowledge horizontally via Hashtag and raise memory effect via the Flashcards. You will discover what MarginNote does is not to simply integrate these tools. Instead, it combines them deeply and skillfully, which makes it easier for users to toggle between different tools. What's New in MarginNote 3 * New and Clean UI Completely redesigned. * Improved performance and Running more smoothly * Support both Document Reading mode & Study Reading mode. * Excerpts & Note-taking * Enhanced Handwriting & apple-pencil support. * Support TextBox on PDF. * Support direct text-typing & sketching when editing note cards. * Support Auto OCR when excerpting on scanned PDFs. * Emphasis & Cloze * Support direct emphasis in powerful Emphasis mode both on PDF or Outline. * Support auto convert emphasis to Cloze in CardDeck. * Support creating Image-Occlusion flashcards. * Multi-Documents * Support both document tabs & split views to switch between documents. * MindMap * Auto grouping new excerpts by Document Table of Contents. * Support new brach display mode: Framework. * Swipe/Drag gestures to slide in/out Outline & Documents in Study mode. * Enhanced grouped cut/paste, drag to merge,.. etc. * Outline * Improved search and displaying keywords in results. * Improved styles. * CardDeck: * View Flashcards in MindMap mode and Document mode. * Enhanced Anki Export: Card styles, Image occlusions, Cloze * Enhanced Research web browser. * iCloud Sync * Fixed several design issue in previous versions. * More stable & improved performance. * Categories * Separate categories for Document, Study and Review. * Trash * Recover data from Trash and make data more safe. * Trial * 14-days free trial. MarginNote 2 features: Reading: - Support PDF and EPUB format; Annotating and NoteTaking: - Support text highlight and rectangular highlight; - Add notes directly at the page margin; the note editing area will not overlap with the book content at all; - Text, voice, picture, sketching and many other forms of comments in note; - Add hashtags to notes to facilitate the connection of notes; Outline and Mindmap: - Outline and Mindmap in one view; - Create Outline tree by swipe gestures; - Multi-selection editing such as group, merge, clone, etc; - Quick searching and filtering according to colors, hashtags, books. Flashcard: - Highlights and notes can be automatically turned into flashcards for review; - Spaced repetition adopting the Anki-based algorithm; - Switch to the linking book page at any time; iPad Pro & Apple pencil: - Split View of multiple tasks; - High-precision drawing by Apple pencil; - Fine tuned for Apple pencil; - Keyboard shortcuts; Import, Export and Sync: - Import webpages and notes from Evernote; - Export flashcards to Anki; - Export Outline to OmniOutliner; - Export Mindmap to iThoughts or MindManager; - Export to Evernote; - Export all the margin notes, MindManager, Outline and Pages to a printable PDF; - Sync books & notes with iCloud; Terms of Use: https://www.marginnote.com/press/marginnote-3-term-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/92678020

Screenshots

MarginNote 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MarginNote 3 at 4.7 against WizNote HD's 4.1. MarginNote 3 also leads on ratings volume (5K vs 13) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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 HD sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and MarginNote 3 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MarginNote 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MarginNote 3 has 5K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of WizNote HD's written reviews are positive against 75% of MarginNote 3's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WizNote HD ships an update every 2 months, MarginNote 3 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WizNote HD versus MarginNote 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWizNote HDMarginNote 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (13 ratings)4.7 (5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better74.6% of reviews
Number of ratings135K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better11.2
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB392 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBeijing Wozhi Technology Co. LtdBeijing Yunsi Software Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

WizNote HD

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative18.5%

MarginNote 3

All ratings5,043 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews983 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral11.5%
Negative13.9%

Bugs and requests

WizNote HD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MarginNote 3

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Syncing issues causing data loss across devices
  • Crashes and freezes when working with large documents
  • Inconsistent behavior with highlighting, erasing, and text formatting
  • OCR not functioning reliably for non-Latin scripts
  • Difficulty managing and organizing large document libraries

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved export options and ability to share projects
  • Better integration with other productivity apps like Anki
  • More customization options for mind maps and annotations
  • Smoother handwriting experience and better palm rejection
  • Support for more file formats like PowerPoint

In-app purchases

7 purchases

WizNote HD

One-time7
  • WizNote for iPad Pro 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 iPad Pro Yearly$8.99
5 purchases

MarginNote 3

Subscriptions2
  • OCR Pro (Monthly)3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • OCR Pro (Annually)3 Days trial$9.491 Year
One-time3
  • 14 days Free TrialFree
  • Unlock Full$12.99
  • Upgrade to Full$12.99

Questions

Is WizNote HD free?
WizNote HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MarginNote 3 free?
MarginNote 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WizNote HD or MarginNote 3?
MarginNote 3 is rated higher. WizNote HD averages 4.1 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while MarginNote 3 averages 4.7 from 5K ratings.
Do WizNote HD or MarginNote 3 have ads?
Neither WizNote HD nor MarginNote 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WizNote HD or MarginNote 3?
WizNote HD ships an update every 2 months, and MarginNote 3 every 6 weeks. Most recently, WizNote HD was updated on October 23, 2026 and MarginNote 3 on October 31, 2026.

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