Comparison

Meta vs Zealous Notes

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

Head to head
About

Meta

Features
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Meta is a simple experiment manager that lets you take notes using the Scientific Method format: 1. Observation 2. Question 3. Hypothesis 4. Prediction 5. Experiment 6. Conclusion Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Zealous Notes

Organize your thoughts with a versatile note-taking application. Link related notes, embed various media files directly, and enhance your text with markup tools. Features include searchable PDFs, video playback, and audio transcription.

Highlights
  • Stackable and linked notes
  • Inline PDF, video, and audio embedding
  • Searchable and mark-upable PDFs
  • Audio transcription
  • Hashtag organization
  • Marker mode with zoom
  • Calendar event linking
Features
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A lot like the Notes app you're used to, plus some added features: • Open several notes as a stack. - related notes can be linked together. • Subdivide your notes into Sections • PDFs, Video & Audio files attach inline, alongside your notes' other contents. - PDFs can be zoomed, scrolled, searched & marked-up. - Videos can play picture-in-picture or full-screen - Voice Notes audio files can be transcribed (with your permission) • Keep related notes together: - embed related notes as attachments - assign relatable #hashtags to your notes • Marker Mode - mark anywhere inside or outside of your notes - link markup with your highlighted or underlined text. - zoom-in for more precise drawings. • Link notes to your Calendar events (with your permission) • Case sensitive Find/Replace/Replace-All • Multiple Line-Spacing options See the included `Getting Started` guide for more, including several additional features available from within the app's Settings.

Screenshots

Meta3 screens
Zealous Notes2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Meta at Free against Zealous Notes's $4.99. Meta also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Zealous Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On 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

Meta is free to download; Zealous Notes costs $4.99 up front. Meta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Zealous Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meta ships an update every 2 months, Zealous Notes every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Meta versus Zealous Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetaZealous Notes
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB265 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRenasnce Studios LtdJason Browning

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Meta

Subscriptions2
  • Meta Month$9.991 Month
  • Meta Year$99.991 Year
None

Zealous Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meta free?
Meta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zealous Notes free?
Zealous Notes costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meta or Zealous Notes have ads?
Neither Meta nor Zealous Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meta or Zealous Notes?
Meta ships an update every 2 months, and Zealous Notes every 8 days. Most recently, Meta was updated on October 3, 2026 and Zealous Notes on October 10, 2026.

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