Lionote vs GuruMind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lionote
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Lionote is a freedom, privacy-first, local personal data hub, based on note app but beyond note app. Freely use a variety of information formats to record and create(Text, Whiteboard, Mind Map, Flowchart, UML, Markdown, AI assistant, Audio, Image, File, Schedule Management etc.). All notes are saved locally as files, you don't have to worry about losing them due to cloud server error. Sync is fully encrypted (PBKDF2+RandomSalt+AES), No one can see your notes
GuruMind
This app links PDF annotations to mind maps, allowing you to create linked nodes and jump to original text. It supports detailed note-taking, hierarchical mind maps, and a browser-like navigation for complex knowledge systems. Efficiently review PDF highlights with a flashcard-like mode and generate Anki cards from your notes.
- PDF to mind map linking
- Node notes with bidirectional links
- Sub-mind maps with browser navigation
- PDF annotation notes
- PDF review mode
- Batch cloze deletion card generation
- Smart flashcard creation
- Cloud sync and multi-device collaboration
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**核心特性**： - **PDF-导图双向联动** - 拖拽 PDF 批注到思维导图自动创建带链接的节点，点击节点跳转到原文位置 - **节点笔记 + 双向链接** - 保持导图简洁的同时深入记录细节，用 [[wiki 链接]] 建立知识网络 - **子导图 + 浏览器式导航** - 像浏览网页一样管理复杂知识体系，彻底解决大型导图可读性问题 - **批注笔记** - 每个 PDF 批注可绑定独立 Markdown 笔记，让标注不只是划线，更是深度思考的载体 - **PDF 复习模式** - 像翻闪卡一样高效复习教材重点，自动遮盖批注内容强制主动回忆 - **批量挖空制卡** - 基于 Rust 图像识别，自动检测高亮区域批量生成 Anki 挖空卡片，节省 90% 制卡时间 - **智能闪卡生成** - 思维导图和 PDF 批注一键导出为 Anki 卡片，支持挖空样式、颜色筛选等多种选项 - **云同步 + 多设备协作** - 支持 S3、WebDAV 等多种同步后端，让知识库随时随地可用 - **真正的跨平台** - 基于 Flutter + Rust，所有平台功能完全一致，UI/UX 保持统一 - **本地优先 + 数据掌控** - 所有核心功能无需网络，数据存储在本地，完全掌控在你手中 隐私政策：https://gurumind.kevin2li.com/guide/privacy.html 使用条款：https://gurumind.kevin2li.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GuruMind at every 3 days against Lionote's every 11 days. Lionote's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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. Lionote sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and GuruMind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lionote ships an update every 11 days, GuruMind every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lionote | GuruMind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 296 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 杭州草莓互娱科技有限公司 | 名杰 王 |
In-app purchases
Lionote
- VIP1, one month$0.69
- VIP2, one month$1.69
- VIP3, one month$6.29
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- VIP1, one year$7.59
- VIP2, one year$17.90
- VIP3, one year$64.90
GuruMind
- 月度会员1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- 年度会员$6.991 Year
- 终身会员$14.99
