Comparison

Element Note vs Planus 플랜어스

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

Head to head
About

Element Note

This app offers a distraction-free digital notebook experience with advanced handwriting, PDF annotation, and sketching capabilities. It features unique brushes, a powerful rendering engine, and smart organization tools. Sync your notes across devices and collaborate with others seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Unique handwriting brushes
  • Smooth drawing engine
  • PDF annotation
  • Text, shape, and image attachments
  • On-device OCR search
  • Smart dark mode
  • iCloud sync and collaboration
Features
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Element Note is the next-gen note taking, PDF annotation, and light sketching app. We stripped down the unnecessaries and carefully polished the elemental functions for a digital notebook. With a modern look and powerful features, Element Note strives to provide an elegant writing space free of distractions. Features: Unique brushes - Pencil (HB Pencil, Mechanical Pencil) - Pen (Pen, Line Pen, Fountain Pen) - Brush (Art Brush, Round Brush) - Marker (Marker, Round Marker) Best-in-class note rendering engine - Smooth and fluid drawing powered by Metal technology - Support gradient ink for more expressive notes Powerful attachments - Text - Shape - Sticker - Image Universal Search - Search through your PDF & Handwritting using on device OCR Smart Darkmode - Smartly adapts all of your notes to the system darkmode without changing the paper or stroke colors. iCloud Sync & Collaboration - Sync via your personal iCloud (No data is passed to our server) - Collaborate through iCloud collaboration for up to 100 users. Desktop class organization - Intuitive multi-select drag and drop gesture to organize your notes or pages Element Note is free to try for up to 3 notes. Unlock the full app with an in app purchase to create unlimited notes. Terms and Conditions https://elementnote.app/terms Privacy Policy https://elementnote.app/privacy

About

Planus 플랜어스

Features
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Planus 플랜어스 Organize your assets, to-dos, schedules, and notes into groups, and share all information effortlessly with your team.

Screenshots

Element Note4 screens
Planus 플랜어스4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Planus 플랜어스 at none against Element Note's 5. Planus 플랜어스 also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Element Note sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per year. Planus 플랜어스 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Element Note ships an update fortnightly, Planus 플랜어스 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Element Note versus Planus 플랜어스: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElement NotePlanus 플랜어스
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoysauce LabSeongjae Yu

Bugs and requests

Element Note

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes and files randomly disappearing
  • Inconsistent behavior when using the floating keyboard
  • Handwriting recognition not working as expected
  • Exported PDFs losing formatting and background colors

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ruler tool
  • Ability to resize/rotate selections
  • Improved text editing and formatting
  • Presentation mode for connecting to displays
  • Ability to import/export multiple files at once
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  • Seasonal or custom sticker packs

Planus 플랜어스

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Element Note

Subscriptions2
  • Element Note Yearly$3.491 Year
  • Element Note Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Launch Special$4.99
  • Lifetime$9.99
  • Lifetime$14.99
None

Planus 플랜어스

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Element Note free?
Element Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planus 플랜어스 free?
Planus 플랜어스 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Element Note or Planus 플랜어스 have ads?
Neither Element Note nor Planus 플랜어스 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Element Note or Planus 플랜어스?
Element Note ships an update fortnightly, and Planus 플랜어스 every 2 days. Most recently, Element Note was updated on October 25, 2026 and Planus 플랜어스 on October 24, 2026.

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