Comparison

Element Note vs Lirio

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

Lirio

Features
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Toda historia empieza con una idea. Dale un lugar en Lirio. Crea tu propio libro, diseña su portada y disfruta leyendo tus páginas. Guarda también esas ideas que aparecen de repente, escribe sobre tu día y prepara recordatorios para lo que quieras retomar. CREA Y DISEÑA TUS LIBROS Organiza tu historia en capítulos y personaliza la tipografía, los colores y el papel. Diseña la portada en un editor a pantalla completa: importa una fotografía, ajusta su encuadre y coloca el título y el autor. LEE Y COMPARTE Abre tu libro y recorre su contenido con un efecto de paso de página. Exporta el resultado en PDF para guardarlo o compartirlo. Conserva una copia editable en formato .lirio para recuperar tu proyecto. CAPTURA TUS IDEAS Escribe notas, añade imágenes y organiza tus apuntes. Programa recordatorios con mensajes personalizados para volver a ellos cuando lo necesites. ESCRIBE TU DIARIO Elige una fecha y cuenta lo que quieras recordar. Añade fotografías y protege el acceso al diario mediante la autenticación del dispositivo. DA FORMA A TUS PALABRAS Explora herramientas de portada, papel, tipografía y color. Crea tarjetas de frases y expórtalas como imágenes. UN ESCRITORIO PARA CREAR Accede a tus libros, notas, diario y herramientas desde un escritorio visual con texturas de papel y detalles inspirados en los objetos de escritura. TUS CREACIONES, EN TU DISPOSITIVO Lirio funciona sin cuenta de usuario, publicidad ni sincronización propia con iCloud. Tus escritos se guardan localmente. Exporta copias de tus proyectos para conservarlos antes de cambiar de dispositivo o eliminar la aplicación. La versión actual es gratuita y no incluye compras dentro de la aplicación ni suscripciones. Soporte: indaydigitalsystems@gmail.com

Screenshots

Element Note4 screens
Lirio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lirio at none against Element Note's 5. Element Note's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Lirio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Element Note versus Lirio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElement NoteLirio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoysauce LabDaniel Zulueta Rodriguez

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

Lirio

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

Lirio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Element Note free?
Element Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lirio free?
Lirio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Element Note or Lirio have ads?
Neither Element Note nor Lirio shows ads.

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