Heptabase vs Tana
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heptabase
This visual note-taking app helps users learn complex subjects by organizing information on digital whiteboards. Access all your notes, journals, and whiteboards on the go.
- Visual note-taking
- Whiteboard organization
- Access notes on mobile
- Journal entries
- Learn complex topics
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Heptabase is a visual note-taking app that helps you learn complex topics. The mobile app provides full access to all your cards and journals, and allows you to read all your whiteboards.
Tana
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Meetings that ship work. Tana turns meetings into finished work. Capture meetings from Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams on desktop, or host calls directly in Tana. Then stay on top of your day, ask questions about past conversations, review the work your meetings created, and join Tana calls from your iPhone. Tana for iOS is the companion app that let's you: Stay on top of your day See what needs your attention at a glance. Review upcoming meetings, out-of-office updates, and work waiting on you. Chat with your meetings Ask Tana about past meetings, status updates, and shared context with your team. View docs, issues, and projects Open the work your meetings created. Review context, acceptance criteria, attached documents, and the details you need to keep moving. Get the gist, even if you weren't there Catch up quickly with clear meeting summaries and outcomes. See what was decided, what needs to happen next, and open the details when you need them. Join Tana meetings on the go Join calls from your iPhone, see who's in the room, and keep the conversation connected to the work. Tana goes beyond notetaking and helps you file issues, update CRMs, send updates, and complete the docs, before the meeting ends. -- Try the full experience with a 30-day free trial, then continue on the free plan with meeting transcripts, documents, and basic AI search, or subscribe for expanded AI, unlimited hosted meetings, meeting agents, and powerful integrations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Heptabase at 15.5 against Tana's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heptabase | Tana |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (71 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 240 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hepta Platforms, Inc | Tana |
In-app purchases
Heptabase
No in-app purchases
Tana
No in-app purchases









