Heptabase vs Plan Book
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heptabase
This visual note-taking application aids in understanding complex subjects by providing access to all your notes and journals. You can also view your entire whiteboards on the go.
- Visual note-taking
- Access notes and journals
- Read whiteboards
- Learn complex topics
- Mobile access
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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.
Plan Book
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Plan Book brings tasks, subtasks, focus sessions, and your calendar into one calm place. Start each day with a clear view of what matters. Add dated or unscheduled tasks, break larger work into steps, and use the quiet countdown when you are ready to focus. Features: - A Today view with progress, unfinished work, and focused next steps - Unscheduled, Planned, and Done task lists with manual ordering - Optional dates, categories, focus durations, reminders, and subtasks - A quiet focus timer with pause, resume, minimize, and persistent step progress - Monthly and daily calendar views for dated tasks - Optional daily task briefings at a time you choose - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Light and dark appearance options No account is required. Saved planner records stay on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Heptabase at 3 against Plan Book's 1. Heptabase also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 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.
Heptabase ships an update every 5 days, Plan Book weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heptabase | Plan Book |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (71 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 241 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hepta Platforms, Inc | Yizhou Chen |
In-app purchases
Heptabase
No in-app purchases
Plan Book
No in-app purchases
