Plane Notes vs Mindknot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plane Notes
An intuitive notebook app featuring an infinite canvas for note-taking and idea organization. It allows for seamless creation and management of notes without page limitations.
- Infinite canvas
- Intuitive interface
- Note organization
- Idea management
- Seamless note creation
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This is an intuitive infinite canvas notebook app.
Mindknot
Capture your thoughts and feelings through voice or text, and let AI organize them into tasks, mood insights, and journal entries. It provides a private space to process your day without judgment or unsolicited advice.
- Voice and text capture
- Instant sorting into tasks, feelings, and journal
- Task list ordered by priority
- Mood analysis
- Journal entry generation
- Weekly insights and pattern tracking
- Private and secure space
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Some days there is too much in your head to think straight. Mindknot gives you one place to put it down. Tap the mic and talk, or switch to type. The moment you stop, Mindknot transcribes what you said and sorts it into three calm things: - A clear task list, ordered by what matters now - A short read on how you are feeling - A journal entry, written for you No blank page. No setup. No advice you did not ask for. Just spill, and let it sort itself out. WHAT YOU GET - Voice or text capture, in one tap - Instant sorting into tasks, feelings, and a journal - A timeline of everything you have spilled - Weekly insights that show your patterns over time - A calm, private space that is yours alone - Guest access without providing a name or email address PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your spills are never public or shared with other users. Before processing a spill, Mindknot asks permission to send voice recordings to Deepgram for transcription and transcripts or typed text to Anthropic Claude for AI sorting. You can withdraw this permission from Settings. You can export your data or permanently delete your account in the app. Free-tier voice recordings are deleted automatically after 7 days. MINDKNOT PRO Mindknot Pro is an auto-renewable subscription that unlocks unlimited spills, weekly insights, full history, and patterns over time. Mindknot Pro Monthly: 1 month, $9.99 per month. Mindknot Pro Yearly: 1 year, $79.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Apple ID account settings. Mindknot is a personal organization and journaling tool. It does not provide medical advice and is not a substitute for professional care. Terms of Use: https://mindknot.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://mindknot.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mindknot at none against Plane Notes's shown. Mindknot also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Plane Notes's advantage is ratings volume (93 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Plane Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mindknot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mindknot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plane Notes has 93 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Plane Notes | Mindknot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (93 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jumpei Adachi | Avighna Digital Private Limited |
Customer experience
Plane Notes
Mindknot
In-app purchases
Plane Notes
- Paid Version$5.99
Mindknot
- Mindknot Pro (Monthly)$9.991 Month
- Mindknot Pro (Yearly)$79.991 Year
