Plane Notes vs ZzariNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plane Notes
An intuitive infinite canvas notebook application designed for capturing ideas without limitations. It offers a seamless experience for handwritten notes and sketches.
- Infinite canvas
- Handwritten notes
- Intuitive interface
- Sketching capabilities
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This is an intuitive infinite canvas notebook app.
ZzariNote
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ZzariNote is a handwriting note app for writing freely with Apple Pencil on an "infinite canvas" that extends endlessly in every direction. Lecture notes, meeting minutes, PDF annotation, idea sketches — keep your train of thought on one continuous surface. ■ Natural pen writing - Smooth, pressure-sensitive strokes with Apple Pencil. Writing with a finger, stroke width follows your writing speed - Pen, fountain pen, pencil, brush, marker and highlighter — each with its own weight and feel - Palm rejection: only the pencil draws, even when your hand rests on the screen - Recent colors: pick your favorite colors again with one tap ■ A truly infinite canvas - No page limits — a whiteboard that expands endlessly in any direction - Pan, pinch-zoom and rotate freely with your fingers - Strokes stay exactly where you put them, wherever you scroll ■ Write on PDFs and images - Import PDFs and annotate lecture slides and documents directly (password-protected PDFs supported) - Import photos and images, write on them, move and resize ■ Voice memos with transcription - Record, play back and share voice memos (start right from the note list) - Live transcription while you record — great for lectures and meetings ■ Handwriting to text - Handwriting input mode converts your handwriting into typed text - Add, move and edit text boxes with a choice of fonts ■ Organize and edit - Group notes into nested folders by topic - Preview note contents at a glance with thumbnails - Partial eraser (only what you touch) or stroke eraser (whole stroke), adjustable eraser size - Undo / redo ■ Make it yours - Full-spectrum color picker (RGB / HEX input) and width slider - Paper color (white / cream / dark), grid / lined / dot backgrounds, dark mode ■ Light and private - No account needed — all notes are stored only on your device (no cloud upload) - Write even without an internet connection * Handwriting recognition downloads a recognition model on first use. Every writing feature is free, with ads. A one-time purchase removes ads permanently.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ZzariNote at none against Plane Notes's shown. ZzariNote also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). Plane Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases 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 ZzariNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Plane Notes ships an update every 2 days, ZzariNote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plane Notes | ZzariNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (100 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 100 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jumpei Adachi | zzari |
In-app purchases
Plane Notes
- Paid Version$5.99
ZzariNote
- Remove Ads$3.99









