Comparison

My Notes vs Vanoa

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

My Notes

Capture ideas, manage tasks, and organize information with this versatile note-taking app. Create separate notebooks, use checklists, draw, record audio, and customize with themes. Secure your notes with a codelock and back them up to the cloud.

Highlights
  • Separate notebooks for organization
  • Daily checklists and to-do lists
  • Text formatting, drawing, and audio notes
  • Customizable backgrounds and themes
  • Home screen widget for quick access
  • Codelock for enhanced security
  • Cloud backup and restore
Features
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Get ready to experience the power of efficient note taking and task management with My Notes - Notebook, Notepad. This app is designed to be your go-to tool for capturing and managing all your ideas, thoughts, and important information in one place. This notebook with calendar will revolutionize the way you write down things and keep a log of your tasks. No need to wonder how to stay organized any longer! With My Notes - Notebook, Notepad, you can create separate notebooks for different subjects or projects, ensuring a well-organized workspace for lists or audio notes. Take advantage of its useful features such as daily checklists, drawing capabilities, text formatting, lovely backgrounds and themes, and a convenient widget that allows you to access your quick notes with ease. Also bear in mind that protection is important so you can keep your secrets safe with the built-in codelock feature. Say hello to a digital memo notepad that enhances your productivity and creativity! REDEFINING THE ART OF TAKING NOTES: Create separate notebooks for different purposes, keeping your writings organized and easily accessible. Use the checklists option to manage your tasks list and to-do lists efficiently, ensuring that nothing falls through the cracks. Capture your thoughts and ideas effortlessly with the ability to type, draw, or even record audio notes. Enhance your notebook with rich text formatting options, including bold, italic, underline, and bullet points. Archive writings that you no longer need but still want to keep for future reference. The archive feature helps you maintain a clean and organized color notes app. CUSTOMIZATION THAT SETS YOUR NOTEBOOKS APP APART: Choose from a wide range of attractive backgrounds and themes to personalize your notes taking experience. Adjust font sizes, colors, and styles to make your notes visually appealing and easy to read. Access your memo notes with ease using the convenient widget shown on your device's home screen just like sticky notes. MULTIMEDIA TO VISUALIZE YOUR IDEAS: Unleash your creativity and sketch or draw notes to illustrate your thoughts visually. Insert photos, images, and videos to create multimedia-rich entries that bring your memories and concepts to life. Record notes to capture lectures, interviews, or important discussions, ensuring you never miss a detail. PROTECT AND SECURE YOUR NOTE WRITER: Safeguard the thoughts that you jot down, a checklist or voice notes by backing them up to the cloud or internal storage. Set up a codelock to protect sensitive information like tasks schedule or an important to do list. Restore your notebook entries from previous backups, giving you peace of mind even if your device is lost, damaged, or replaced. WHY GO PREMIUM? Unlock the full potential of this new take notes app with the premium version, granting you access to advanced features and exclusive benefits, access to premium backgrounds, themes and additional customization options. Enjoy an ad-free experience, allowing you to focus solely on your creative moments and tasks without any distractions. Lifetime access with one-time payment is available for users, but you can choose the subscription plan as well that best suits your needs. We can offer you a Premium 1-year subscription or a 1-month subscription plan. Your iTunes account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription & turn off auto-renew. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.ascendik.com/privacy-policy/ Do you have questions or feedback? Feel free to contact us at notebook.support@ascendik.com

About

Vanoa

Organize all aspects of your events, from initial ideas to guest management. Track tasks, budgets, contacts, and ticket sales in one centralized platform. Store important documents and view your event's progress at a glance.

Highlights
  • Event planning and organization
  • Task management
  • Contact management
  • Budget tracking
  • Ticket sales management
  • File storage
  • Event dashboard
Features
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Plan every detail. All in one place. Vanoa is an event planning and management app built to keep everything behind your event organized—from the first idea to the final guest. Whether you're planning a concert, party, wedding, corporate event, pop-up, or your next big production, Vanoa gives you one place to manage the details that keep it moving. PLAN & ORGANIZE EVENTS Create events, track important details, set milestones, and keep your plans organized from start to finish. MANAGE TASKS Keep track of what needs to get done so nothing gets forgotten as event day gets closer. KEEP CONTACTS TOGETHER Organize vendors, venues, artists, clients, team members, and other important contacts alongside your events. TRACK YOUR BUDGET Add expenses and revenue, monitor projected profit, and understand where your event stands financially. MANAGE TICKET SALES Create ticket tiers, track tickets sold, and monitor sales progress from your event dashboard. STORE IMPORTANT FILES Keep contracts, floor plans, schedules, agreements, and other event documents connected to the event where you need them. SEE THE BIG PICTURE Vanoa brings your events together in a clean dashboard so you can quickly see what's coming up, what needs attention, and how your events are performing. From nightlife and live music to weddings, private parties, corporate events, and brand activations, Vanoa is designed to give event organizers a simpler way to stay in control. Less jumping between notes, spreadsheets, messages, and files. More time bringing your event to life. Everything your event needs. One place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

My Notes4 screens
Vanoa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vanoa at none against My Notes's shown. Vanoa also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). My Notes's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. My Notes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Vanoa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for My Notes against 5.0 for Vanoa. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of My Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vanoa's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Notes ships an update every 11 days, Vanoa every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
My Notes versus Vanoa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy NotesVanoa
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMARKO NIKOLIC PR RACUNARSKO PROGRAMIRANJE ASCENDIK NISDavid Grimes

Customer experience

My Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Vanoa

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

My Notes

Subscriptions5
  • My Notes Premium (monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Limited offer Premium (yearly)$14.991 Year
  • My Notes Premium (yearly)3 Days trial$18.991 Year
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  • My Notes Premium (yearly)$18.991 Year
  • My Notes Premium user (yearly)$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • Limited offer Pro (lifetime)$29.99
  • My Notes Premium (lifetime)$34.99
  • My Notes Premium (lifetime)$69.99
2 purchases

Vanoa

Subscriptions2
  • Vanoa Pro$4.991 Month
  • Vanoa Pro$39.991 Year

Questions

Is My Notes free?
My Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vanoa free?
Vanoa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Notes or Vanoa?
My Notes and Vanoa are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do My Notes or Vanoa have ads?
My Notes shows ads; Vanoa does not.
Which is updated more often, My Notes or Vanoa?
My Notes ships an update every 11 days, and Vanoa every 8 days. Most recently, My Notes was updated on October 24, 2026 and Vanoa on October 31, 2026.

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