Comparison

Mino vs Plotbed

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

Head to head
About

Mino

A minimalist bullet journal app offering customizable templates and iCloud sync. Organize notes, schedules, and personal thoughts with features like search, export, and personalization options. Unlock advanced tools for enhanced privacy and planning.

Highlights
  • Customizable bullet journal templates
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Searchable handwritten notes
  • Export and share pages
  • Personalization with themes and grids
  • Biometric journal protection (Pro)
  • Import Apple Calendar events (Pro)
Features
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Minimal design, maximum freedom. A customizable bullet journal, notebook and infinite canvas for handwriting, with essential templates, dotted or squared guides and iCloud sync. Free Features • Unlimited journals, notebooks and infinite canvases for your notes, schedules and ideas • Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly views • iCloud sync to keep everything updated across devices • Search handwriting, text boxes and text in photos • Group, arrange and recolor handwriting with the Select tool • Export and share pages, or back up your full library • 10 theme colors, dotted or squared grids and light and dark mode • Focus Mode for more writing space • Fun facts and quotes with a home screen widget you can shuffle anytime Pro Features • Protect your journals and notebooks with Face ID or Touch ID • View two journal pages side by side with Dual Page View (iPad) • View and edit Apple Calendar events on your journal pages • Turn handwriting into editable text, events and reminders • Save favorite pages and browse page previews with Glance View • Revisit entries from the same date in past years with On This Day • Add photos, stickers, colored tape, shapes, tables, maps and website cards • Add editable text stickers and text boxes with flexible formatting • Link objects to any journal page, notebook page or canvas • Connect items with lines and arrows, and save views on your canvas • Save any page as a reusable template • Personalize your pages with custom themes, journal styles and Color Pop • Quarterly pages, mini calendars and time indicators for planning • Pin your favorite part of a page to your home screen widget Simple tools for meaningful moments. Let your journal be whatever you need it to be. By using this app, you agree to Apple’s Terms of Use (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) and our Privacy Policy.

About

Plotbed

Features
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Create a dated crop sequence using your variety, location, interval and maturity estimate. Record actual sowings and see their estimated maturity dates update. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Field Desk, then Succession. 2. Create a plan with your crop, bed or location, sowing interval and maturity days from the seed packet. 3. Set an optional season end to flag estimates that fall too late. 4. Record actual sowings, correct their dates when needed and share the schedule. Keep raised-bed layouts, plant library, Field Desk season summaries, rotation history and harvest records. Saved sequences can be edited and deleted. WHAT TO KNOW Dates use your inputs and do not predict weather, frost, yield or harvest readiness. Defaults are placeholders. Check seed-packet and local growing guidance. This planning log does not automatically change the bed grid. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Mino3 screens
Plotbed3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mino at Free against Plotbed's $1.99. Mino also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Plotbed's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Mino is free to download; Plotbed costs $1.99 up front. Mino sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Plotbed asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mino ships an update every 4 days, Plotbed monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mino versus Plotbed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinoPlotbed
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKAPICREATESRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mino

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$12.99
None

Plotbed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mino free?
Mino is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plotbed free?
Plotbed costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mino or Plotbed have ads?
Neither Mino nor Plotbed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mino or Plotbed?
Mino ships an update every 4 days, and Plotbed monthly. Most recently, Mino was updated on October 12, 2026 and Plotbed on October 16, 2026.

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