Comparison

Notes vs vJournal

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

Head to head
About

Notes

Capture ideas, create to-do lists, and sketch designs with a versatile digital notebook. Customize your notes with various paper templates, stickers, fonts, and colors. Effortlessly organize and share your work as PDFs.

Highlights
  • Customizable paper covers and templates
  • Multimedia tools: pencil, text, photos
  • Vector-based digital pencil for drawing
  • Hundreds of font and color options
  • Organize notes with custom titles and covers
  • Export notes as PDF
Features
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Take your notes to the next level! Download Notes: Note taking & writing for free and experience the new way of taking digital notes. This notetaking app is as flexible as you are. Jot down ideas, take notes, or sketch your next big idea. Whether you're a student, a professional, or just love doodling, you'll find all the tools you need. UPGRADE YOUR NOTE-TAKING • Choose from various cute and inspiring paper covers. • Work on your content with many available paper templates like Daily Plan, To-do-list, Vocabulary list, and more. • Bring photos from the gallery to your notes with one click. Easily memorize and mark the photos you prefer. • Various sticker selections to make your notes lively and memorable. YOUR NOTES YOUR STYLES WITH CUSTOMIZED TEXTS AND HAND-DRAW OPTION • Use multi-media tools like pencil, and text to work on the content. • Add your text anywhere in the notes and choose from hundreds of available fonts and colors of your choice. • Experience the most lifelike, vector-based digital pencil to freely draw anything you like. Enjoy fine-tuned, responsive, and precise writing. STAY ORGANIZED, STAY PAPER-FREE • Keep all your notes in one place, without the bulk or waste of paper. • Freely add additional pages to your current work to make your note endless. • Organize with hundreds of different notebook covers and specify the title of your choice. SHARE IDEAS EFFORTLESSLY AS PDF • Easily share your notes in PDF format with any contacts and channels. Our note-writer app goes beyond just being a cutting-edge, fast, and reliable note-taking app—it's designed for anyone who takes notes or writes. This smart notepad and writing workspace is perfect for both your iPad and iPhone. Contact us: teammarketing@lutech.ltd Terms of Services: https://lutech.vn/term Privacy Policy: http://lutech.vn/privacy

About

vJournal

Effortlessly capture thoughts and memories using your voice. This app allows instant audio recording from your locked phone, making journaling as simple as speaking.

Highlights
  • Voice recording
  • Instant capture from lock screen
  • Action Button integration
  • No typing required
  • Memory preservation
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Journaling just got easier and more natural. In her essay On Keeping a Notebook, Joan Didion reflects on how journals preserve the small moments and fleeting thoughts that later become rich memories. Voice Journal makes capturing those moments effortless. With quick access from your locked phone through the Action Button, you can instantly record ideas, observations, or memories the moment they come to mind. Simply speak, and your thoughts are saved—no typing required.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: vJournal at 5.0 against Notes's 2.3. vJournal also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Notes's advantage is device support and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price 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. Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. vJournal asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

vJournal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Notes versus vJournal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotesvJournal
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLutech-DNTHOMAS JOSHUA CHUNG

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Notes

Subscriptions4
  • monthly$0.991 Month
  • quarterly$2.493 Months
  • Premium Year$3.491 Year
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  • Loyalty member1 Year trial$3.991 Year
None

vJournal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notes free?
Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is vJournal free?
vJournal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notes or vJournal?
vJournal is rated higher. Notes averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while vJournal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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