Comparison

柠檬笔记 vs SnapNote

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

Head to head
About

柠檬笔记

This app combines note-taking, to-do lists, and mind mapping into a single, user-friendly platform. Organize your thoughts, tasks, and ideas with various recording and display modes, enhanced by comprehensive statistics and customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Note-taking
  • To-do lists
  • Mind mapping
  • Multiple display modes
  • Comprehensive statistics
  • Customizable themes
Features
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【什么是柠檬笔记】 柠檬笔记是一款集随记、笔记、清单、待办、导图等多功能于一身的笔记软件。 【有什么特色】 * 功能丰富; * 使用方便; * 界面清新; * 统计全面; * 多主题选择。 【支持哪些记录模式】 * 随记模式:想到什么即可随笔记录; * 笔记模式:用于写学习文章、工作笔记和生活感悟等; * 待办清单:需要检查的清单和待办的事情均可记录; * 思维导图:灵感创意、组织架构等可方便记录。 【支持哪些展示模式】 * 列表模式; * 目录模式; * 标签模式; * 日历模式; * 四象限模式。 【支持哪些统计】 * 线图、柱图、饼图和列表; * 时间和日期的热力图。 【支持哪些主题选择】 * 浅色-灰绿; * 浅色-灰蓝; * 浅色-灰紫; * 深色等主题。 希望【柠檬笔记】App能帮助您提升学习、工作和生活的效率,让生活变得更轻松和美好!

About

SnapNote

This app offers a rich text editor with support for various media and advanced linking features to organize your thoughts. It prioritizes data privacy with local storage and offline functionality, while enabling seamless cross-platform synchronization. Manage tasks and notes efficiently with version history and powerful search.

Highlights
  • Rich text editor with multimedia support
  • Bi-directional linking and knowledge graph
  • Local data storage and offline functionality
  • Cross-platform LAN auto-sync
  • Multi-level tagging system
  • Version history with rollback
  • Full-text search and to-do integration
Features
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[Core Features] 1. All-in-One Rich Text Editor: Supports various content formats including images, videos, audio, files, tables, and formulas. Offers real-time Markdown source preview and export functionality. 2. Bi-Directional Links & Knowledge Graph: Form bi-directional links by linking or inserting notes, and intuitively visualize knowledge relationship graphs. 3. Data Privacy & Offline Usability: Data is stored locally, ensuring full functionality even offline. You retain complete control over your private information. 4. Multi-Device, Cross-Platform LAN Auto-Sync: Devices on the same local network automatically discover each other and synchronize data. 5. Flexible Multi-Level Tagging System: Create multi-level tags, freely sort and move them, and personalize tags with emojis. 6. Version History & Rollback: Complete note editing history is saved, supporting one-click rollback to any previous version. 7. Precise Full-Text Search: Quickly locate note content, supporting multi-dimensional searches by keywords, tags, etc. 8. Integrated To-Do & Notes: Seamlessly combines to-do items with notes, supporting four-quadrant task management and priority settings. 9. Multi-Platform Web Clipping: Easily collect external information from web pages and articles, saving them to your notes with one click. [Auto-Renewing Subscription Details] You can subscribe to SnapNote Premium via in-app purchases. • Auto-Renewing Subscriptions: 1 Month, 1 Year • One-Time Purchase: Lifetime Membership • Payment for your subscription will be charged to your iTunes Account upon purchase confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew (for the selected period) unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • During an active subscription period, the current subscription cannot be cancelled; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by accessing your iTunes Account settings after purchase. • Privacy Policy: https://www.xingtext.com/zh/snapnote/privacy/ • Terms of Service: https://www.xingtext.com/zh/snapnote/terms/ • End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

柠檬笔记4 screens
SnapNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SnapNote at 96% against 柠檬笔记's 82%. SnapNote also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. 柠檬笔记 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and SnapNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

柠檬笔记 ships an update every 2 weeks, SnapNote every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
柠檬笔记 versus SnapNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter柠檬笔记SnapNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews96.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChengdu Ningmengyoumeng Science & Technology Co., Ltd灏腾 吴

Customer experience

柠檬笔记

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

SnapNote

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

柠檬笔记

One-time6
  • 笔记小礼盒$4.99
  • 笔记礼盒-180天$7.99
  • 笔记礼盒-366天$9.99
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  • 笔记小升大礼盒$9.99
  • 笔记礼盒-永久$14.99
  • 笔记大礼盒$14.99
3 purchases

SnapNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is 柠檬笔记 free?
柠檬笔记 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SnapNote free?
SnapNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 柠檬笔记 or SnapNote have ads?
Neither 柠檬笔记 nor SnapNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 柠檬笔记 or SnapNote?
柠檬笔记 ships an update every 2 weeks, and SnapNote every 6 days. Most recently, 柠檬笔记 was updated on November 11, 2026 and SnapNote on November 11, 2026.

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