Comparison

Notes for iPhone vs Zendo Time Ledger

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

Head to head
About

Notes for iPhone

Easily create reminders and take notes with an intuitive interface. Manage your notes and tasks directly from your Apple Watch, and access your most recent entries via widgets. Personalize your experience with themes and ensure your data is backed up and synced across devices.

Highlights
  • Apple Watch management
  • Voice dictation for notes
  • Widget for quick access
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • Customizable themes
  • To-do list functionality
  • Color markers for notes
Features
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Just you and your note. YepNotes is a clean and focused note-taking app designed to give you a simple space to write, without visual clutter or unnecessary distractions. It is made for the small things you do not want to forget: an idea, a shopping list, a task for later, a Wi-Fi code, a parking spot, a recipe or an important reminder. A clean and fast way to capture quick notes, lists and reminders. Open, write, swipe, done. ◆ Just you and your note YepNotes is designed around a simple idea: when you need to write something down, the app should stay out of the way. No heavy workspace, no crowded interface, just a clear place for your note. ◆ Quick notes, without friction Capture your ideas in seconds with a simple and focused note-taking experience. YepNotes helps you save small thoughts, memos, lists and reminders without complicated menus. ◆ Designed around gestures YepNotes keeps the interface clean with natural swipe gestures. Swipe to save, cancel, delete, create notes or access quick actions without adding buttons everywhere. ◆ Notes, photos and checklists Create simple notes with text, photos and checklists. Keep everything useful in one place, whether you are preparing a list, saving an idea or organizing a task. ◆ Reminders and notifications Add reminders to your notes and get notified at the right time. Perfect for tasks, appointments, shopping lists or anything you do not want to forget. ◆ Tasks and to-do lists Turn quick notes into simple tasks. Use YepNotes to manage your priorities, prepare your day, organize a recipe or keep track of things to do. ◆ Lists and color markers Organize your notes with lists and colors. Keep important notes easy to spot and sort your ideas, lists, tasks and memos in a way that makes sense to you. ◆ Siri Shortcuts Create notes faster with Siri Shortcuts. Add a note to a list, create a note with a reminder, or save a note directly in a specific list without opening the app. ◆ iCloud sync Sync your notes across your Apple devices with iCloud. Keep your notes with you on iPhone, iPad and more. ◆ YepNotes on Apple Watch Create notes by dictation, add reminders, manage lists, delete notes and mark important notes with colors directly from your Apple Watch. ◆ Widgets for quick access Add YepNotes widgets to quickly see your recent notes, reminders and important information on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or Today View. ◆ Customizable themes Personalize YepNotes with different themes and make your note-taking experience feel more comfortable and personal. ◆ YepNotes Pro Unlock more ways to organize your notes with YepNotes Pro. Customize your note lists with icons and colors, create more than 10 note lists, and use advanced list widgets to keep your notes visible and easy to access. Choose the Pro option that fits you best: monthly, yearly or lifetime. YepNotes is not made to be a heavy workspace. It is made to help you capture quick notes, simple lists and everyday reminders with less friction. Just you and your note. Download YepNotes and start taking simple notes faster. __________ Twitter: YepNoteS Terms of Use: https://yepnotes.kangama.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://yepnotes.kangama.com/en/privacy-policy/

About

Zendo Time Ledger

Features
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Zendo is a personal time ledger for recording where your time goes, reviewing it by activity and value, and making informed decisions about how to allocate it. Each entry begins where the previous one ended. When you finish an activity, choose an end time, enter the activity, and classify the interval as Invest, Maintain, Recover, or Drain. This creates a continuous timeline without requiring you to start a timer in advance. If an interval is not ready to classify, save it for later and complete it when convenient. On macOS, Zendo shows the current unlogged duration in the menu bar. Log time from the menu bar popover or the dedicated Quick Log window, or use configurable global shortcuts to save the current interval and open Quick Log without switching to the main window. History presents each day's entries with their time range, duration, activity, and value category. Choose a date range, search activities and notes, or filter by activity, value category, and whether an entry still needs details. Statistics summarize how time is allocated over the selected period, including value breakdowns, trends, top activities, period comparisons, and activity-level changes by value category. Key features: - Build a continuous time ledger without starting and stopping a timer in advance - Log time from the macOS menu bar, Quick Log window, or global keyboard shortcuts - Classify time as Invest, Maintain, Recover, or Drain - Save an interval now and complete its activity and value category later - Reuse recent activities and apply value categories based on previous use - Browse history by day, week, month, year, or a custom date range - Search and filter activities, notes, value categories, and incomplete entries - Review value breakdowns, trends, activity rankings, and period comparisons - Export and restore a local ledger backup - Sync across your own devices through an iCloud private database Zendo requires no product account and includes no ads or third-party analytics. Ledger data is stored locally on your device. When you enable iCloud, it syncs through your private iCloud database. The developer does not collect the contents of your ledger. Privacy Policy: https://zendo.hyperseek.tech/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Notes for iPhone4 screens
Zendo Time Ledger3 screens

Verdict

The call

Notes for iPhone and Zendo Time Ledger are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 for iPhone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Zendo Time Ledger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Notes for iPhone versus Zendo Time Ledger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes for iPhoneZendo Time Ledger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (71 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings71 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarim Angama长军 郑

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Notes for iPhone

Subscriptions2
  • YepNotes Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • YepNoteS Pro Annual7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • YepNoteS Pro Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

Zendo Time Ledger

One-time1
  • Zendo Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Notes for iPhone free?
Notes for iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zendo Time Ledger free?
Zendo Time Ledger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notes for iPhone or Zendo Time Ledger have ads?
Neither Notes for iPhone nor Zendo Time Ledger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes for iPhone or Zendo Time Ledger?
Notes for iPhone ships an update weekly, and Zendo Time Ledger weekly. Most recently, Notes for iPhone was updated on October 14, 2026 and Zendo Time Ledger on October 9, 2026.

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