SlipBox vs MyZettel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SlipBox
This app helps you build a structured web of knowledge using the Zettelkasten method. Its minimalist design and continuous scrolling interface encourage active recall and pattern recognition for deep cognitive work. Your notes are stored locally for privacy.
- Continuous scroll interface
- Zettelkasten method implementation
- Intentional tagging system
- Minimalist design
- Privacy-first, local storage
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Stop burying your ideas in digital graveyards and start building a structured web of knowledge with the original Zettelkasten method. SlipBox is a minimalist note-taking tool designed for those who value intentionality over automation. By digitizing Niklas Luhmann’s legendary paper-and-pen system, SlipBox replaces complex folders and confusing backlinks with a unique, continuous scrolling interface. This design forces you to physically move through your ideas, facilitating the active recall and spontaneous pattern recognition necessary for deep cognitive work. Key Features for Your Second Brain: Continuous Scroll Interface View your notes in a single, fluid stream to rediscover forgotten insights and spark new ideas. The Luhmann Workflow A digital implementation of the Zettelkasten method that respects the principle of atomicity (one idea per card). Intentional Tagging Organize notes manually to build deep mental maps and avoid the "out of sight, out of mind" trap of folders. Minimalist Design No steep learning curves or bloated features, just you and your knowledge. Privacy-First & Local Your data stays on your device, ensuring your private thoughts remain truly private. Build a knowledge system that grows with you. Turn your fleeting notes into a structured, permanent repository of thought with SlipBox.
MyZettel
This app helps you build a connected network of ideas using the Zettelkasten method. It offers an infinite canvas for brainstorming and spatial exploration, with features like floating panels and inline previews to keep you in flow.
- Infinite canvas for spatial idea exploration
- Floating panels for multiple notes
- Inline previews for linked content
- Minimap for navigation
- iCloud sync across devices
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We learn better when we write. Putting an idea in our own words forces us to understand it. Connecting it to other ideas helps it last. MyZettel is a canvas for that work. Each thought gets its own short note. Related notes sit near each other. Links come as you write. Over time, the canvas becomes a map of what you understand. - An infinite canvas: put notes where they make sense, and move them as your thinking changes. - Links from writing: link a note while you write. Every link shows which way it goes, even to a note far away. - Read in place: open a linked note without leaving the one you are reading. - Note types: keep rough thoughts, your own conclusions, and ideas from a source apart. - Search and a minimap to find any note on a large canvas. - Made for iPhone, iPad and Mac. - Free to use. No sign-up. No third-party servers. MyZettel is inspired by the Zettelkasten method, but you do not need to know it to start. A sample canvas in the app shows how it works. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://myzettel.innerworks.one/privacy.html Contact: myzettel@innerworks.one
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SlipBox at 90% against MyZettel's 0%. SlipBox also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). MyZettel's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). 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
MyZettel is free to download; SlipBox costs $0.99 up front. MyZettel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SlipBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
SlipBox ships an update every 3 weeks, MyZettel every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SlipBox | MyZettel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ozlem AKBUDAK | Junsong Li |
Customer experience
SlipBox
MyZettel
In-app purchases
SlipBox
No in-app purchases
MyZettel
- Plus (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Plus (Yearly)$9.991 Year









