Notebook vs Pane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Notebook
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Notebook β Daily Planner, Notes, To-Do Lists & Drawing in One Beautiful App Notebook is your all-in-one digital notebook for daily planning, writing, journaling, task management, and drawing. Whether youβre planning your day, capturing quick ideas, writing in your personal diary, building detailed to-do lists, or sketching concepts by hand β Notebook keeps everything in one clean, beautiful space. Organized with tags, synced with iCloud, and designed to work the way your mind does. DAILY PLANNER & PRODUCTIVITY Plan your day, organize your priorities, and stay on track. Notebook combines daily planning with notes, checklists, tasks, goals, and routines. Create daily, weekly, and monthly plans, organize what matters most, and keep your routines on track. Set priorities, track completed tasks, and see your progress with a visual progress tracker. Create repeating tasks for daily habits, weekly routines, and monthly goals β so nothing falls through the cracks. JOURNAL & DIARY Make Notebook your personal journal and digital diary. Capture your thoughts, memories, experiences, ideas, and everyday moments in your own words. Write daily journal entries, reflect on your day, record memories, or use your diary as a private space to reflect. From daily reflections and gratitude notes to personal stories and life milestones, Notebook gives your thoughts a place to grow. TO-DO LIST & CHECKLISTS Turn ideas into action. Build smart to-do lists with a tap, check off tasks as you go, and watch your progress grow with a visual progress tracker. Set repeating tasks for daily habits, weekly reviews, and monthly goals. Whether itβs a shopping list, study checklist, work project, or daily routine, Notebook keeps your tasks organized and easy to manage. NOTES & TEXT EDITOR Write the way you think. Notebook gives you a powerful yet distraction-free text editor for journal entries, meeting notes, lecture summaries, shopping lists, personal notes, and more. Format your thoughts, highlight key ideas, organize information, and keep your writing organized. SKETCH PAD & DRAWING Some ideas are better drawn than written. Notebook includes a full-featured sketch pad powered by Apple Pencil and touch drawing β perfect for diagrams, wireframes, mind maps, doodles, illustrations, and hand-drawn notes. Every sketch lives alongside your text notes, journal entries, and to-do lists, so your ideas stay in context. TAGS & SMART ORGANIZATION Stop searching, start finding. Assign color-coded tags to notes, journal entries, task lists, and drawings and filter your content in seconds. Organize by project, mood, topic, subject, priority, or personal category. ICLOUD SYNC β ALWAYS IN SYNC Your notes, journal entries, to-do lists, and drawings follow you everywhere. Notebook syncs automatically across your Apple devices via iCloud β iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Start on one device and continue on another. Your content stays up to date. HISTORY & ARCHIVE Never lose an idea, task, or memory again. Notebook keeps a history of completed task lists, past notes, journal entries, and drawings β organized by date, so you can revisit your work and memories anytime. β WHO IS NOTEBOOK FOR? β β’ Students capturing lecture notes and study plans β’ Professionals managing projects, daily tasks, and meeting notes β’ Creatives sketching ideas and concepts β’ Journalers keeping a personal diary and daily reflections β’ Anyone planning their day and building better routines β’ Anyone who wants one beautiful app instead of five β PRO FEATURES β Unlock the full Notebook experience with Pro: β’ Unlimited tags and color customization β’ Share your to-do lists and notes instantly β’ Priority support and all future Pro features Start free. Upgrade when youβre ready. Notebook β Write it. Plan it. Journal it. Draw it. All in one place. * Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ * Privacy Policy: https://kerols.me/dailyplanner/privacy/index.html
Pane
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Pane is a premium sticky notes app designed for people who think in text. Write in Markdown with a live WYSIWYG editor that hides syntax markers as you type β just like Bear. Bold, italic, headings, code, strikethrough, and links all render beautifully while keeping your notes in plain text. WRITE & ORGANIZE β’ Floating sticky notes on your Mac desktop with frosted glass backgrounds β’ Six Apple-inspired colors β Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Rose Gold, Blue, Purple β’ Checklist mode with tap-to-toggle checkboxes β’ Smart Folders auto-sort notes into Work, Personal, Shopping, Ideas, and Journal β’ Kanban board to track notes through Backlog, To Do, In Progress, and Done β’ Wiki-style [[note links]], @mentions, and backlinks to connect your thoughts β’ 50+ curated templates for meetings, journals, projects, movies, books, and more FOCUS & PRODUCTIVITY β’ Focus Timer with Pomodoro cycles built into every note β’ Reminders with local notifications and Apple Calendar sync β’ Natural date detection β write "meeting on Friday" and Pane suggests a reminder β’ Typewriter mode keeps your cursor centered while you write β’ Voice transcription for hands-free note capture EVERYWHERE YOU NEED IT β’ Mac menu bar app β always one click away, never clutters your Dock β’ Full-featured iOS app with grid, list, and kanban views β’ iCloud sync keeps everything in sync across all your devices β’ Apple Watch companion for quick capture on the go β’ Lock Screen widgets to keep important notes visible β’ Dynamic Island shows your active note while multitasking β’ Spotlight search and Handoff for seamless workflow β’ Siri Shortcuts integration PRIVATE & SECURE β’ Lock sensitive notes with Face ID, Touch ID, or Optic ID β’ All data synced through your personal iCloud β we never see your notes β’ No account required, no tracking, no ads Pane is built for people who want their notes fast, beautiful, and out of the wa
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Notebook at Free against Pane's $5.99. Pane's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Notebook is free to download; Pane costs $5.99 up front. Notebook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pane asks for nothing beyond the download.
Notebook ships an update every 10 days, Pane every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Notebook | Pane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free β better | $5.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Best chart rank | β | #142 β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kerols Naguib | Sulhadin Oney |
In-app purchases
Notebook
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
Pane
No in-app purchases









