Comparison

Zent vs Subnotes

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

Head to head
About

Zent

Features
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Zent โ€” The app for working with yourself. The coach that makes you move, when no one else is making you. You already know what matters. You've planned it, listed it, told yourself you'd do it. Then the day happens, and most of it doesn't. That's not a list problem. That's the part where you're alone with yourself, trying to get yourself going. Zent is built for that part. You put your real life in โ€” work, projects, routines, the things you keep putting off. Zent runs the day with you. When you open the app, you don't see a list. You see one concrete thing to do right now, and you can trust it, because Zent is holding the rest. How Zent works with you Tell Zent what's on your plate, in your own words โ€” out loud or in chat. Zent structures it WITH you: tasks, routines, projects, the stuff you've been avoiding. Then it watches what gets done and what keeps slipping, and asks why. The night before, Zent meets you with a short preparation tuned to whatever is in the way โ€” so tomorrow morning has nothing left to decide. When you open the app, one thing is already picked, with a small opening move to get you moving. While you work, Zent watches the time you said you'd give it, and if you drift past it, it pings: still on this? The outside-your-head check the wandering brain can't generate on its own. What Zent does that other apps don't Stuck and can't start. Zent names what's in the way and meets you with a small opening move โ€” drawn from a wide body of research on how people actually start hard things, matched to your specific situation. Forgot what matters. Zent watches the areas of life that keep getting drowned by the urgent stuff, and pulls them back into the day before they slip further. Too many things, no idea where to begin. The decision is removed, not made faster. Zent picks one based on deadlines, importance, time, and what's been waiting. Goal too big and vague to act on. Describe it. Zent works it down with you into concrete things you can actually start tomorrow. Nothing to learn. No system to set up. Why people choose Zent Zent is for people who want to actually do what they say they will. Not better lists. Not another planner. The app that runs the day with you when no one else is โ€” sees what keeps slipping, picks the one thing that needs to happen now, and stays with you while you do it. If you often know what you should do but can't make yourself do it, Zent gives you a more practical way to move from stuck to done. Subscriptions are billed to your Apple ID account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings after purchase. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Renewal will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Subnotes

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Subnotes is a plain-text notes and to-do list app for iPhone, iPad & Mac. Any line you write can become a task. โ€ข Thoughts and tasks, side by side โ€” jot things down like a paper notebook, then switch views to see everything organized by priority, automatically. โ€ข Editing a task is just editing text โ€ข Recurring tasks and due dates โ€ข Link notes together to connect related thinking โ€ข Templates for weekly reviews, meeting notes, habit tracking, trip planning, and more. Note-taking and task planning are deeply personal โ€” so Subnotes stores everything as plain text, not a proprietary format. Copy, paste, or export anytime. It also syncs privately over your own iCloud account: no signup, no account creation, no servers but Apple's. For iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Screenshots

Zent4 screens
Subnotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Subnotes at none against Zent's 2. Zent's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Zent sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Subnotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zent ships an update every 4 days, Subnotes weekly. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Zent versus Subnotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZentSubnotes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size86 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmit AviramMartin Ramsin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Zent

Subscriptions2
  • Zent Pro$11.991 Month
  • Zent Pro Yearly1 Month trial$79.991 Year
None

Subnotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zent free?
Zent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subnotes free?
Subnotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zent or Subnotes have ads?
Neither Zent nor Subnotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zent or Subnotes?
Zent ships an update every 4 days, and Subnotes weekly. Most recently, Zent was updated on October 9, 2026 and Subnotes on October 9, 2026.

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