Comparison

ioplanner vs Maho Notes

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

Head to head
About

ioplanner

Features
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Inspired by the timebox planning method, ioplanner is a powerful digital planning app designed specifically for iPad with Apple Pencil support. Plan your day, track your habits, and achieve your goals with an intuitive handwriting experience. KEY FEATURES Daily Planner: - Top Priority: Focus on what matters most each day (3-5 items with Pro) - Brain Dump: Capture all your thoughts and ideas freely - Schedule: Plan your day hour by hour with a visual timebox timeline Monthly Planner: - Habits to Foster: Track and build positive habits (3-5 items with Pro) - Goals: Set and visualize your monthly objectives (3-5 items with Pro) Apple Pencil Experience - iPad: Full drawing capability with Apple Pencil only mode - iPhone & Mac: View your plans seamlessly across all devices Smart Features - iCloud Sync: Your plans stay in sync across all your devices - Auto-Save: Never lose your work with automatic saving - Gesture Navigation: Swipe left/right to navigate between days and months - Two-Finger Tap: Quick undo for Apple Pencil strokes - Yearly Calendar: Navigate easily to any date - Bilingual Support: Available in English and Korean Pro Features Upgrade to ioplanner Pro to unlock: - Customize Top Priorities (3-5 items) - Customize Habits to Foster (3-5 items) - Customize Goals (3-5 items) Perfect for students, professionals, and anyone who loves the feeling of handwritten planning with the convenience of digital organization.

About

Maho Notes

A beautiful Markdown note-taking app that keeps your words secure. Notes are stored as plain .md files, with options for local storage or syncing via iCloud or GitHub. It offers advanced search capabilities and supports various Markdown features.

Highlights
  • Plain .md file storage
  • iCloud and GitHub sync options
  • On-device semantic search
  • Full CommonMark + GFM support
  • KaTeX math and Mermaid diagrams
  • Hierarchical collections and vaults
Features
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Maho Notes is a markdown-based note-taking app for people who care about their words — and want to keep them. Every note is a plain .md file on your device. No proprietary format, no vendor lock-in, no servers you don't control. Sync through your own iCloud, your own GitHub repo, or keep notes purely local — your choice. FREE, NO STRINGS Maho Notes is completely free. Every feature is included — no subscription, no paywall, no ads, no account to create. If the app earns a place in your workflow, there's an optional tip jar in Settings. Tipping unlocks nothing; it just says thanks. A NOTES APP THAT SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Full multilingual support, including search across English, 中文 (Traditional Chinese), 日本語 (Japanese), and 한국어 (Korean) — powered by a CJK-aware tokenizer that actually understands word boundaries in each language. Add furigana to Japanese kanji, Zhuyin to Mandarin, Tâi-lô to Taiwanese, or readings to Korean — all with one simple syntax: {漢字|ふりがな}. THREE WAYS TO SEARCH • Keyword search — fast SQLite FTS5 across every note • Semantic search — on-device vector embeddings find ideas, not just words • Hybrid — both, fused into one ranked list Models run entirely on-device. Nothing about your notes leaves your hardware. WRITTEN IN MARKDOWN, RENDERED BEAUTIFULLY • Full CommonMark + GitHub Flavored Markdown • KaTeX math equations • Mermaid diagrams • Syntax-highlighted code blocks • Ruby annotations for any language • Image and asset embedding • Tables, task lists, footnotes ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Vaults hold collections. Collections hold notes. Drag-and-drop reordering, custom icons and colors, hierarchical sub-collections, and per-collection ordering — all stored in plain YAML you can read. • iCloud — seamless across your Apple devices • GitHub — version your notes as a private repo, sync through your own account using GitHub's official Device Flow login (no third-party server in the middle) • Device-only — keep everything offline Conflicts get clearly-named files (note.conflict-DeviceName.md), never silent overwrites. UNIVERSAL APP One free download covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Optimized layouts for each: a focus-friendly stack on iPhone, a three-column workspace on iPad and Mac, with the same vault wherever you are.

Screenshots

ioplanner4 screens
Maho Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ioplanner at every 6 days against Maho Notes's every 5 months. Maho Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. ioplanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Maho Notes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ioplanner ships an update every 6 days, Maho Notes every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ioplanner versus Maho Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterioplannerMaho Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoonhee ChoKuo-Chuan Pan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ioplanner

One-time1
  • ioplanner Pro$9.99
3 purchases

Maho Notes

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is ioplanner free?
ioplanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maho Notes free?
Maho Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ioplanner or Maho Notes have ads?
Neither ioplanner nor Maho Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ioplanner or Maho Notes?
ioplanner ships an update every 6 days, and Maho Notes every 5 months. Most recently, ioplanner was updated on November 5, 2026 and Maho Notes on October 31, 2026.

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