Comparison

Pudding Notebook vs PetaNote

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

Head to head
About

Pudding Notebook

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Pudding Journal is a simple and beautiful journaling app for capturing your everyday moments. Whether it's your daily mood, travel memories, or life highlights — open the app and start creating your own personalized pages instantly. Layout Templates Choose from a curated collection of templates. Align photos and text with one tap, and create magazine-style pages effortlessly. Sticker Decoration Browse a growing library of stickers. Drag, drop, and arrange them freely to make every page uniquely yours. Photo & Text Collage Combine photos, text, and backgrounds freely. What you see is what you get — create your own life scrapbook. Calendar & Habit Tracker Built-in calendar view with habit tracking. Record every day of progress and growth. Made for iPhone & iPad Seamlessly switch between your phone and tablet. Enjoy a richer creative experience on the big screen. Three simple steps to start your first journal: Pick a template Add photos and text Save and share

About

PetaNote

Transform your notes and photos into beautifully designed digital scrapbooks. AI generates unique journal pages for any memory, with various artistic styles. Organize and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Create scrapbook pages from text and photos
  • AI-generated designs with multiple art styles
  • Organize entries by list, gallery, or calendar
  • Save and share creations to social media
  • Collect creative milestone achievements
  • Watermark-free exports for members
Features
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Turn your everyday notes and photos into a digital scrapbook with PetaNote. Write a few words, add one or more photos, and choose an art style. AI creates a designed journal page for food memories, travel, outfits, study moments, and everyday life. With PetaNote you can: • Create scrapbook images from text and photos • Explore Japanese-inspired collages, stickers, retro tickets, doodles, watercolor styles, and more • Revisit your entries in list, gallery, monthly calendar, and weekly views • Save pages to Photos or share them on your favorite social platforms • Collect achievements that mark your creative milestones FREE EXPERIENCE AND POINTS Get 10 points on first use, valid for 30 days, with no extra monthly grant that month. Starting the following calendar month, get 5 points each month. Monthly points expire at month end and do not roll over. Non-members use 1 point per basic-style generation or 3 points per VIP-style generation. Point packs are available separately. Purchased points do not expire and do not activate membership. Existing points keep their original expiration dates; monthly points already granted will not be reduced. Achievements do not award points. Weekly challenge and journaling streak point rewards are no longer offered. MEMBERSHIP Basic, Plus, and Pro plans provide 100, 200, and 300 generations per calendar month respectively. All styles use 1 quota unit per generation. Unused quota expires at month end and does not roll over. After quota runs out, members may buy a point pack; each generation then uses 1 purchased point. Members save and share without watermarks. Non-member exports include watermarks, including when using purchased points. Failed generations refund the amount used. Choosing to stop receiving a generation does not refund it. Prices are shown on the in-app App Store purchase page. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pudding Notebook4 screens
PetaNote1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pudding Notebook at every 5 days against PetaNote's every 5 months. Pudding Notebook also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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. Pudding Notebook sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and PetaNote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pudding Notebook ships an update every 5 days, PetaNote every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pudding Notebook versus PetaNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPudding NotebookPetaNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志灵 陈培强 郝

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Pudding Notebook

One-time7
  • Special Offer$0.29
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Basic Pack$1.99
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  • Advanced Pack$3.99
  • Premium Pack$9.99
  • Lifetime VIP$19.99
  • Deluxe Pack$19.99
6 purchases

PetaNote

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Basic Plan$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Intermediate Plan$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Membership$7.991 Month
One-time3
  • 50 points$5.99
  • 100 Points$8.99
  • 150 Points$12.99

Questions

Is Pudding Notebook free?
Pudding Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PetaNote free?
PetaNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pudding Notebook or PetaNote have ads?
Neither Pudding Notebook nor PetaNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pudding Notebook or PetaNote?
Pudding Notebook ships an update every 5 days, and PetaNote every 5 months. Most recently, Pudding Notebook was updated on November 9, 2026 and PetaNote on November 5, 2026.

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