Comparison

LinkNote vs AnyGraph

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

Head to head
About

LinkNote

Features
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Ever know someone's name but not who they are? Business cards pile up. Your contacts list runs into the hundreds. Yet you can't recall who introduced you, or the name of their kid you asked about last time. The people keep growing. Your memory doesn't. That gap shows up at the next meeting. The moment you ask something they already told you, they feel it: "They don't remember me." In sales, beauty, coaching, freelancing — any work where people are the work — that one moment decides the next contract or the next visit. Your contacts app stores numbers. It doesn't store relationships. LinkNote draws the people you know and the connections between them as dots and lines. Instead of a list, you see the actual structure of your relationships. Open the map right before a meeting and in 10 seconds you know how everyone connects and what you last talked about. ■ See distance at a glance People are colored by how close they are to you, so you spot who's near and who's drifting. ■ Sort by group Split people into groups and tags — work, clients, hobbies — and show only the connections you need. ■ Record on your own terms Create the fields you need for each person: preferences, family, who introduced them, anything. Notes have no length limit. ■ Log who you met Attach people to a daily entry and keep track of who you met and when. LinkNote also shows who you haven't seen in a while. ■ Check-in reminders Get a nudge at a time you choose about people you've lost touch with. ■ Insights LinkNote reads your map and tells you where connections cluster and where they're thin. ■ Straight from the home screen Long-press the app icon to add a person, write today's entry, or search. ■ Stays on your device People, connections and entries are stored only on this device and never sent to a server. Save a backup file and bring everything to your new phone. ■ Contacts never leave When you add from Contacts, only the people you pick are saved inside the app.

About

AnyGraph

Visually map people, organizations, and concepts as a dynamic network. Create and connect nodes, define relationships, and explore hidden connections. Refine your knowledge with notes and custom types, and protect your data with biometric security.

Highlights
  • Instant node creation
  • Drag-and-drop connections
  • Customizable relation labels
  • Multiple spaces and templates
  • Shortest path exploration
  • Notes and custom types
  • Biometric data protection
Features
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AnyGraph is a visual thinking app for mapping people, organizations, and concepts as a living network. What you can do: • Create nodes instantly with a tap on the canvas • Connect nodes by drag-and-drop • Define relation labels, direction, and strength • Manage multiple spaces by topic and start from built-in templates • Explore the shortest path between any two nodes to reveal hidden connections • Add notes and custom types to keep refining your model • Protect data with Face ID / Touch ID, import/export JSON, and share high-resolution graph snapshots Great for learning, research, strategy work, writing, and personal knowledge management. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LinkNote4 screens
AnyGraph4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LinkNote at weekly against AnyGraph's every 2 months. LinkNote also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). 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. LinkNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and AnyGraph sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LinkNote ships an update weekly, AnyGraph every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LinkNote versus AnyGraph: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkNoteAnyGraph
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeongbin ParkChongqing Hyperits Network Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LinkNote

Subscriptions2
  • LinkNote Monthly Access$1.991 Month
  • LinkNote Pro (1-Year Plan)$6.991 Year
1 purchases

AnyGraph

One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$4.99

Questions

Is LinkNote free?
LinkNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AnyGraph free?
AnyGraph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LinkNote or AnyGraph have ads?
Neither LinkNote nor AnyGraph shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LinkNote or AnyGraph?
LinkNote ships an update weekly, and AnyGraph every 2 months. Most recently, LinkNote was updated on September 19, 2026 and AnyGraph on September 27, 2026.

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