GemNote vs CrossPlan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GemNote
Organize your thoughts with vibrant color-coding and unique visual navigation. This app allows you to create interconnected notes, manage tasks with widgets, and even send color-coded messages to friends. It offers a creative approach to productivity.
- Automatic color-coding of writing
- Customizable color themes
- Star constellation idea connection
- Home screen widgets for tasks
- Color-coded text messaging
- Multiple syntax logic modes
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Write in Color, read faster. Color Code your writing automatically, use our color themes or create your own. Choose from multiple syntax logic modes. Connect all your ideas as star constellations. Navigate your own personal galaxy of notes. Message your Friends in color coded texts. Add Widgets to your Home Screen. Keep a color coded task list. An AuDHD Dev that was fueled by caffeine and glitter made this. She hopes you enjoy! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
CrossPlan
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CrossPlan is an offline content week planner for creators. Plan posts across the channels you own, drag to reschedule, get a reminder at post time, and mark posted. It does not auto-publish and does not call platform APIs. Key features - Weekly calendar with drag-and-drop rescheduling - Idea bank that promotes ideas into scheduled posts - Slot Collision: same-channel double-posts, format pile-ups, and tight cadence - Brief tab with a local Content Ops Score and ranked next moves - Channels, pillars, campaigns, snippets, and week templates - Repost sequences and CSV/PDF export - Local reminders only when you enable them CrossPlan is local-first. It does not require an account, does not include third-party analytics SDKs, and does not send your records to a developer server.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GemNote at Free against CrossPlan's $3.99. CrossPlan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
GemNote is free to download; CrossPlan costs $3.99 up front. GemNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. CrossPlan asks for nothing beyond the download.
GemNote ships an update every 3 weeks, CrossPlan weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GemNote | CrossPlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rachel Masters | Robert Corbin |
In-app purchases
GemNote
- GemNote Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Own GemNote$9.99
CrossPlan
No in-app purchases
