Comparison

GodNotes vs Kakidoc

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

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GodNotes

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「書く」という体験をより豊かに。 紙のノートのような自然な書き心地と、デジタルならではのパワフルな整理機能。 GodNotesは、学生の学習からビジネスパーソンのアイデア出しまで、あらゆる知的生産活動をサポートするために生まれました。 シンプルで美しいデザインが、あなたの集中力を極限まで高めます。 【GodNotesの機能一覧】日々の学習やビジネスのアイデア、大切な会議の記録まで あらゆるシーンに対応し、あなたの創造性と効率を最大限に引き出します。 【GodNotesの機能】 ■妥協のない書き心地 滑らかな書き心地:遅延を感じさせない、まるで紙のような書き心地を実現しました。 カスタマイズ自在なペン:72色のプリセットカラーに加え、カスタムカラーも作成可能。太さや透明度も細かく調整できます。 ■学習を加速させるツール 暗記用テープ:覚えたい箇所をテープで隠して、タップで正解を確認。試験勉強や資格対策に役立ちます。 PDFインポート & 直接編集:教科書や資料のPDFを読み込み、ハイライトやメモを直接書き込めます。 音声メモ機能:講義や会議の音声を録音しながらノートを作成。後から聞き返して、重要なポイントを確実に振り返れます。 ■自由度の高い編集機能 画像挿入:写真や画像をノートに貼り付け、サイズ変更や回転も自由に行えます。 高機能テキストボックス:横書きだけでなく、縦書きにも対応。フォント、色、行間、文字間隔までこだわった美しい文字入れが可能です。 投げ縄ツール:書いた文字やオブジェクトをまとめて移動・変形・コピーできます。 ■スマートな整理・管理 階層フォルダ管理:フォルダの中にフォルダを作成できるため、増え続けるノートも体系的に整理できます。 お気に入り & ゴミ箱:よく使うノートは「お気に入り」へ。削除したノートも「ゴミ箱」から30日間は復元可能です。 選べる8種類のテンプレート:白紙、罫線、方眼、ドット、マンスリー手帳、コーネル式、2分割、五線譜を用意。すべてダークモードに対応しています。 ■安心のクラウド同期 iCloud同期:iPhone、iPad間でノートを自動同期。どのデバイスからでも、続きから作業を再開できます。 ■洗練されたデザイン ダークモード完全対応:目に優しいダークモードで、夜間の学習や作業も快適に行えます。 デバイス最適化:iPadでは広々とした画面を活かし、iPhoneでは片手で使いやすい操作性を提供します。

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Kakidoc

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You think things through with AI. The thinking never becomes a document. KakiDoc is built to close that gap. A GOOD CONVERSATION, AND NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT You talked it through. It got clearer. But the conversation only scrolls away — hard to read back, harder to hand to anyone. Copy it out, redo the headings, reorder the parts... and that is usually where it stops. WHEN IT'S READY, ONE BUTTON A new document opens as a chat-only screen. Throw in whatever you have, bullet fragments are fine. The AI fills the gaps with suggestions, and asks with options when it needs a decision. When the shape is right, press Turn into a document. You get a few ways it could be structured. Swipe through them and read exactly what each one would write. Pick one, press Create the document, and that is the moment it is created. AN AI THAT DOESN'T WRITE UNTIL YOU SAY SO If the list looks wrong, go back and keep talking. Nothing is written behind your back. Thinking and drafting are separate here, so you never get a finished piece handed to you while you are still working out what you mean. THEN REVISE, ONE SENTENCE AT A TIME Once the document exists, tap the sentence or block you want to change and ask: "shorten this", "make it more formal". Undo is one tap, and around 100 versions of history are kept. A PREVIEW WORTH READING Tables, code blocks, Mermaid diagrams, maths, callouts, images and video are all rendered as you write. WHAT YOU WRITE STAYS YOURS Nothing is locked inside a chat. Documents are stored in your own iCloud (CloudKit). The developer cannot access them. The format is plain Markdown, so other apps can open it. Export to Markdown, HTML, PDF or PNG, or send everything including images as a transfer pack (.mdpack). PRICING Creating, editing, previewing, iCloud sync and export are free, with no sign-in. AI features (chat, AI editing, web research) need an Apple Account sign-in and come with a free allowance to try. That allowance is one-time and does not reset monthly. A subscription is required to keep using AI. REQUIREMENTS iPhone and iPad. All AI processing runs in the cloud (Google Gemini). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kakidoc.com/privacy

Screenshots

GodNotes4 screens
Kakidoc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GodNotes at none against Kakidoc's 1. Kakidoc's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Kakidoc sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. GodNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
GodNotes versus Kakidoc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGodNotesKakidoc
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB52 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperIBUKI YOSHIDADaisuke Kijihana

In-app purchases

None

GodNotes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kakidoc

Subscriptions1
  • AI Plan(Monthly)$5.991 Month

Questions

Is GodNotes free?
GodNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kakidoc free?
Kakidoc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GodNotes or Kakidoc have ads?
Neither GodNotes nor Kakidoc shows ads.

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